April 06, 2006 @ 3:08 pm

DJ Clue Leaves Hot 97 for Power 105, Cipha Sounds Signed by MTV

by: Mark Lelinwalla

Clue will now take the helm of the 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. slot at Power 105 in direct competition with Hot 97’s renowned veteran Funkmaster Flex, who holds down the 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. slot. left In addition to his new gig at Power 105, Clue is also slated to drop his highly-anticipated new album, The Professional Part III this spring. The new compilation features artists like Fabolous, Nas, Mobb Deep, Game and Snoop Dogg. The Queens, New York-bred Clue may also occasionally host MTV’s Direct Effect. In related news, on Wednesday (April 5), MTV announced a new deal with Cipha Sounds, an on-air radio personality on Hot 97. The deal will have Cipha hosting MTV’s Direct Effect more regularly, as well as working on various projects for MTV Overdrive and MTV Wireless. “When I consider everything I’ve done in my career so far I’d have to say this ranks as one of my highest accomplishments,” Cipha Sounds said via a press release statement. “I’m excited and ready to bring more of the hotness to MTV.”

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