Throughout a current look on “The Breakfast Membership,” comic Earthquake took a second to handle the elephant within the room relating to Katt Williams’ claims that he’s illiterate.
“Why Earthquake not in motion pictures?’ ’Trigger he’s illiterate. He can’t learn,” Williams mentioned throughout his Jan. 3 look on “Membership Shay Shay” with Shannon Sharpe. “And so they discovered that out after they gave him a present after which put the playing cards in entrance of him.”
When Charlamagne Tha God requested Earthquake about Williams’ feedback on the podcast and what these remarks do for comedy, Earthquake informed him the feedback did nothing for his or her trade as a result of he wasn’t telling jokes.
In response to the stand-up comedian, whose actual title is Nathaniel Stroman, he believed he and Williams had been cool earlier than the viral interview. Nevertheless, Williams mentioned disparaging issues about Earthquake and different in style comedians equivalent to Cedric The Entertainer, Faizon Love, and Steve Harvey throughout the sitdown.
“Personally talking, me and him was cool, so I didn’t know the place that got here from,” Earthquake mentioned. “Sure issues he mentioned about me, half was true, half was [a lie]. However to every his personal. I don’t even get into that a part of it as a result of, see, I’m the kind of individual [where] if I’ve an issue with you, Charlamagne, I’mma name you. We’re both gonna discuss it out, we’re gonna duke it out, however we’re gonna deal with it man to man.”
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He later outlined why what he did say was a mix of fact and fiction, that he needs he would have come to him privately if he had a difficulty.
The performer, whose “Chappelle’s House Staff — Earthquake: Legendary” particular was met with rave opinions, mentioned that he doesn’t respect individuals who “discuss behind individuals’s backs” as a substitute of getting involved with the individual they’ve strife with.
Charlamagne submitted that the dialogue that Williams sparked pushed followers to return and watch comedy from the Def Comedy Jam and BET Comedian View eras, and likewise introduced up that the “Wild ‘N Out” alum mentioned whereas throwing bombs at among the legends within the enterprise that Earthquake is humorous.
Out of the individuals he named, he mentioned the veteran comic had most likely “by no means been booed.”
Williams added, “I don’t assume he’s ever given a foul efficiency in his life.”
DJ Envy interjected that there are loads of completely different theories on why Williams went napalm on these Black comedians in his trade.
Earthquake didn’t speculate on his former pal’s motivation, pausing momentarily to offer him his flowers. Nevertheless, he did deal with the allegations about his incapacity to learn.
“Initially, it’s a lie,” Earthquake calmly mentioned earlier than speaking about his stint at WBLS, a New York radio station.
“Everyone in radio needs to be like y’all and be syndicated. However when you’re not syndicated and also you simply received one god—ned station, [the] solely means you get some cash [is] off stay reads!”
The 2 hosts had the comic learn stay on the present to show to their viewers that he was truly literate. Earthquake took the paper and pretended to learn, saying, “Katt Williams is a liar.”
The bit ended with Charlamagne following again up with, “That man can learn.”
Social media responded to the interview, seeming to aspect with ‘Quake on this one and calling Williams a liar.
“Katt’s followers are going to maintain saying nobody mentioned he lied when a number of individuals have mentioned this,” one individual wrote.
Earthquake additionally highlighted being despatched to Georgetown College within the ninth grade to take part in his highschool’s Upward Sure program. As an Upward Sure pupil, he might have taken school prep programs.
