F or the past month, the Kid Mero — comedian, podcast host, and writer known for his irreverent humor and distinctly New York sensibility — has hosted the morning show on Hot 97 , 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