Carmelo Anthony on Kiyan’s Next Step, Debates March Madness Picks & Best Hood Film Ever

7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony

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Sports, Music, Basketball, Society & Culture

4.8 • 567 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 130 minutes

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The guys are back in full form. Melo, Mero, and Kaz open with March Madness, breaking down sleepers, contenders, and why this tournament feels wide open this year. Melo gives his pick to win it all and shares what he looks for in teams built for a run. Melo gets into Kiyan’s freshman season, what he liked, what needs work, and how the next phase of his development is already being approached. The guys debate the 65 game rule as well as the potential NBA expansion that looks to be happening soon. Mero and Kaz talk joining Hot 97 with Morning with Mero, the importance of New York radio, and what it means to represent the city on that level. The crew also discuss the string of Jay-Z shows that were announced , touch on Hov's legacy and what a 2026 version of Jay looks like. Then it gets fun. The crew builds out a hood movie bracket and debates what really deserves to be called the greatest hood film of all time, with strong opinions, classic moments, and a champion crowned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pock turned into Michael Myers on Juice.
0:02.3	Juice is the first movie I watched and I was like, like,
0:05.0	like legitimately scared.
0:06.6	When he pulled that 38 out, come on,
0:08.6	he changed his life.
0:09.8	That's like Meek when he said,
0:11.3	when that Role first hit my first time
0:13.0	that Role hit my wrist, he did.
0:14.5	You act different.
0:16.9	You act different. You know, Peace. Welcome back to 7th P.
0:30.3	I'm Carmelo, Anthony here with my co-host.
0:34.0	Shibouti, Mary, baby, the human duer, right, fap?
0:36.0	Because I keep it wavy, baby.
0:37.3	We're here. Yes, sir. Yeah. keep it wavy, baby. We're here.
0:38.4	Yes, sir.
0:39.2	My name is Kazin, Fahmi Uri. You could call me Kaz. And this is a wave original, presented by Fandul, the official sports bet partner of the NBA. Guys, it's been a long time since we did this. You know what I'm saying? You got to see you. You got airdapse, airdapse.
0:55.9	You know, it's been a, it's been, it's been a minute, right? Yeah, you know what I'm saying? We've been up to some things. They've been busy. I mean, keeping New York Occupyping them up. You know what I'm saying? It's been good. Making it happen? Yes, sir. Y'all are baking naked cheese, a turkey baking naked cheese in the morning. You feel me? On the wake-up tip.
1:10.9	Yes, sir.
1:11.7	Being active early.
1:13.3	You can tell by the bags in our eyes, yo, for real. It's crazy. If I start talking crazy, you know why. I'm over here on two hours of sleep. It's crazy. Yo, man, let's... We play playing a back-to-back right now, okay?
1:27.8	We definitely are, so we're on the second.
1:29.3	No load management, part in the left, no load management at all.
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