Kenny Knox

It was this changing of the guard moment on the internet. They experienced so much hate. You let Vine die in front of you.

It was this changing of the guard moment on the internet. They experienced so much hate. You let Vine die in front of you.

I feel like my class of creators were really a dope class. I loved how they had a class of Viners every year and then they would have a Vine panel and Vine pushes them. And that was like a really great time. Karen and them like stepped a game up and made sure the next up and coming creators could be paid.

I feel like my class of creators were really a dope class. I loved how they had a class of Viners every year and then they would have a Vine panel and Vine pushes them. And that was like a really great time. Karen and them like stepped a game up and made sure the next up and coming creators could be paid.

She had like set up Vine events like when we went to New York. We did a short film in Wisconsin. She flew all of us out to Wisconsin. We did a camping trip. We filmed a short film and they flew us to L.A. for VidCon. We went to Disney. They rented out Denny's and IHOP, and we had free merch and our own panel. She gave us all community tabs, like spotlight pages, and we all got featured.

She had like set up Vine events like when we went to New York. We did a short film in Wisconsin. She flew all of us out to Wisconsin. We did a camping trip. We filmed a short film and they flew us to L.A. for VidCon. We went to Disney. They rented out Denny's and IHOP, and we had free merch and our own panel. She gave us all community tabs, like spotlight pages, and we all got featured.

And then when people download the Vine app, our accounts will pop up on the suggested accounts. So we would get a whole bunch of new followers whenever people downloaded Vine just because.

And then when people download the Vine app, our accounts will pop up on the suggested accounts. So we would get a whole bunch of new followers whenever people downloaded Vine just because.

We were making content essentially for free. Literally for free. But Vine was so much fun and the community was so dope. But see, Karen would pay us, not all of us. She would invite groups of Viners to events and we'd get paid to be there. So she would find loopholes and stuff to pay us. But like...

We were making content essentially for free. Literally for free. But Vine was so much fun and the community was so dope. But see, Karen would pay us, not all of us. She would invite groups of Viners to events and we'd get paid to be there. So she would find loopholes and stuff to pay us. But like...

twitter on vine so it's only so much she could do oh that's that that's the first i think we've heard of that so she would pay some pay you to go to events yeah that's quite smart i remember i never just fly to a different state i'm going to new york i ain't never been to new york that was like i was like yo and i get to stay at a five-star hotel and i don't have to pay for anything

twitter on vine so it's only so much she could do oh that's that that's the first i think we've heard of that so she would pay some pay you to go to events yeah that's quite smart i remember i never just fly to a different state i'm going to new york i ain't never been to new york that was like i was like yo and i get to stay at a five-star hotel and i don't have to pay for anything

You say, I can get how much? I thought $100 was a lot back then. Like one of them events, she paid all of us like $6,000. I was just like, I am a kid. I just graduated high school. I would love to take that. I was like, yes. And then all my friends kept telling me to go to college, go to school, do this, do that. And I'm like, no, I'm riding this wave until I can't ride it no more.

You say, I can get how much? I thought $100 was a lot back then. Like one of them events, she paid all of us like $6,000. I was just like, I am a kid. I just graduated high school. I would love to take that. I was like, yes. And then all my friends kept telling me to go to college, go to school, do this, do that. And I'm like, no, I'm riding this wave until I can't ride it no more.

I love Karen for life, though. She showed nothing but love in me my whole career. Like, my whole career. Even after Vine, she made sure I had a manager when I moved to L.A. She made sure I had, like, some work. Like, Karen a goat. Like, she don't owe me anything. Karen done a lot for me, and I'm forever thankful. It's a hell of gratitude to her. That's right.

I love Karen for life, though. She showed nothing but love in me my whole career. Like, my whole career. Even after Vine, she made sure I had a manager when I moved to L.A. She made sure I had, like, some work. Like, Karen a goat. Like, she don't owe me anything. Karen done a lot for me, and I'm forever thankful. It's a hell of gratitude to her. That's right.

Like, that's just from Vine. I say swag. That's my culture when I was younger. But they call it aura now. So sometimes I was like, man, I got aura.

Like, that's just from Vine. I say swag. That's my culture when I was younger. But they call it aura now. So sometimes I was like, man, I got aura.

It was damn near over 100 black creators online. If not more, but it was like a whole Black Vine community. And it's a lot of slept on like creators that a lot of people didn't grow up with Vine. Might have just seen like Vine compilations or only watch popular creators. It was like levels to it. It was like really cool and organic where they will make lifestyle videos.

It was damn near over 100 black creators online. If not more, but it was like a whole Black Vine community. And it's a lot of slept on like creators that a lot of people didn't grow up with Vine. Might have just seen like Vine compilations or only watch popular creators. It was like levels to it. It was like really cool and organic where they will make lifestyle videos.