▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁with ▁Complex ▁TV ' s ▁Des us ▁vs . ▁M ero , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁ 4 6 - ep is ode ▁pod cast ▁that ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁co - host ▁of ▁Vic eland ' s ▁Des us ▁& ▁M ero ▁talk ▁show ▁alongside ▁The ▁Kid ▁M ero ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁currently ▁co - hosts ▁Des us ▁& ▁M ero ▁which ▁premier ed ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁on ▁Show time . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Baker ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁in ▁The ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁J ama ican ▁imm igr ant ▁parents . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁W ake field ▁section ▁of ▁The ▁Bron x ▁with ▁his ▁three ▁sib lings . ▁G row ing ▁up , ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁li br arian ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ' s ▁Sound view ▁Library ▁branch . ▁His ▁father ▁is ▁a ▁land l ord . ▁▁ ▁Baker ▁attended ▁the ▁nearby ▁Pablo ▁Cas als ▁Middle ▁School ▁in ▁Co - op ▁City , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Chris ▁Hay es ▁in ▁the ▁gift ed ▁program , ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁attend ▁Herbert ▁H . ▁Le h man ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Liter ature ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Mount ▁Saint ▁Vincent . ▁▁ ▁Baker ▁enjoyed ▁working ▁with