Charlamagne Tha God
| Charlamagne Tha God | |
|---|---|
 Charlamagne Tha God in August 2014 | |
| Birth name | Lenard McKelvey |
| Born |
June 29, 1980 Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Show | The Breakfast Club (co-host) |
| Station(s) | Power 105.1 |
| Time slot | 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
| Style | Radio presenter, television personality |
| Country | United States |
Lenard McKelvey (born June 29, 1980),[1] known professionally as Charlamagne Tha God, is an American radio presenter and television personality.[2][3] He is a co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show, The Breakfast Club with DJ Envy and Angela Yee, and stars in Guy Code, Guy Court and Girl Code, VJ for The Week in Jams with DJ Envy and Sofi Green. In 2015, Charlamagne began hosting the MTV2 show Uncommon Sense. He was previously on The Wendy Williams Experience with Wendy Williams on VH1.
Personal life
Charlamagne grew up in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.[4]
Career
Charlamagne Tha God began his career as a radio intern in South Carolina upon his release from prison.[2] He went on to become second mic alongside radio host and media personality Wendy Williams. At this point, his unorthodox and upfront questioning of Hip-Hop/R&B artists on radio raised his public profile but also caused rifts between himself and the guests of the show. He was laid off from the program in 2008.[2] Relations between Charlamagne and Williams deteriorated, though Charlamagne has stated numerous times on his show The Breakfast Club that he views Williams as a mentor and bears no ill feeling toward her.
Charlamagne tha God is a radio personality with DJ Envy and Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 in New York City, New York and 93.7 New Hip Hop in Houston, Texas.[3] He is a cast member of Guy Code, a comedy television show on MTV2 that talks about a special code of conduct just for men.
He formerly starred on the MTV2 show Charlamagne & Friends and, with fellow MTV2 personality Andrew Schulz, hosts The Brilliant Idiots podcast on Combat Jack's Loud Speakers Network.[5] At the end of 2013 and 2014, he co-hosted MTV New Year's live from Times Square and in 2015 he was a correspondent for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show.[6][7][8] He currently stars and hosts MTV2 show Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne tha God.[9][10]
He narrates the BET Show, Inside the Label.
Discography
- South Crack: The Album (2008)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kiss & Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff | Himself | |
| 2011 – present | Guy Code | Himself | Stars in along with Lil Duval |
| 2011 | This Thing of Ours | "Shottah" | |
| 2012 | Hip-Hop POV | Himself | |
| 2012 | Hood State of Union | Himself | |
| 2013 | The Week in Jams | Himself | Host in along with DJ Envy & Sofi Green |
| 2013 | Girl Code | Himself | |
| 2013 | Guy Code Honors | Himself | A one and a half-hour show that honored the superheroes and villains from the 2013 Comic-Con in San Diego, California |
| 2013 | Charlamagne & Friends | Himself | 2013–Present |
| 2013 | Guy Court | Himself | |
| 2013, 2015 | Wild 'N Out | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Cop | |
| 2015 | Catfish: The TV Show | Himself | 1 episodes |
| 2015–present | Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne | Himself | Host |
| 2015 | Empire | Himself | 1 episode |
References
- ↑ Bell, Crystal (March 5, 2014). "Charlamagne Tha God: 5 Things You Didn't Know About the Shock-Jock". Wetpaint. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Bernstein, Jacob (December 11, 2013). "Charlamagne Tha God: Keeping a Hot Seat Warm". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- 1 2 Vozick-Levinson, Simon (February 5, 2014). "Meet Hip-Hop's Howard Stern: Charlamagne tha God". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ↑ Lehrman, Jessica (May 3, 2016). Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/charlamagne-breakfast-club-hip-hop-morning-radio.html. Retrieved 15 May 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Home » Blog,Celebrity News,Comedy,News » Brilliant Idiots Features Uncensored Charlamagne Tha God & Andrew Schulz Brilliant Idiots Features Uncensored Charlamagne Tha God & Andrew Schulz". MediaKraze. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "MTV IS RINGING IN 2014 WITH THE "GIRL CODE PRESENTS: NEW YEAR's CODE" SPECIAL STARTING DECEMBER 31 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT". thepub.viacom.com. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ http://thepub.viacom.com/sites/mtvpress/Pages/RING-IN-2015-WITH-MTV'S-NEW-YEARS-EVE-2015-FROM-THE-HEART-OF-TIMES-SQUARE.aspx?
- ↑ http://music.mtvasia.com/show/mtv-vma-2015/2015-pre-show/2015-vma-pre-show-charlamagne-carly-amp-the-puparazzi-pen-1235950?autoplay=1
- ↑ "The Breakfast Club Host Charlamagne tha God and Tyga Land Their Own Shows on MTV2". Music Times. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
- ↑ "Charlamagne puts his 'Uncommon Sense' to good use on TV and social media". Cynopsis Media. 5 July 2015.
External links
- Charlamagne Tha God Twitter page
- "Drake Fires Back at NY's Power 105.1 Charlamagne Tha God Regarding Gay Comments". NewsTodayVideo via YouTube. January 19, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2016.