Throughout the 18-minute interview, Mr Biden, 77, stressed his longstanding ties to the black community, noting his overwhelming win this year in South Carolina's presidential primary, a state where the Democratic electorate is more than 60% African American.
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"I won every single county. I won the largest share of the black vote that anybody had, including Barack," he said of President Barack Obama, the country's first African-American president, who picked Mr Biden as his running mate.
Mr Biden also "guaranteed" that several black women were being considered to serve as his vice-president. The presumptive nominee has already committed to selecting a woman to join him on the Democratic ticket.
Toward the end of the interview, a campaign aide interrupted to say the former vice-president was out of time.
When an aide for Mr Biden tried to end the interview, Charlamagne protested, saying: "You can't do that to black media."
"I do that to white media and black media," Mr Biden replied. "My wife has to go on at 6 o'clock," he said, apparently referring to Jill Biden needing to use their at-home broadcast studio.
Charlamagne urged Mr Biden to return for an additional interview, saying he had more questions.
"If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black," Mr Biden responded.
Charlamagne said: "It don't have nothing to do with Trump. It has to do with the fact that I want something for my community."
"Take a look at my record, man!" Biden said, throwing his hands in the air, seconds before concluding the interview.
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