What exactly is an internet "troll"? Is trolling simply the act of posting inflammatory messages on the internet, or is there a subtler, more sophisticated art of trolling? Why do the trolls troll anyway? And how did trolling become a part of mainstream culture? Where once trolling was a behavior relegated exclusively to the internet, it's clear that the phenomenon has seeped its way into our offline lives as well: superstar celebrities troll their fans and detractors alike, multinational corporations put out products that appear to be trolls; one most definitely could, with a whole lot of plausibility, claim that the president of the United States is a practitioner of the art of trolling.

It's episode 10, ya heard! Dane and Kevin are talking all things troll: Kanye, Tekashi, Soulja Boy, Donald Trump, Balenciaga, Surrealist art, that ridiculous motherfucking top 50 rappers of all time list, and much more.

As for the opening segment: a quick installment of Good Rapper, Bad Bars, a diatribe about Big Pun's Capital Punishment, and a few brief remarks about the shocking revelation that Jay-Z is concerned primarily with...getting wealthier??? What???

Intro and break music courtesy of Chris Giuliano.

Works Cited:

Christine Cook: Under the bridge: an in-depth examination of online trolling in the gaming context

Jesse Fox: Why the Online Trolls Troll