Joe Budden Weighs In On Mero Taking Ebro’s Spot On Hot 97

Joe Budden says Mero is a superb option to take over the morning time slot on Hot 97 following the cancellation of Ebro in the Morning. The radio station introduced Mornings with Mero on Monday, and the primary episode aired on Tuesday. Budden mentioned the transfer on the most recent episode of his podcast.

After describing Mero as a “New Yorker,” Budden added that he is “any person that is aware of town, speaks town, speaks to town, any person that is humorous. Let’s see the way it goes.” His co-hosts joined in on praising the transfer as nicely.

Despite liking the choice, Budden joked, “This is what I believe: I ain’t y’all. I laughed for a very long time after they introduced Mero, and that was it. I’m like, ‘Where the f*ck everyone else?’ Either they saved an entire lot of cash, as a result of who the hell is Mero simply up there. They did not even announce a crew, a pal… On the poster, it is simply Mero…. Don’t announce me on my own. Somebody gotta be behind me. He simply appears lonely within the image. We simply fired 5 n****s and Laura. Ebro strolling round Apple and sh*t. You’re placing loads of stress on one man.”

Ebro additionally had optimistic issues to say whereas reacting to the news on social media, earlier this week. “Shout to @THEKIDMERO…. This is so nice!” he wrote in a submit on X (previously Twitter).

On Hot 97, Mero will now be serving because the host of his personal present on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM. In a press launch, Mero described the station as “the voice of NYC hip-hop and tradition.”

“Hot 97 is the station—it’s been the voice of NYC hip-hop and tradition for many years,” Mero mentioned, in response to Radio Insight. “I grew up listening to Hot 97, so to get the morning slot right here isn’t only a job—it’s a duty to proceed that legacy whereas bringing it into this subsequent period of media. We’re gonna giggle, we’re gonna get into it, but it surely’s all the time gonna be actual, and an actual good time!”