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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Maceo is the Founder of We Them Media, a community driven media company platform featuring the stories and perspectives of POC creators. He is also host of ‘We Them Niggas’, a podcast.

MUSIC MENTIONS

• Seal
• Maroon 5
• Taylor Swift
• Nickelback
• “Phantom of the Opera” OST
• Migos
• Lil Wayne
• Spotify
• Jake Rich
• Water & Music
• NFT.NYC

Perspective gained ~ Water & Music (13:34):

• Playboi Carti
• FWB Fest
• Avenged Sevenfold
• Black Dave
• JEDXO

Q&A

Discovering music today (20:56):

• Instagram
• YouTube
• On the Radar Radio
• Zane Lowe
• Out in the World
• From the Block Freestyles
• 4ShootersOnly
• Lightz
• Timbaland
• Shani Boni

Three artists of note discovered in the past year (24:21):

• Libianca
• Jay5
• Central See

First music purchase (26:12):

• “The Show Goes On” by Lupe Fiasco

Most recent music purchase (26:49):

• “Ride or Die” by GRL

Desert island discs (27:39):

• “Donda” by Kanye West
• “Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2” by Lil Uzi Vert
• “Goodbye & Good Riddance” by Juice WRLD