This week we talked to Von Pea about Internet Rappers and the etiquette of being online. We also play a game of ‘Guess The Real Rapper’ to further illustrate the fine line between URL and IRL.
Von Pea is a founding member of the group Tanya Morgan and a charter member of Okayplayer and he also moderated the message boards. so he has tons of experience dealing with people online.
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For more information visit:
Von Pea: Instagram.com/VonPea
Donwill: Donwill.substack.com
Okayplayer: Okayplayer.com
CREDITS
The Almanac of Rap is Executive produced by Donwill & Isha Sesay for Okayplayer Media. This episode was written and hosted by Donwill. Produced by Travis Harris, Edited by Kobina Baffour & Tony Mui. Art Direction by Kaushik Kalidindi. Music Production by Von Pea.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - The Ballistics
5:12 - Welcome, Von Pea!
5:54 - Being A North Carolina Transplant
7:12 - “Brooklynati” 15th Anniversary
8:05 - Starting Out As Internet Rappers
9:56 - Guess The Internet Rapper
14:15 - Okayplayer’s 25th Anniversary
14:55 - The Early Days Of OKP
17:55 - Online Etiquette & Learning From #THATSite
20:26 - Advice From Von Pea
22:03 - Outro
22:52 - Bonus Content