The Kid Mero

But at first, it was just like, you got to go get a real job.

So now, Merrill, we had the whole Joey badass versus the West Coast moment.

As New Yorkers, you know, me and Rory sat here, and I'm not going to lie, I was surprised at the way Joey handled himself.

We know Joey can rap, but the performance that he put on in that moment,

Surprised me.

But at the same time, it's like I was happy because it was kind of like, OK, is a kid from Brooklyn who understands what hip hop is, understands the moment and is representing a certain part of the culture that, you know, to some people feel like it's kind of dying like that, that era of battling.

And keeping it just battle.

Yeah.

Not turning physical, not turning like this is a battle, this is hip hop.

How did you feel in that moment seeing Joey Badass, being a hip hop baby, put on a performance like that in this era?

Bro, it took me back to like you're saying, bro, motherfuckers would battle.

It's just like, yo, G-Unit got beat for D-Block.

D-Block got beat for Rockefeller, whatever.

All right.

whole freeway fucking the young everybody that's on rockefeller's going up to flex we all gonna freestyle yeah and we're gonna take shots at you on the radio yeah prime time like bro we sitting around the radio like this is tv yeah like this is like in the car yeah in the car bro we smoking drinking like yo oh knock you off your high horse tanto i was like bro oh shit

Bro, the Styles P, yo, you better not wear my shoes, size 8.

I was like, damn, he's taking away a size 8.

That's a small ass foot.

But all that shit was just like, it was like appointment viewing, but for music.

You know what I'm saying?