Update: The alleged nature of this claim is now moot; Kidd Chris has been officially Imus’d by 94.1 WYSP. Reaction on Thomas’ MySpace page and the total removal of all things Kidd Chris from the WYSP web-page are clear indicators of the sudden departure.

Driving in to work this morning, on a dreary Friday, I did not have the usual comfort of Kidd Chris. Instead 94.1 WYSP was playing a garbled mess of best-of material and and 90s rock music. When the station went to commercial there was a WYSP announcement mentioning the postponement of the Kidd Chris Birthday Show, which was scheduled for tonight at the Whiskey Tango. Quickly the panic set in and I knew the something was wrong, very wrong - either someone died or someone got fired.

Well it turns out Kidd Chris has been displaced because of a racial song parody (performed by show regular, Lady Gash) that was played during his morning show back in late March. The song only played for a day before it was yanked off the air by CBS officials when an investigation was then immediately launched. I was in Germany at the time and was unable to hear the song so I cannot comment on its content, but I will admit Kidd Chris does push the racial envelope often. However, he destroys every envelope (in South Park fashion) so I think it is fair and balanced and falls under the protection of free speech - but that’s another story.

My bigger concern is what I am going to listen to for an hour and twenty minutes every morning? I’m sure as hell not going to listen to Preston & Steve. It looks like I am going to have to get Sirius and go back to my Howard roots. And as far as the Stern front goes, Howard and Kidd Chris are very close, Howard has repeatedly offered Chris air-play and his own show with Sirius. Look for that as a potential landing zone for the Kidd Chris show. It’s a real shame though, Kidd’s content was a perfect fit for Philadelphia miscreants.

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