He left hip-hop for talk radio and journalism, working at a series of newspapers: "The Prince George's Sentinel", "The Prince George's Gazette", "The Prince George's Journal", "The Macon Telegraph", and finally "The Washington Times". During that same time he began his talk radio career filling in for Bernie McCain on Radio-One's WOL in Washington, D.C. in 1999. In 2001, he landed his first full-time job in talk radio doing afternoons at CBS Radio's WAOK-AM, where he started ReddingNewsReview.com. He left the station in 2003 and began syndicating his talk radio show while filling in for Ambrose I. Lane Sr. on SiriusXM 128 The Power.