Charlamagne Tha God defends anchor who was fired for reciting Snoop Dogg lyrics: 'Not a fireable offense'

Mike Incognito 03/28/2023

Charlamagne doesn't agree with how the reporter was terminated for citing Snoop Dogg

Famous radio personality Charlamagne Tha God communicated his shock at how a lady was terminated following decades of work for an NBC affiliate on the grounds that she utilized the expression "my nizzle" in a live transmission about Snoop Dogg.

The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne Tha God laughed at the tale of a Mississippi morning news anchor being terminated for citing hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg.

Barbie Bassett, who worked for a really long time as a commentator, seems to have been terminated by NBC affiliate WLBT for saying "fo' shizzle my nizzle" on air during a conversation about rapper Snoop Dogg. Bassett seemed ignorant that the expression "nizzle" is slang for the n-word.

Charlemagne was surprised that she would be terminated over something so minor.

"She can’t say, ‘Fo shizzle, my nizzle?’ Oh, I guess cause nizzle is a derivative of n----. I’m saying that in context. I didn’t mean to say… I’m not using that word," Charlamagne clarified. "That’s why?"

"I don’t know if that’s fireable," DJ Envy commented. 

"She might not even know what ‘Nizzle’ means," Charlamagne said. "I’m not like, come on, we got to like, stop, man. That’s not a reason to fire that woman."

Charlamagne proceeded to say how hip-hop is universal to such an extent that ridiculous incidents shouldn't happen this way.

"That’s the thing with hip hop, man. Hip-hop is so big and so mainstream, and it’s just like, who can consume it and who can’t? You know what I mean?" Charlamagne said. "Who can repeat slang and who can’t?"

DJ Envy noted that Bassett had been at that news station for twenty-plus years.

"Who can repeat slang and who can’t? How old is that woman, yo?" Charlamagne asked. "She might be old. She probably has no idea nizzle is a derivative of the N-word," Charlamagne said.

"She might not have any idea, she just thinks she sounded cool repeating Snoop Dogg," he added. "‘Fo’ shizzle my nizzle.’ That’s not a fireable offense. I hope she sues." 

The station’s regional vice president and general manager Ted Fortenberry told the New York Post in a statement, "As I am sure you can understand, WLBT is unable to comment on personnel matters."