outrage came from some in the Haitian community and others in New York to have him fired from Hot 97. He offered an apology shortly thereafter, remarking that it was simply "a stupid, tasteless joke" that was "taken totally the wrong way". These remarks also drew criticism from other radio personalities namely Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of The Breakfast Club Power 105.1, in which he responded on-air by nominating Cipha Sounds for the show's "Donkey of the Day" (but instead for the "Year") and said: "I'm from the south, so I know about hatred toward ethnic groups. So when he said that he reps Haitians heavy and he says 'sak pase' before all his parties, it was the equivalent to a racist red neck getting called out on being racist and saying to the people, I'm not racist, all my best friends are black. Any person who would throw hate at the Haitians at any time [soon after the Haiti earthquake], but especially at this moment and time...A person like this doesn't care about the people period...[Hot 97] 'so-called' suspended a guy during the holidays. He was gonna be off anyway! They don't care about the people, so why do we care about them?" Television career From 2003 to 2006, Sounds was a DJ for Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show, for 19 episodes. In April 2006, he became the host of MTV's urban music video program Direct Effect which later became Sucker Free. Music management and production Sounds has his own artist management company called Jack Move, Inc. The first artists that he managed were the R&B duo Nina Sky in 2004, with the hit single "Move Ya Body". He has worked as an A&R executive for Rawkus Records, Tommy Boy Records, and The Neptunes' record label, Star Trak Entertainment. In 2005, he became the senior vice president of Jay-Z's Roc-La-Familia label, but he left after becoming a VJ for MTV in 2006. Cipha is also part of Black Jays International, a label managed by rapper Kardinal Offishall. In 2006, Sounds and Solitair of the Black Jays became a hip-hop/R&B production duo. Comedy In 2007, Sounds started a stand-up comedy series called Don't Get Gassed, a monthly show at Carolines on Broadway (NYC), billed as a Def Comedy Jam-type show. He is also the creator of the improv show "Take It Personal" at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater East in New York.