Lawyers for the Colorado radio station that was fined for playing "The Real Slim Shady" believe that the Federal Communications Commission will drive Hip-Hop from the radio if the $7,000 FCC levied fine against their client is allowed to stand. KKMG-FM in Colorado Springs said that they played the Eminem song at all hours throughout spring and summer 2000. FCC's enforcement bureau determined that the edited version of the song was still provocative and raunchy. No other radio station has been fined for playing the song in question.

Program directors have long assumed "clean'' versions of songs are OK for the airwaves, and they fear the FCC order will have a widespread chilling effect.