Mendeecees Harris showed up for his son this week. He attended his first Nettspend concert, and the music isn’t even close to his personal taste.
The Love & Hip Hop: New York alum posted on Instagram Thursday, describing a long but meaningful day. “Long day, but some things are worth every minute,” he wrote. “Took my son to his first Nettspend concert. the music’s not really my lane, and yeah, all the kids have this same oversized style, a lot of emo vibes. but I respect their culture, and I’m here making the best of it. Safe, sound, and making memories.”
Honest and a little tired, it reads less like a highlight reel and more like a real Thursday night.
Nettspend has built a genuine following among younger listeners, mixing emo-influenced sounds with a very specific look. For his Gen Z fanbase, that look is almost the whole identity. His shows pull crowds heavy on oversized fits and an intense, shared energy. His audience skews young. That makes the generational gap Mendeecees described pretty easy to picture. Two completely different worlds sharing the same venue for a night.
But Mendeecees didn’t make it about the gap. That’s kind of the whole point.
There’s something genuinely refreshing about watching a parent resist the urge to turn a kid’s milestone into a personal inconvenience. A lot of adults would’ve shown up to a show like that, clocked the oversized hoodies and the emo energy, and mentally checked out. Mendeecees didn’t do that. He went, took it all in, and came away calling it worth every long minute.
He’s been open about his family life for years, largely through his time on Love & Hip Hop: New York alongside his wife Yandy Smith. The show gave audiences a real look at the couple working through serious life challenges. Mendeecees has leaned into his role as a hands-on dad since then. Posts like this one fit that picture. They’re less polished, more genuine.
The “respect their culture” line is worth paying attention to. It’s a small phrase doing something deliberate. He’s not framing the emo aesthetic or the oversized clothes as a phase to be tolerated or a trend to roll his eyes at. He’s treating it like a real culture. One that belongs to his son’s generation, and worth naming out loud. That framing lands differently than a generic “good sport” caption would.
Oversize fashion has been a fixture in younger circles for years now. Wide-leg jeans, big hoodies, layered fits. Walking into a room full of that can feel like stepping into a different world. Mendeecees clocked it, named it without judgment, and moved on.
First concerts stick with you. The noise, the crowd, music you love played loud in a packed room. Being there for that moment with your kid means something real. The artist doesn’t have to be on your own playlist. Mendeecees made the drive, stayed the whole show, and kept the focus on his son.
That kind of presence doesn’t need a caption to explain itself.
