Charlamagne tha God | |
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 McKelvey at the 2019 Montclair Film Festival | |
| Born | Lenard Larry McKelvey June 29, 1978 |
| Occupation(s) | Radio host, television personality, and comedian |
| Relatives | Chloe Bailey (cousin) Halle Bailey (cousin) |
| Career | |
| Show | Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God The Breakfast Club (co-host) |
| Station | Power 105.1 |
| Time slot | 6–10 a.m. |
| Country | United States |
Lenard Larry McKelvey /ləˈnɑːrd məˈkɛlvi/[1] (born June 29, 1978), known professionally as Charlamagne tha God or simply Charlamagne, is an American radio host, television personality, and comedian. He is a co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club along with DJ Envy, with whom he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020 for their work on the show. He also hosted the late-night talk show Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God on Comedy Central.
Prior to his work on The Breakfast Club, he worked as a radio personality for several radio stations and also spent time as second mic on The Wendy Williams Experience with Wendy Williams on VH1. He is the founder of the Black Effect Podcast Network,[2] and was featured on Guy Code, Guy Court and Girl Code. He was also a VJ for The Week in Jams with DJ Envy and Sofi Green. In 2015, McKelvey began hosting the MTV2 show Uncommon Sense.
In the shock jock tradition, one of McKelvey's personal mantras is "bite my tongue for no one";[3] he was called "hip-hop's Howard Stern" by Rolling Stone magazine.[4]
- ^ McKelvey, Lenard (January 12, 2024). Charlamagne Tha God: 'I may talk about Biden's shortcomings, but Trump is the end of democracy'. Interviewed by Joy Reid. New York: MSNBC. Event occurs at 2:19. Retrieved January 12, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (September 9, 2020). "Charlamagne tha God Launches Black Effect Podcast Network With iHeartMedia". Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Charlamagne Tha God Calls New Book, Black Privilege, a 'Self-Help Guide for the Hood'". People.
- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (February 5, 2014). "Meet Hip-Hop's Howard Stern: Charlamagne tha God". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 2, 2016.