“I wanted to bring in a different voice. If you sit down and talk enough with Z-Ro, he’s a very cerebral cat. And he’s not beholden to any ideology,” Adams says.
“I never thought he would be the guy who shows up every Saturday.”
Despite having to hit the road for shows, as he tours for his final album, No Love Boulevard, Z-Ro keeps his commitment to the airwaves.
“For me personally, as a working rap artist I get to touch a whole different people that wouldn’t know a damn thing about Z-Ro or what he represents,” he says. “And on a personal side I get to come in here and vent about issues in the news. This is another outlet for me to get out my thought process to not just my people, but to who I would consider the other people.
Who in the hell would think Z-Ro would be up in here, talking about something other than I’m gonna knock you out?”
This radio odd couple has been a partnership that’s benefited both personalities as they sip beer together, exchange jokes and points of view on the newsy topics of the day. They also get to poke fun at Z-Ro’s notorious stalker, a female fan who calls in every week.
It’s a show that talks about everything from Ronald Reagan, to immigration and criminality, to the latest civilian-shot-by-police story. And always, there’s a depth to the Mo City Don that not everyone gets to know, especially when you try to peer through his trademark black shades