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Hip-hop culture comes in all forms, shapes and sizes, and comedy is no exception. There have been elements of hip-hop infused in the works of Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, Dave Chappelle and many others, but now a new frontier of hip-hop infused humor is making its way to the forefront of popular culture.
Cue Desus Nice and The Kid Mero.
As social media has taken root as a dominant means of communication in our society, there is no shortage of witty people looking to be the next viral comedic star or to simply contribute the next viral moment to the high paced world of memes, Instagram and Twitter.
Bronx natives Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are proving to be a cut above the rest at navigating this new landscape. With no shortage of brilliantly comedic commentary emanating from their social feeds, this prolific tendency has grown their repertoire to include a Complex TV show, appearances on MTV2’s Uncommon Sense (as well as contributions to other MTV programming), their popular, Red Bull Radio-syndicated Bodega Boys podcast, and most recently, their own nighttime TV show on Viceland, Desus & Mero.
All of this visibility set the stage, literally, for a wonderful, sold-out evening at Slate in NYC as Desus Nice & The Kid Mero staged their Bodega Boys show in front of a live audience.
Posted up on a set meant to represent the bodega of their dreams (complete with a wall of stylish liquor Hpnotiq, which is in and of itself both hip hop and humorous) these comedic masterminds infused the lexicon of hip-hop into fast-paced comedic commentary on everything ranging from pop culture to their personal dating habits. As a result, the laughs didn’t stop all night and their hip-hop humor never missed a beat.
Attendees of note included Kameron McCullough of Hennypalooza, Jenna Wortham of the New York Times, Danielle Howe of The Stashed and Susan Morgan of Team Epiphany(who’s brand savvy was likely behind the Hpnotiq association).
With television and now, buzz-worthy live shows, Desus Nice & The Kid Mero’s brand is no longer just the talk of the day on social media, it is a real, calculated and in-your-face approach to the hip-hop adage, “making something out of nothing.”
Catch Desus & Mero airing four nights a week at 11pm on Viceland.