Bio: Charlamagne Tha God (born Lenard McKevley on June 29, 1980 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina) is an American radio and TV personality. When he was young, Charlamagne was sent to prison after witnessing a shooting from the back of a car. He was also jailed over drug possession. After his third offense, he cleaned up his act and went to night school. An internship with a local radio station launched his radio career. Charlamagne gained a strong following due to his honesty and humorous anecdotes, coupled with his natural charisma. He became the second mic alongside Wendy Williams with her radio program, before they parted ways in 2008. Afterwards, he joined the legendary morning program, The Breakfast Club, on Power 105.1 in New York City, New York. He also appears on 93.7 in Houston, Texas. In addition to his radio work, Charlamagne has a thriving television career. He stars as himself in Guy Code, a program that addresses a code of conduct for men. He also appears on MTV2’s Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne tha God.
Best Known For:
Charlamagne Tha God is best known as a radio host on Power 105.1 in New York, as well as the star of Guy Code and Uncommon Sense.
Personal Life:
As a hustler, he called himself “Charles” because he didn’t want anyone to know his real name. He found the French version was Charlemagne and changed it. He cites his own misspelling as just a typo, and the “Tha God” addition as something that “sounded cool.” Charlamagne’s media idols are Howard Stern, Joan Rivers andBill O’Reilly.
Wendy Williams shocked her Instagram followers on Nov. 5 when she posted a photo of herself posing with Charlamagne tha God, who she’s known to have a feud with, and praising him in the caption.
50 Cent just went after Wendy Williams on social media, again. And, this time, he included Charlamagne Tha God, calling the radio host, ‘nasty’, after he supported Wendy amid her divorce with Kevin Hunter. — ‘What the f–k is wrong with you?’
Charlamagne Tha God named Wendy Williams’ estranged husband, Kevin Hunter the ‘Donkey of the Day’ on his show, April 17! — This came before he went on a diss-filled rant about how Kevin ‘cursed’ himself by treating Wendy Williams like ‘sh-t.’
Jessica Reid, who alleges that Charlamagne Tha God raped her when she was 15, wants justice! She and her family were ‘traumatized’ by the alleged assault — but they aren’t finished fighting back.
Charlamagne Tha God shockingly talked about putting his hands on an ex when he was 16-years-old after she cheated on him in a revealing 2013 interview about Chris Brown and Rihanna. Watch it here.
Years before his radio fame, Charlamagne The God was accused of rape by a 15-year-old girl in South Carolina. The victim is now telling her harrowing story to Hollywoodlife.com in an EXCLUSIVE interview.
If you’re ‘family,’ then you don’t miss Kanye West’s wedding. Ye’ admits he was ‘hurt’ by Jay-Z and Beyonce when they skipped his 2014 wedding. — Did he confront them? Why did they skip it? How are they today?…