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