For the past month, The Kid Mero (@accordingtothekid) — comedian, podcast host, and writer known for his irreverent humor and distinctly New York sensibility — has hosted the morning show on @hot97, his hometown’s most influential and longstanding hip-hop radio station. Hot 97 has played an outsize role for decades in debuting new hits, anointing superstars, and wading into major cultural debates; Mero’s most recent predecessor in the morning-show role is Ebro Darden, who announced the end of his 20-plus-year tenure at the station in December. Those are big shoes to fill, but Mero has stepped into them with his customary smoothness, quickly injecting a millennial POV into the airwaves. For anyone who’s watched his career grow from mid-aughts rap blogs to podcasting, late-night television, and now radio, it’s a move that makes perfect sense. Now, #thekidmero joins Rolling Stone's Jeff Ihaza to talk about living up to the task of being the voice of New York City, fatherhood, and why he ...