Community Matters + For the Record

057 For the Record || Heno.

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For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.

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Heno. is an artist and producer who experiments across different mediums, hailed by Fortune as an "early innovator" & praised by COLORS for his "hard-hitting and powerful aesthetic." A first-generation Ethiopian-Eritrean based in Los Angeles, CA by way of Takoma Park, Maryland, Heno. uses his music and love for art to explore impactful stories & build worlds bridging the traditional music industry & the Web3 space. Sonically, Heno.'s versatility knows no bounds with collaborations from Mick Jenkins, JPEGMAFIA, Chaz Bear (Toro Y Moi), Elujay, J.Robb & many more that have amassed millions of plays. Heno. has a lot in the queue this year with new music on the horizon, stay tuned for more.

MUSIC MENTIONS

  • James Brown
  • Smokey Robinson
  • Jackson 5
  • Tina Turner
  • Britney Spears
  • N*Sync
  • Tupac
  • Tilahun Gessesse
  • Mulatu Astatke
  • Teddy Afro
  • Aster Aweke
  • Whitney Houston
  • Mahmoud Ahmed

    • Q&A

    • Pigeons & Planes
    • Complex
    • illroots
    • Limewire
    • Nas
    • “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101” by Jeezy
    • “Graduation” by Kanye West
    • Black Star
    • Mos Def
    • Talib Kweli
    • “Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star” by Black Star
    • JPEGMAFIA
    • Lupe Fiasco
    • “Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool” by Lupe Fiasco
    • Chief Keef
    • André 3000
    • Killer Mike
    • Nipsey Hussle
    • Denzel Curry
    • Earl Sweatshirt
    • Brent Faiyaz
    • Doechii
    • Quincy Jones
    • Kanye West
    • Pharrell
    • Stevie Wonder
    • Future
    • Mad Keys
    • Jamee Cornelia

      • Discovering music today (44:08):

      • Friends
      • Shazam
      • Annabelle Kline
      • That Good Shit
      • Assorted Tapes
      • Saving Connie
      • Bandcamp
      • Spotify

        • First album ever purchased (47:48):

        • “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” by 50 Cent

          • Most recent album purchased (51:54):

          • “Blue Lips” by ScHoolboy Q

            • Artists discovered in the past year (56:47):

            • 454
            • Nino Paid
            • Loe Shimmy

              • Desert island discs (1:00:19):

              • “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
              • “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar
              • “The Best of Sade” by Sade
                • ...more
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