# @mediamayhem. on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=naYSXcNnWNE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6019597-mediamayhem-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/339b94951c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-12-21T21:16:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Media Mayhem (@MediaMayhem) — https://gondola.cc/MediaMayhem

## Caption

Shermann Dilla Thomas is widely known as 6Figga_Dilla on TikTok, where he proves that history is more entertaining than fiction with appealing videos that never skimp out on the facts and context involved. In fact, he indulges in it. His work has not only caught the eyes of his over 65,000 followers, but also from news outlets and shows like Fox32 Chicago, WGN, The Today Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and plenty, plenty more. The kicker is that his coverage of historical events and news within Chicago is more informed and objective than 90% of the news you’ll find being produced by the aforementioned stations. 

I sat down for a long chat with Dilla, where we talked about all things media literacy in the TikTok age, and even delved into his upcoming work with Chance the Rapper for a Netflix series that they’re writing and producing. Hip-hop has an overwhelming effect on his life too, with a Nipsey Hussle tattoo on his right arm and the writing inspirations he’s taken from Jay-Z show that one medium of entertainment can easily impact another, and for Dilla, it’s in a positive way.

Thanks to:
Shermann Dilla Thomas (TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@6figga_dilla?lang=en)
Will Letch (Cinematographer, Co-Director, Lighting, Sound Set-Up)
Clay Kerr (Owner of Adapted Studios)
Mario Alexander (Produced Intro Beat)
47 Quid (Produced Outro Beat)

Follow Me!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhoIsJohnCotter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncottermedia/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mediamayhem0?


0:00 - Who's 6FiggaDilla?
1:40 - History Niche on TikTok
3:00 - 6FiggaDilla's Inspired to Tell Stories
4:10 - YOU Made History Today
5:20 - Truth Over Fiction!
7:00 - 6FiggaDilla's Research Methods
9:00 - NO Expressways
10:00 - Media Literacy is Everything
11:10 - Perspective in Research
12:30 - Violent Chicago Narratives
13:00 - McDonald's Shoooting
16:15 - Media Literacy/News - 6FiggaDilla
17:50 - NBC, Fox, WGN, etc.
19:10 - REAL History
20:30 - Dilla = GOAT
21:13 - Chicago Radio Activism according to Dilla
24:20 - Copyright Rap
25:20 - WE invented it
26:30 - History of Radio
27:40 - Chance is a 6FiggaDilla Fan!
28:10 - House of Kicks
29:00 - Netflix Show OTW! 
29:50 - Thomas Lennon
30:40 - Jay-Z and 6FiggaDilla
31:50 - Jay-Z Story
34:10 - Outward Inspirations
35:00 - College Lectures
36:00 - Nipsey Hussle's $100 Mixtape
36:40 - Dilla's NEVER Leaving Chicago...
37:30 - "Greatest City in the Country" - 6FiggaDilla
40:00 - 6FiggaDilla's Daley Story


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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Cotter | @JohnCotterMedia | https://gondola.cc/JohnCotterMedia | Editor |
| John Cotter | @JohnCotterMedia | https://gondola.cc/JohnCotterMedia | Host |
| John Cotter | @JohnCotterMedia | https://gondola.cc/JohnCotterMedia | Creative |
| John Cotter | @JohnCotterMedia | https://gondola.cc/JohnCotterMedia | Journalist |
| John Cotter | @JohnCotterMedia | https://gondola.cc/JohnCotterMedia | Researcher |

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