DJ Envy, the host of the popularBreakfast Clubmorning radio show, has seen his business partner, Cesar Pina, arrested and charged in a Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme, believed to involve upwards of $40 million. What is yet to be established is whether DJ Envy had any knowledge or involvement in Pina’s fraudulent activities. Speaking on his syndicated radio show DJ Envy tried to answer the speculation surrounding his involvement. “If he (Cesar Pina) took money I wasn’t privy to it nor did I even know. But I do understand how people feel if they did give him money because I gave him a lot of money that I didn’t see a dollar in return. But for anybody to say I was involved that’s not true. I would never take a dollar from somebody.” DJ Envy was explaining to his listeners and co-hostCharlamagne Tha Godduring their live broadcast on October 11, one week before news broke that DJ Envy’s former friend and business partner had been arrested on a federal wire fraud charge.
Prosecutors said since 2017, Pina, also known as “Flipping New Jersey,” has obtained investments from investors to flip homes in New Jersey and other states, promising returns of up to 45% in five months. But instead of investing the funds, the complaint alleges that Pina kept it for personal gains and used other victim funds to pay off earlier investors. Pina was later released on a $1 million secured bond with electronic monitoring. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. On Wednesday, October 18, Pina posted a picture of 50 Cent on hisInstagram accountwith a quote from the hip-hop star that reads, “Every negative is a positive. The bad things that happen to me, I somehow make them good. That means you may’t do anything to hurt me.”
The Collaboration Between 50 Cent, DJ Envy, and Cesar Pina
Cesar Pina has made millions of dollars as a real estate investor and influencer. Through his accomplishments and connections with DJ Envy, the pair teamed up with hip-hop legend and now TV and film mogul 50 Cent to make a reality TV show about their real estate business. In a posting in September 2020 on theiHeartwebsite, the parent company ofTheBreakfast Club,the message confirms the collaboration between 50 Cent, DJ Envy, and Cesar Pina. “50 Cent and DJ Envy have entered a new partnership together!! The Breakfast Club Host and “Power” creator & producer have inked a deal to bring DJ Envy and Cesar Piña’s (@Flipping_NJ) real estate endeavors to TV! While there aren’t any details just yet on what we will be seeing Envy and 50 both took to IG to celebrate the good news!" the announcement read.
Two years later in October 2022,The Hollywood Reporteradded more details to the impending show. The report stated: “Curtis “50 Cent” Jacksonand hisG-UnitFilm & TV banner have developed a house-flipping seriesProperty PlayersatA&Efor the cable network’sHome.Made.Nationlifestyle block. The unscripted show follows DJ Envy, Cesar Pina, and their team as they continue to manage and grow their family-run real estate empire as they flip their own houses for big profits, or mentor celebrities and their community entering the real estate investment world.”
In a promotional video ofProperty Players, posted onReddit,footage shows DJ Envy and Pina scouting neighborhoods to invest in, discussing house renovations, and talking about their hugely successful property business. DJ Envy says earlier in the video “I have a real estate business with my partner Cesar, and we own more than 2,000 properties valued at around 100 million dollars. Cesar and his family are part of my family.” said DJ Envy.Property Playershas yet to have a release date, but following the arrest of Cesar Pina and DJ Envy’s business connections with him, it is unclear if the reality property show will ever be shown on TV.
Cesar Pina learned about the real estate market while he was in jail serving time for credit card fraud and drug dealing. He’s now become an expert on real estate with a huge social media following and a best-selling book,Flipping Keys.
DJ Envy is Known for the Lavish Gifts He Gives His Wife
According toAtlanta Black Starfans are claiming that Envy’s wife,Gia Casey, 44, has removed some of her posts that feature luxury designer items he buys her throughout the year. DJ Envy is known for the lavish gifts he gives Gia. On July 09, 2025, he posted videos of luxury presents on hisInstagramaccount with the message"The 12 Days Of Christmas."
Gia, who also reportedly was set to be featured on the reality show, has been married to DJ Envy for 22 years, and has six children together. The high school sweethearts have worked closely throughout their careers. Both Gia and DJ Envy hostThe Casey Crewpodcast which touches on family life and the obstacles a couple faces in a relationship. The two also have a book out calledReal Life, Real Love: Life Lessons on Joy, Pain,andThe Magic That Holds Us Together.This follows an incident in 2012 when DJ Envy was caught cheating with model Erica Mena, star of the reality TV showLove & Hip Hop.
Gia had stumbled across a blog posted online where a woman had written, “Well that’s why you’re with DJ Envy and his wife sits at home clueless.’” Gia confronted her husband claiming that she knew he had cheated on her, DJ Envy admitted to the relationship with Mena. Despite this the two reconciled and the relationship has since grown stronger. OnEssence Live, Gia states the affair was a “gift and a curse,” adding, “I could’ve never imagined being as happy as I am now, and I thought I was happy before.”
Gia Casy and DJ Envy are New Jersey residence, and the family has been asked several times to join theReal Housewives of New JerseyTheBravopopular reality show which premiered in 2009 and remains one of the highest-rated shows on the network. However, DJ Envy declined to be part of the cast, when he spoke toPage Six. “I don’t want to be the token black person on the show. They would have to make it make sense, and we are not into that type of beef and drama. When I see you fighting each other and flipping tables that’s not my family,” he told Page Six. “We have been asked a couple of times about joining the ‘Real Housewives,’ but I don’t think that’s for us,” Envy added. “I don’t know how we would fit into all of that. I will be honest; I don’t see myself hanging out with [the cast] so much. When they go out and do certain things, it is just not my vibe.” With all the entanglements of reality shows, fraudulent business partners, and marriage infidelities, the question now is how will the drama unfold for DJ Envy and will his relationship with Cesar Pina be his downfall?
