The Story of The Internet Underground (2008-2016)

Read it here: @b005tmobile/the-story-of-the-internet-underground-2010-2016-e4695a404d3c It has been over a decade since Lil B’s Based revolution and SpaceGhostPurrp’s spell of mystic darkness. These two artists and a crop of other revolutionaries would usher in an era of unprecedented creativity. This video delves into the internet underground and attempts to profile the key moments, societal shifts and cultural revolutions that took place during this timeframe. Timestamps: Intro - 0:00 Soulja Boy - 3:38 The Blog Era - 6:30 The Internet Deities - 11:36 ~Lil B - 13:08 ~Odd Future - 16:15 ~Interlude - 19:08 ~Kreayshawn - 20:06 ~Chief Keef - 22:05 ~SpaceGhostPurrp - 23:53 ~ASAP Rocky and ASAP Yams: 26:21 ~Deities Outro - 28:19 The Golden Age - 29:08 ~Cloud Rap - 30:50 ~Based Music - 31:51 ~Darkside/Phonk/ Raider Klan - 34:34 ~Swag Rap - 43:49 ~Fashion Rap - 48:17 ~Golden Age Outro - 50:12 The Growth Era - 52:04 ~Yung Lean and the SadBoys - 55:03 ~Collectives - 59:43 ~SESHOLLOWWATERBOYZ - 1:00:33 ~Influential Collectives - 1:05:24 ~Producer Spotlight - 1:08:29 Vaporwave - 1:09:28 ~Social Media Evolution and SoundCloud’s Rise - 1:10:44 ~The Macro-Picture of Rap - 1:13:04 Plug Music - Gen Z’s Sonic Awakening - 1:14:30 ~Origins of Plug Music - 1:16:01 ~Splur Gang - 1:17:44 ~The Plug Scene - 1:20:46 ~SGP’s ATL Era/ The Class of 2015 - 1:22:55 ~Instagram, the Underground and the Mainstream - 1:28:30 The Industry Takeover - 1:30:38 ~Tread Music, The New ’Unda’ - 1:34:08 ~ Streaming becomes the META - 1:39:12 ~ Outro - 1:40:44 The Post Internet Underground - 1:45:14 Here are some playlists which focus on some of the eras featured in this video: Blog Era Playlist (feat. Cool Kids, Curren$y, Chip Tha Ripper more): Based Takeover (feat. Lil B, Yung God, Ocean Gang more): Cloud Rap (feat. Lil B, Main Attrakionz more): Swag Rap/ Tumblr-core (feat. ASAP, Robb Bank$, Two9 more): Metro Zu Playlist: Darkside/Phonk/Raider Klan (feat. Raider Klan, Lil Ugly Mane, DJ Smokey more): SadBoys (feat. Yung Lean, Prada Mane Little Pain): Goth Money: