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It has only been a month since comedian Jess Hilarious announced that she was set to be the new host of The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne The God and DJ Envy, and drama between Jess and the hosts has already ensued. Note: Charlamagne disputed the claim that she was selected as a permanent host, but we’ll get to that in a second.
On Tuesday (Jan. 23), Jess shared a post by The Shade Room that showed Envy and Charlamagne elevating songstress SZA to the level of Mary J. Blige. Jess was having none of it.
I guess The Breakfast Club gig is officially over. Jess Hilarious calls DJ Envy & Charlamagne Tha God trash in new Ig lG post:
“These n****s trash. Envy shut up! I know artists be pissed when old heads do this bc now everybody negatively comparing SZA to MJB and it ain’t even… pic.twitter.com/vQjiOLq9mJ
— Mílagro (@MobzWorld) January 23, 2024
“These N-ggas trash,” the Wild ‘N Out comedian wrote. “Envy shut up! I know artists be pissed when old heads do this bc now everybody negatively comparing SZA to MJB and it ain’t even her fault! She has her own identity already.”
It’s arguable that Hilarious isn’t wrong here. Calling SZA the new Mary is basically opening the door for trolls and die-hard MBJ fans to lash out and cause the “Kill Bill” singer to catch strays when she was just minding her own business and being great.
comparing sza to mary is crazy as hell to me ..the breakfast club just be saying anything
— 🩷. (@daddysGiiRL_) January 24, 2024
they on the breakfast club talking about SZA is todays Mary J Blige. they on that shit over there.
— so obscure. (@LaDominicaa) January 23, 2024
Me after hearing Charlamagne say that SZA was our next generation Mary J Blige pic.twitter.com/le2rS9A91A
— 𝐉𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐲’𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫 (@xclusivestories) January 23, 2024
Why would y’all ever mention SZA in the same sentence as Mary J Blige? Don’t be weird
— 𝓐 ‘ ☆ (@Maninotarmani) January 23, 2024
I’m tired of seeing the Sza and Mary J. Blige comparisons. Sza is NOT on Mary J’s level….not even close. Stop it. I’m fed up.
— Grande Dom. (@dominiqueterrae) January 23, 2024
Charlemagne and DJ Envy said that SZA is this generations Mary J Blige pic.twitter.com/wshbVTDuvi
— Shay-Boogie (@HeartBreakSeun) January 23, 2024
Still, it’s also arguable that Jess was being a little harsh when she called Charlamagne and Envy “trash” just for making the comparison. Perhaps her hostility towards the two Breakfast Club hosts has something to do with whatever happened with her joining the team.
From Hip Hop DX:
In late December, the former Wild N’Out star announced that she would be replacing Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club after more than a year of the morning show being just a two-man operation.
“It’s official,” she said during an event in her hometown. “I’ma put the fuck on for my city. Specifically, West Baltimore.”
However, these plans seem to have fallen apart.
Just last week, Charlamagne Tha God said he was “not happy” about the confusion surrounding the show, which has been without a third host since Yee departed in December 2022 to front her own syndicated program.
The Breakfast Club has had a number of rotating guest hosts including Claudia Jordan, Jess Hilarious, Jason Lee, and Loren LoRosa over the last year and a half, but they have yet to announce a permanent replacement.
When asked by TMZ about the situation, CTG said: “I would really like to know. I just came from downstairs. It was just me and Envy doing the show again.
“Everybody saw us rotating guest hosts last year and we said we were gonna start 2024 off with a new host and that hasn’t happened yet.”
He added: “I am done with the rotating of the guest hosts.”
Welp, now that Jess Hillarious has fired off on the show’s only two current hosts, chances of her ever becoming a Breakfast Club host—if it’s even something she wants anymore—have likely gone from slim to nill.
So, what do y’all think? Is Jess right about the comparison of SZA to Mary, or did Envy and The God have a fair point? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
