Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American entertainer Charlamagne tha God.
Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Lenard Larry McKelvey, known professionally as Charlamagne tha God, is an American radio host and television personality. He is a co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club with DJ Envy and Angela Yee; all three were inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020 for their work on the show. He also hosts the late-night talk show Tha God's Honest Truth on Comedy Central.
The thing with racism is it's rare you can really prove racism.
You have to empower yourself.
Your passion is that one thing you can't stop thinking about, that thing you wake up thinking about in the morning, go to sleep thinking about at night, that thing that you would do for free!
With the success of 'Black Privilege,' of course, the book publishers wanted me to come with another book immediately. They came with the check, but I don't do things for money.
Rational anxiety is when you're aware of the source of your anxiety. Like, if I have to host an award show or talk to millions of people on the radio, I'm going to feel anxious, and I know why. Irrational anxiety is when I'm leaving CVS, and there's a car behind me, and I'm wondering if he's following me home.
Everything starts with a thought. Your thoughts become things, and anything that your mind can conceive, you can achieve.
It's always cool when you get immortalized on records. I am just happy that I have gotten to the level where rappers who can actually rap say my name in records, regardless if it's a diss or not.
I think black men especially should go to therapy and seek out mental help, because we need it. Even if you don't think you need it, we need it.
All I have are my experiences, and I like to share my experiences to see if people could learn from them.
My thoughts on Eminem have always been that he is one of the greatest lyricists ever. I've never been a fan because I can't relate to a lot of his world views and experiences, but I acknowledge that he's one of the greatest MCs.
Kanye West does not represent all black people.
I think everybody has the right to be who they are and not be chastised.
I feel like we're in the era now where politics is pop culture. Everybody has an opinion that's politically based. We see what the Trump administration has done, and I've never seen my culture this engaged in the political process.
Kanye is always going to be Kanye. He is always going to be outspoken. He's always going to say exactly how he feels.
I think social media is painting an unattainable picture of perfection.
The majority of my problems stem from other people's issues, but when you're a leader or somebody that people look to for guidance or to be a shoulder to lean on, you got to be strong enough to hold all that weight.
People still knew me as Charles, so when I came across Charlemagne in a history book, that sounded good: Charles the Great, a warrior who used his power to spread religion and education. He was the head of the Carolingian dynasty, and with me being from South Carolina, that clicked.
I love when white people use their privilege to combat prejudice.
There's nothing like seeing your floor clear because you organized and cleared the space of all that clutter. That's how I feel when I go to my therapist.
One day, I got beat up, and my glasses, which were crooked already, got shattered on the ground. That's when I said, 'Okay, enough.' I became like Batman. I decided to thug myself out, all the way.
If something is on my mind, I've got to get it out. I can't front, for lack of a better term.
I ain't got no rhythm.
I think forgiveness is overrated, personally, because some things people do are unforgivable.
My father, Larry McKelvey, he was the man in Moncks Corner. He ran illegal nightclubs where everyone went, ran around in red leather pants, claimed he partied with Rick James. If you needed anything in Moncks Corner, you saw Larry McKelvey.
Best way to measure your passion is simply asking would you do it for free? If money is your motivation, then it's not really your passion.
I bet you my body is three-quarters Red Bull.
I have had anxiety literally my whole life.
That's what people don't understand: whatever you do in life, you have to be consistent at it because that's when you'll reap the rewards from it.
When I'm sitting around, I'm thinking about how I can make my next professional career move, but more than anything, I'm thinking about the meaning of life and how fleeting it is.
I learn something new from everyone I interview.
'Stans' can not see anything wrong with their favorite artist. They love everything they do. If the artist fart, they're like, 'OMG, that was the best-sounding fart I ever heard in my life. She farted on beat,' whatever. I'm an 'objective fan,' so I can give my opinion about things.
You have to learn to have discourse with people you don't necessarily agree with.
If I see a police officer behind me, and I can pull over into, like, a shopping center or something, I do it.
America used to say that hip-hop was a cancer. Then it embraced that cancer and realized, 'Hey, this isn't a bad thing. It is part of us, just more America.'
Being morally honest means sitting down and actually listening to a person and understanding where they're coming from.
When I have anxiety attacks, I always think I'm having a heart attack.
Me and Kanye have a relationship - not as close as him and Trump, but we have a relationship.
I'm black, and I don't support Donald Trump in any way, shape, or form.
I don't want to be the guy who's 50-something years old sitting in front of a microphone with my beard dyed black and my hat on backwards, yo-yo-yoing.
I just remember saying to myself, 'I want to be a super jock.' I don't want to be just some radio personality in some town somewhere doing the time and temperature and the latest song.
I think, in a lot of ways, Kanye's superpower is his weakness - if you tell him he can't do something, he's going to go hard at it.
Be nice to everyone you meet, including janitors, receptionists, and everyone.
I go to a therapist every week.
Honesty is a foundation, and it's usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it's something that I can stand on.
Black people are the only ones told to love our oppressors. I hate that. We've been loving our oppressors for a long time, and nothing has changed - that love has to be reciprocated.
I'm a big believer in evolution, growth, and in being the best you that you can be, and I feel like the first step to doing that is getting mentally healthy.
I'm just a brother trying to figure it all out.
Early in my career, I was only being dissed by Chingy. Now, I'm being dissed by Eminem. Life is great.
You have to grow and evolve and look towards the future.
I feel and take in people's energy. Sometimes, I feel the pain of other people.
Self-help is something that I've always been into. I thought I was going to be a psychiatrist.
I basically got into the radio game 'cause I was looking to do something positive with my life.
We honestly shouldn't be paying attention to nothing Kanye West says until he actually goes out there and gets the help we all think he needs. That's what keeps these stigmas about mental health and everything going - we act like it's a joke.
If I was a white rapper, the bar for me would be Eminem. Of course his white skin helped him excel to heights that a lot of other rappers couldn't, but he still was talented. People gravitated towards him because of his skills. He stood the test of time.
I grew up in a rural area. Books are what helped me transcend my circumstances.
If you live for the compliments, you'll die by the criticism.
I realized that therapy helps me explain what I'm feeling better.
Contrary to popular belief, all I want to do is empower people.
When I started talking to my therapist, we hit the source of my PTSD and the trauma that came from the things that occurred when I was younger - issues with my father and how that may have affected me.