Every successful artist was once an ambitious youngster sitting behind a desk in a high-school classroom, tuning out teachers’ words with daydreams of future fame and fortune. Von Pea is no exception; what is exceptional about the B.K. emcee-producer, though, is how faithful he’s remained to his younger self’s artistic vision. After establishing himself as one-third of Tanya Morgan, the buzzmaking crew whose Brooklynati LP was widely hailed as one of ’09′s best releases, he set out to craft the solo album he’s been planning since the age of 17. Heralded by reader-acclaimed single “The Yorker” and scheduled to drop today (October 12 19th SMH), Pea’s Gotta Have It finds the 28-year-old emcee harking back to his high-school days to craft a fresh, funny musical nostalgia trip that hip-hop heads won’t want to miss.

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