Charlamagne tha God

That's what I want people to learn from this conversation. How to be of service.

That's what I want people to learn from this conversation. How to be of service.

You know, right now I'm a multimedia personality from, you know, radio to television, the books, the podcast, like you said, but I come from extreme humble beginnings. I was born in South Carolina, raised on a dirt road, grew up in a single wide trailer. You know, mom was a school teacher, an English teacher who kept the book in my face.

You know, right now I'm a multimedia personality from, you know, radio to television, the books, the podcast, like you said, but I come from extreme humble beginnings. I was born in South Carolina, raised on a dirt road, grew up in a single wide trailer. You know, mom was a school teacher, an English teacher who kept the book in my face.

You know, right now I'm a multimedia personality from, you know, radio to television, the books, the podcast, like you said, but I come from extreme humble beginnings. I was born in South Carolina, raised on a dirt road, grew up in a single wide trailer. You know, mom was a school teacher, an English teacher who kept the book in my face.

My dad, you know, did construction, but, you know, he had his own background. issues with mental health and, you know, run-ins with the law and, you know, drug addiction and substance abuse. But, you know, the one thing that we always had was love. And they always, especially my dad, I always say my dad raised me out of fear. And not love. What does that mean?

My dad, you know, did construction, but, you know, he had his own background. issues with mental health and, you know, run-ins with the law and, you know, drug addiction and substance abuse. But, you know, the one thing that we always had was love. And they always, especially my dad, I always say my dad raised me out of fear. And not love. What does that mean?

My dad, you know, did construction, but, you know, he had his own background. issues with mental health and, you know, run-ins with the law and, you know, drug addiction and substance abuse. But, you know, the one thing that we always had was love. And they always, especially my dad, I always say my dad raised me out of fear. And not love. What does that mean?

He didn't want me to end up making the same mistakes that he made. And he would always tell me that if I didn't change my lifestyle, especially when I started really getting in trouble in the street, that I was going to end up in jail, dead, or broke sitting under a tree. So that was literally his mentality. He didn't want his oldest son to end up in jail, dead, or broke sitting under a tree.

He didn't want me to end up making the same mistakes that he made. And he would always tell me that if I didn't change my lifestyle, especially when I started really getting in trouble in the street, that I was going to end up in jail, dead, or broke sitting under a tree. So that was literally his mentality. He didn't want his oldest son to end up in jail, dead, or broke sitting under a tree.

He didn't want me to end up making the same mistakes that he made. And he would always tell me that if I didn't change my lifestyle, especially when I started really getting in trouble in the street, that I was going to end up in jail, dead, or broke sitting under a tree. So that was literally his mentality. He didn't want his oldest son to end up in jail, dead, or broke sitting under a tree.

So he really used to be on me, but he would discipline me for things he didn't necessarily teach me.

So he really used to be on me, but he would discipline me for things he didn't necessarily teach me.

So he really used to be on me, but he would discipline me for things he didn't necessarily teach me.

I remember being in therapy. The first real breakthrough I had in therapy is realizing that. Like, I'll give you an example, right? Like, I remember one time I had just got my license. And so I'm following him. He was like, yo, follow me as I'm driving in the car. Just follow me, all right? So I'm following him. Mind you, I'm a 16-year-old kid. I'm following him. He's driving.

I remember being in therapy. The first real breakthrough I had in therapy is realizing that. Like, I'll give you an example, right? Like, I remember one time I had just got my license. And so I'm following him. He was like, yo, follow me as I'm driving in the car. Just follow me, all right? So I'm following him. Mind you, I'm a 16-year-old kid. I'm following him. He's driving.

I remember being in therapy. The first real breakthrough I had in therapy is realizing that. Like, I'll give you an example, right? Like, I remember one time I had just got my license. And so I'm following him. He was like, yo, follow me as I'm driving in the car. Just follow me, all right? So I'm following him. Mind you, I'm a 16-year-old kid. I'm following him. He's driving.

So he's driving down Gilead Road in North Carolina. I'm following him. When you're driving down Gilead Road, you veer off into a highway called Highway 52. So there's a stop sign. He doesn't stop at the stop sign. He just goes through on the highway. So what do you think I do? I just go through on the highway. So then he pulls over. So I pull over behind him. He gets out the car, road winds down.

So he's driving down Gilead Road in North Carolina. I'm following him. When you're driving down Gilead Road, you veer off into a highway called Highway 52. So there's a stop sign. He doesn't stop at the stop sign. He just goes through on the highway. So what do you think I do? I just go through on the highway. So then he pulls over. So I pull over behind him. He gets out the car, road winds down.

So he's driving down Gilead Road in North Carolina. I'm following him. When you're driving down Gilead Road, you veer off into a highway called Highway 52. So there's a stop sign. He doesn't stop at the stop sign. He just goes through on the highway. So what do you think I do? I just go through on the highway. So then he pulls over. So I pull over behind him. He gets out the car, road winds down.