Internet Rappers feat. Von Pea | The Almanac of Rap

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. To order 15 Year Anniversary pressing of Brooklynati visit: vinylmeplease.com 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