Henny L.O. | S5 Episode 7

If you"d like to see full video of this and other episodes, join the Reel Notes Patreon at the Homie ($5/month) tier or higher. You also get early access to episodes, an invite to our Discord server, access to the Reel Talk movie night archives, and more! My guest this week is Virginia rapper Henny L.O. We spoke about Baki Hanma, YouTube rabbit holes, how discovering Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Wu-Tang Clan changed his life, his history as a battle rapper, breaking the curse of bad battle rapper albums, meeting Fly Anakin and forming Mutant Academy, the response to MA’s debut album Keep Holly Alive, his chemistry with producer ewonee, and the creative process behind their collaborative EP Fougére and their upcoming full-length album The Coldest Season Ever. Come fuck with us. Fougére is available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. The Coldest Season Ever is out on Friday, March 21. Follow Lowey on Instagram (@hennyldot) and Twitter (@HennyLo_). Follow ewonee on Instagram and Twitter (@ewonee_) and listen to his episode of Reel Notes (Season 4, Episode 29). My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon. Reel Notes stands in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Palestine Children"s Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti.  For information about contacting your representatives to demand a ceasefire, finding protests, and other tools, check out CeasefireToday! Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), Bluesky (@cinemasai.bsky.social), TikTok (@cinemasai), Letterboxd (@CineMasai), and subscribe to my weekly Nu Musique Friday newsletter to stay tapped into all things Dylan Green.      Support the show