Cipha Sounds has been a mainstay at Hot 97 for the past 17 years. Today it was announced that he was no longer with the team.
“Effective immediately,” Cipha Sounds is “no longer with WQHT Hot 97 FM,” the station said in a statement to BET.com. “We wish him well on his future endeavors.”
While Hot 97 didn't elaborate, the New York Daily News wrote that Cipha was fired, suggesting it may have had something to do with him voicing his displeasure with the direction the station was headed in.
Nessa Nitty
Last week Hot 97 hired popular Bay Area radio personality Nessa Nitty to permanently take over the afternoon slot.
During Monday's "Juan Epstein" podcast with Peter Rosenberg, Cipha expressed disappointment that he wasn't chosen for the permanent spot.
Cipha Sounds
“I never knew if it was mine. If I could make it mine, I would’ve loved it," Cipha said. "One boss told me one thing, another boss told me another thing, they then fired one of those bosses, another boss came in an told me one things, and then a boss of another station came in and became our boss and told me another thing. All nice people, all different opinions on what the show should be and how it should run.”
Cipha's departure is the major one for Hot 97 in less than a year, following the exits of Angie Martinez and DJ Mister Cee.
Angie Martinez
Cipha released a statement via his Instagram page, promising he already has something nw lined up.
"After 17 years, I'm leaving Hot 97. I¹m changing my relationship status from "it¹s complicated" to "single". It¹s been an amazing ride - from intern to weekends to morning show host to fill Angie¹s seat in afternoons," he wrote. "Many years of incredible, life-changing experiences and enough amazing memories to last five lifetimes. The next move is already underway and I promise it's going to be huge."
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