Charlamagne Da God

Charlemagne meaning Charles the Great, Charles I of France and the Holy Roman Empire (742/747 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdoms into a Frankish Empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned Imperator Augustus by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800, in an attempted revival of the Roman Empire in the West. His rule is also associated with the Carolingian Renaissance, a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic Church. Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne helped define both Western Europe and the Middle Ages.

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Charlemagne da God is a name you would most likely find in a history book, rather than a name of one of the hottest radio show co-host. This South Carolinian has emerged on the broadcasting dial by capturing hosting duties with Wendy Williams. Fans have quickly learned that Wendy is not the only host with a quick tongue and fist of words. Charlemagne seems somewhat reserved on the radio, but we took time to acquire the emperor’s thoughts on the Nation of Islam, the radio’s song selection, and the meaning of Charlemagne da God.

I wanted to wish you a happy belated birthday; I know your birthday was yesterday?
Charlemagne Tha God: Thank you
How does the man who holds it down with Queen Alize celebrate his birthday? What did the prince of media drink on his physical?
Charlemagne Tha God: I ain’t really big on birthdays, I grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness, we don’t celebrate birthdays and I guess I still don’t. Yesterday everybody wanted to give me free food, and I’m a black man, so why would I deny free food? Everybody wanted to give me cakes and gifts and stuff; if it’s free, it’s for me.
I understand you have been in the broadcasting field for six years, how does New York City radio differ from any other state, region, or location you have already touched?

Charlemagne Tha God: It really can’t get no better. I don’t mean that from a talent stand point because talent wise, there are a lot of talented people throughout the country, but the overall New York; this is it, New York is that pool. Like being in South Carolina there might be certain things I was doing on the radio or certain interviews I would get and the ripples may or may not go out throughout the industry. Like throwing a rock in the pond y’all see the ripples, but New York is actually that pond. When I say something or do something it gets to everybody. That is what separates New York City from any market; NYC is really the best market for a lot of different things, radio just happens to be one of them.
I also see you walk heavily under the guidance of the Nation of Islam and the honorable Minister Farrakhan, were you born Muslim? If not, when did the nation call out to you?
Charlemagne Tha God: We are all born Muslim, cause Muslim just means someone who is in submission to the will of God; someone in submission to the will of righteousness. To me, we are all Muslims. I remember being young and my father just having me watch tapes of the honorable Minister Farrakhan. I use to watch him but I wasn’t paying attention, till I heard Biggie Smalls say, “deep like the mind of Farrakhan.” That hit me hard; made me really take notice to what the honorable Minister Farrakhan was saying. Ever since then it has been a natural transition from learning about Farrakhan and then learning about people that came before him like Malcolm X and the honorable Elijah Muhammad of Islam. It was just something I always gravitated towards because Islam means peace. We all want peace.
What advice would you give to the youth coming up? Or rather, what overall message would you send out there to today’s younger generation?

Charlemagne Tha God: I would want the youth to know that they have to pay attention to everything that came before them. You have to pay attention to the older generations because the older generations posses what many of today’s youth lack; values, morals, spiritual script. I don’t think the younger generation has these because the gap between the generations has not been bridged. I think the older people are not teaching the way they used too. Like when I was coming up I had my father in my head. My mother, my grandmother, my aunts, my uncles, the neighbors and just everybody took time out to induce some type of parental and disciplinary figure in my life. I think that the younger people just have to learn from the old, that is why the bible says “old men for counsel, young men for war.” But these young people are not seeking the old people for counsel anymore and the old are not preaching like they used too, that’s a problem with society today.

Now where do you see yourself as well as your career in the next seven years? How do you plan on enriching, broadening, or changing the media game? What sets you apart from any other coming up in this field?

Charlemagne Tha God: I’m honest; I don’t have any other ulterior motive other than being honest. I feel like I’m a public servant. This is where a lot of radio personalities, DJs, and Newscasters get caught up. I guess these media figures have to play it ‘politically correct’ because they are not really opinionated people or they are just in it for the money/fame. But as far as me and what I do, I’m just here to be a public servant for the people. I’m a public servant like how Jesus was a public servant, like how Malcolm X was a public servant, how Martin Luther King Jr. was a public servant. I’m in it for the people; I’m here to serve the public. I’m not here to get caught up in my own ego. Jesus was the sun of God but you didn’t see him walking around with swollen hand, walking around like, “I’m the son of God”, nah, he was here for the people. I’m here to do the same; I’m gonna change the game by just being honest and not drinking the Kool Aid.
What does Charlemagne listen to on his down time?
Charlemagne Tha God: Eric B. & Rakim “Paid In Full” album, Raekwon “Only Good For Cuban Linx”, I listen to my own artist Lou XIII. I listen to a lot of South Carolina music. Like right now I’m listening to my man Pazo, he’s from South Carolina and my man Mac A Don, he’s from South Carolina too. But everyday it’s Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid In Full” album, that is my theme song.
Is Charlemagne a distinctive name historically or just a given name? What is the meaning or origin?
Charlemagne Tha God: When you sell drugs and be on the block, you don’t ever give a fiend your real name; so when I was in that business, I use to always tell the fiends my name was Charles. I used to smoke a lot of chronic so they used to call me ‘Charlie Chronic’. When I was in night school, got kicked out of regular school, I started reading history books and I started to grow and evolve and study and stuff, wasn’t trying to live that street life anymore, I ran across a Roman Emperor named Charlemagne. Charlemagne stood for Charles the Great. I was like wow, I dig the name. Plus, he was into spreading religion and education and the name of his empire was the Carolinian Empire, so it just all made sense. I’m from South Carolina, I’m a Carolinian, that’s my empire. Charles the Great Charlemagne was concerned about spreading religion and education; he was a mighty educated warrior, just felt like a fitting title.

Do you think radio shows try to focus only on the negative rather than the positive? Do you think people should hear a multitude or variety of stories?
Charlemagne Tha God: I was talking about this with somebody earlier. In general, I think life and the industry focus on the negative more than the positive. I feel like people don’t understand because the reason radio stations don’t play a lot of positive music is because positive music don’t make any money. I hate to say it but it’s just that simple. The only way more positive music or music with socially redeeming values is gonna get played on the radio is when that music can make money, this business is a machine. Those corporate executives and the people that run these machines want the bottom line, The Almighty Dollar. They’re not thinking about the upbringing of our people, they’re not thinking about enriching our youth; they’re just selfish dudes who care about the money, the almighty dollar. That’s why public servants and glitches in the matrix such as myself come into play.
Do you ever wonder how certain songs make it on the radio? What songs would you consider to be garbage?
Charlemagne Tha God: You want me to start naming whole play list? “Laffy Taffy”! I don’t understand that record. “Laffy Taffy” bothers me. Everything else after “Laffy Taffy” I don’t really care about, but “Laffy Taffy” puts the nail in the coffin as far as the rap game is concerned. As far as the music industry is concerned, It had to of been a unified decision that execs came up with to show people how powerful they are. They made a wack ass record that everybody in the country listens to and they get what they want, the Almighty Dollar.
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The break up:
Wendy Williams' co-host Charlamagne Da God was fired from his hosting gig with the radio talk show queen. Charlamagne revealed to Allhiphop.com that he still has a future in radio and is about to go back to work next week.

Budget cuts at WBLS were cited as the reason for the staff firings which included talent booker Nicole Spence who had filed a sexual harrassment lawsuit against Wendy Williams which involved Wendy's husband Kevin Hunter. Is the staff cut excuse just an easy way for Nicole Spence to be cut from the payroll?
Charlamagne was not the only one to receive a pink slip. New York's Daily News has confirmed that most of Wendy's production staff was let go as well causing the rumor mill to speculate that this is WBLS' way of forcing Wendy to resign. SOHH gossip blogger Gyant claims that if Williams leaves, the station won't have to pony up her hefty severance package.

In the midst of the shaky situation at WBLS, back in June, Williams' talent booker and publicist, Nicole Spence, filed a $5 million sexual harassment lawsuit againt the shock jock's husband, Kevin Hunter, Williams and the station's parent company, Inner City Broadcast Corp.

Spence accused Hunter of sexually propositioning her and later threatening her when she turned down his advances. She also claimed Hunter created a hostile work environment by physically attacking Williams at the office and she blames the station for not only giving Hunter authority - even though he did not work on the show - but for not responding to her multiple complaints about the situation.

Both Williams and Hunter have vehemently denied the allegations. source

Charlamagne says he will continue his work relationship with Wendy Williams on other projects. Listen to Charlamagne diss hip hop artists like Chingy and Yung Berg while explaining how radio is programmed to make everyone like bad music. Did anyone think these controversial comments would have gotten Charlamagne fired?
Less than 48 hours since his abrupt dismissal from WBLS’s The Wendy Williams Experience, Charlamagne Tha God is preparing for his return to South Carolina radio, he revealed to AllHipHop.com exclusively today (November 8).
Charlamagne, who hosted his own show for six years on Columbia, South Carolina's Hot 103.9 (WHXT-FM), will be back on airwaves in Columbia as early as next week.
“I will be doing a specialty show with WXBT 100.1 'The Beat' in Columbia,” he told AllHipHop.com. "I can do that from up here and it will broadcast down there. Radio is like training, [you] have to stay on that bike to keep the conditioning up for when that big fight comes. I didn't have a non-compete clause, so I am able to work immediately in New York. I'm just weighing out my options right now.”Charlamagne joined The Wendy Williams Experience in March 2006, adding more spice to the controversial syndicated afternoon talk show.
He was terminated from his position as Wendy Williams’ co-host just minutes after the broadcast on Monday (November 3).
Citing budgetary constraints as the reason, WBLS also terminated the show’s executive producer Tarin Donatien, talent booker and publicist Nicole Spence and production director Trev Hollywood.But the relationship between the self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media” and her protégé remains strong. In an on-air statement to fans on Thursday about his departure, Wendy expressed her support and assured fans that he would be okay.“He’s gone, he’s not forgotten,” she said. “He is still part of la familia. That is still my boy. He still sleeps in the purple room when he comes to the house. We still drink our Patron on Friday nights.”

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Charlemagne Tha God has a new gig in one of America's historical cities. The city of Philadelphia or Philly and 100.3 The Beat has a new show on the airwaves. The last New Yorker DJ was allegedly let go and, Charlemagne da God has stepped up to the plate.
If you don't know Charlemagne da God , you have not watched the Wendy Williams Experience on VH1 nor heard of Wendy Williams in the last 3 or 4 years. Charlemagne da God played the role of a side kick on the Wendy Williams show or supporting cast. Well, those days are over for Charlemagne da God. He is now the front man of Morning show in a major city.
Charlemagne da God has many credits to his name. For example, he has a huge internet following , the words that come out his mouth will capture your attention and sometimes he can be funny.
Can Charlemagne da God do what every President of United State must do? The task is to keep the money following. If any Presidential administration has a weak economy and no turn around before the end of their term, that President is gone.
If well apply that principle to Charlemagne da God situation, you may understand the forces Charlemagne da God must face. He has to have a successful morning show.