▁computers ▁from ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁His ▁ability ▁to ▁fix ▁his ▁family ' s ▁computer ▁during ▁his ▁child hood ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁nick name ▁" J es us ," ▁which ▁he ▁changed ▁to ▁Des us ▁to ▁reflect ▁his ▁first ▁name . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁several ▁jobs ▁before ▁joining ▁Black ▁Enter prise ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁column ist , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁before ▁leaving ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁television . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁MTV ▁announced ▁that ▁Des us ▁Nice ▁and ▁The ▁Kid ▁M ero ▁would ▁be ▁joining ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁Guy ▁Code ▁for ▁season ▁ 5 , ▁along ▁with ▁eleven ▁other ▁new ▁cast ▁members . ▁They ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁season ▁ 5 ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁After ▁building ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁MTV ▁and ▁MTV 2 , ▁Des us ▁and ▁M ero ▁appeared ▁on ▁other ▁shows ▁including ▁Un common ▁S ense ▁and ▁J oking ▁Off . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Des us ▁along ▁with ▁co - host ▁The ▁Kid ▁M ero ▁released ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁their ▁B ode ga ▁Boys ▁pod cast . ▁They ▁recorded ▁their ▁com edic ▁takes ▁on ▁all ▁things ▁pop ▁culture ▁week ly ▁at ▁Red ▁Bull ▁Studios ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁making ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁" j am ▁room " ▁in ▁Mil k ▁Studios . ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 3