It’s been really interesting to see how Charlamagne Tha God has evolved over the years. Interview from the Radio Facts year-end Power Play List Magazine He has always been very talented and completely driven to succeed, starting his career at a time in the industry when broadcasters were not allowed to have personalities or their own branding ideas outside of the Radio Station . Great thinkers and creatives, for the most part, think outside of the box then take action on those thoughts. Charlamagne Tha God went against the grain and it not only cost him a job or two, but it also cost those who supported him their jobs � namely George Cook, the current Brand Manager for KKDA in Dallas.
To find out the details buy Charlamagne’s best selling first book “Black Privilege.”Charlamagne will tell you everything about himself you want to know, and some things you could do without � like holding in a fart while taking a picture with Anita Baker in order to maintain her respect. You have to laugh nonetheless because you don’t expect it and he has a way of bringing out the kid in all off us. Just releasing a second book � “Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me” � Charlamagne continues to grow each year with his business ventures and using his platform to spotlight an array of people and subjects that make The Breakfast Club Radio Show incredibly interesting. CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD: Yo.
What’s up, Kev? KEVIN ROSS: Let’s talk about the book. How’s that going for you?
Charlamagne: Book’s going great,…you know, my second book, “Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me,”…it’s just really…My first book was transparent. This book is more, I guess, you know, vulnerable ’cause I think being in therapy, in general, makes you more vulnerable, and, you know, I didn’t even set out to write a second book, or even sit back and say to myself, “I’m going to write a book about mental health.” I was really just keeping a journal, a journal of like, my experiences in therapy, you know, things that have historically given me anxiety, things that give me anxiety now, and once I started going to therapy, I just started peeling back layers of other stuff, like PTSD, trauma, trauma from past experiences, you know, things that happened to me when I was younger. So, yeah, it just turned out to be, like, this really good body of work, man!
And it’s… elevating the conversation of mental health in our community, and you know, helping to eradicate the stigma of mental health in African-American communities, so I’m very proud of it.
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