Barbie Bassett has been taken off air after she referenced Snoop Dogg’s lyrics, ‘Fo shizzle, my nizzle’ during one of her segments, but what is the meaning behind it?
Snoop Dogg‘s lyrics have taken the spotlight after it was reported that Mississippi morning news anchor, Barbie Bassett has been taken off air for the same.
The term that was used by her was ‘Fo shizzle, my nizzle,’ and it has created quite a controversy.
Meaning behind ‘Fo shizzle, my nizzle’ explored
‘Fo shizzle, my nizzle’ is slang that suggests ‘for sure, my friend.’ This was popularized by another slang expression where ‘nizzle’ stands for the N-word.
It was usually used by rappers, as reported by Dictionary.com. The term became famous when Snoop referenced the same in his hit song Snoop Dogg (What’s My Name Pt. 2).
However, he is not the only one who has used it. The outlet suggests that other rappers such as Jay-Z and Pitbull have also used it in their songs.
A look at what happened with Barbie Bassett
On March 8, Barbie, along with other reporters were talking about the possibility of Snoop’s collaboration with a news journalist.
At that moment, she mentioned the phrase. While no actions were taken at that time, it was soon noticed that Barbie was not mentioned on the news website anymore.
Barbie has not commented on her remarks as of now and neither has WLBT.
To add to this, Snoop has also not commented on the ongoing drama so far.
People come to defend the anchor
There have been rumors that Barbie has been fired by the company as her name does not appear on the website. However, there has been no official announcement regarding this.
Nonetheless, people have come to her defense on social media with one writing: “As a representative of the black community we love you and you did nothing wrong.’
Another added: “You did nothing wrong. Please don’t feel like you did.” “They better hire you back,” wrote one more.
“You said NOTHING! We love you! Don’t let them win! Your coworkers should vocally support you,” said one more.
We support and stand with and by YOU!!!!” added another.
