Jan 14
huey p rxcanif u not from nyc and from a certain era it was never gonna land
they hit they prime when millennials kinda can americns digital culture, now that he’s 40 it seems a bit silly but makes sense for radio
i don’t see how a 24 year old could carry a radio show where most of the demo is working class early 30s to mid 50 year olds
ppl in they 20s gonna just rock out with spotify
Only reason we in that predicament is cause hip hop media has had the worst case of gatekeeping ever.
All these 40 and 50 year old out of touch niggas never giving a younger person a chance to bring their savvyness to the radio in the last decade is the same reason why vultures like adam and akademiks was able to prosper (their platforms gave light to the rappers these old niggas ridiculed and b****ed out for “not free-styling over a boom bap beat”
Radio still plays a big part in exposure of artists and a younger more in touch group of people coulda been the push that hip hop media needed in order to actually push out and promote more of the “actual” underground rappers of the new school or just all the new rappers that dont get talked about via rap caviar
But know we had to deal with flex, ebro, and the damn breakfast club for 20+ years like yall niggas AINT OUT OF TOUCH BRO GTFO THIS AINT 2007 NO MORE.
Jan 14·1 replyinsertcoolnamehereMero was writing for Noisey prior to that deal. The internet put em together + that “desus-gate” gimmick when they pretended desus was some white guy cause no one knew what he looked like.
@AmoryBlain bodying the thread cause tbh, showtime was just wack. But listening back to the pod over the years even in their prime, I think it was kinda apparent these 2 was never really BFFs outside of the job. Just great top tier chemistry and what not.
Bodega Boys got me through low points in my life (e.g. dishwashing for Italian restaurant) but they was really just way 2 different to last. 8 years working together is a LONG time. Mero said they both had talked about splitting up before that “desus and mero no longer working together” tweet came out.
The brand was so powerful we supported the showtime move knowing full well the s*** did not hit the same and the Vice show was way better (they shoulda paid them more tho, Vice hoed them.)
Idk I’ve seen their old interviews and it seemed like they were close friends off camera especially during the complex days. Maybe eventually it turned into a business relationship by the time showtime came around. Either way once it got to that point they fell off to me. Complex and viceland days were gold.
KobeToTha 🇩🇴Jan 14·1 replyinsertcoolnamehereDisclaimer: other than The Read and 85 South I personally just dont be seeing it for other podcasts doing live shows
They a New York born and bred podcast that touches on everything New York, that’s not THAT crazy they sold out in all boroughs.
But they live episodes was never as funny as the actual episodes man lets keep it a buck lol
and I’ve ran through the entire bodega boys episodes a few timesBest part of the live shows was the crowd reciting the AKA’s with them.
The whole crowd singing “one day you will find me, smoking weed in Tremooont” lol
Jan 14ghetto nintendoIdk I’ve seen their old interviews and it seemed like they were close friends off camera especially during the complex days. Maybe eventually it turned into a business relationship by the time showtime came around. Either way once it got to that point they fell off to me. Complex and viceland days were gold.
They knew each other years & years before Complex but they weren't homies
The Complex pairing was a suggested because someone thought their energies worked well together
Mentioned somewhere here in this podcast, the dude who suggested it was a former OkayPlayer (Questlove's platform & forum of the OG era) user like Desus, Phonte & one of the other hosts
Superb episode
If you ever want to play this, don't play the version on podcast sites with all the censorship & edits, play this one. the edits really Eff Mero over & make it seem like he ain't supposed to be there, the 'Nasty Nigga' section towards the end is hilarious
Mero has a lil story about how he almost had a squabble with ASAP Yams eons before ASAP was a thing- Jan 14KobeToTha
Best part of the live shows was the crowd reciting the AKA’s with them.
The whole crowd singing “one day you will find me, smoking weed in Tremooont” lol
Yes
And that was it. Their style of podcast kinda aint really work live for me.
Jan 20Kazeem joins hot 97
Jan 20Impossible to feel bad for Ebro in any situation
