{"id":5031,"date":"2026-03-17T16:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/n-o-r-e-goes-from-war-report-to-run-champs-premieres-new-haircut-live\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:51:59","slug":"n-o-r-e-goes-from-war-report-to-run-champs-premieres-new-haircut-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/n-o-r-e-goes-from-war-report-to-run-champs-premieres-new-haircut-live\/","title":{"rendered":"N.O.R.E. Goes From War Report to Run Champs &amp; Premieres New Haircut Live!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>N.O.R.E. pulls up to Hot 97 for the first time since 1997 \u2014 but this time he\u2019s not promoting an album. The Drink Champs host stops by Mornings With Mero to talk about running the NYC Half Marathon with his crew Run Champs, premiering his new Caesar haircut live on air, and reflecting on how he\u2019s evolved from War Report Nory to a healthier, more purposeful version of himself.<\/p>\n<p>Plus: The team breaks down Pastor Jamal Bryant\u2019s controversial call to end the Target boycott, and pays tribute to legendary NYC news anchor Ernie Anastos.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1f3c3.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfc3\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Topics covered:<\/p>\n<p>N.O.R.E.\u2019s journey from hip-hop to running culture<br \/>Run Champs and the \u201cHome for the Half\u201d movement<br \/>The new haircut premiere (no, he didn\u2019t go to Turkey)<br \/>Appreciating your competition \u2014 Mobb Deep, podcasting &#038; growth<br \/>Pastor Jamal Bryant vs. the Target boycott<br \/>RIP Ernie Anastos \u2014 a New York City legend<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1f399.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf99\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Subscribe for more Mornings With Mero on Hot 97<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"N.O.R.E. Goes From War Report to Run Champs &#038; Premieres New Haircut Live!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NbN3H9XAhxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>N.O.R.E. pulls up to Hot 97 for the first time since 1997 \u2014 but this time he\u2019s not promoting an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-5031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}