Kno (musician)

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Kno performing in 2011
Background information
Birth nameRyan Dean Wisler [1]
Also known asKnoKash
Ryan Hathaway
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Genres Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer, singer
Years active1999–present
Labels QN5 Music, APOS Music

Ryan Dean Wisler, better known by his stage name Kno, is an American alternative hip hop rapper, producer, and singer. [2] He is a founding member of the hip hop groups CunninLynguists and Built to Fade. Kno is currently signed to QN5 Music and APOS Music. [3] In 2010, Kno was named "one of the top loop-miners east of the Mississippi" by URB . [4]

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History

Kno first became known as a prominent hip hop producer and rapper through the indie hip hop group CunninLynguists, which consists of him, Deacon the Villain and Natti. [5] In 2004, he released his remixed version of Jay-Z's album The Black Album , called Kno vs Hov – The White Albulum. [6] Between 2004 and 2006, he released a series of hip hop instrumentals, named Excrementals.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, Kno released his debut solo album Death Is Silent , which was critically acclaimed, with URB Magazine giving the album 4.5/5, saying "Easily one of the top five most satisfying hip-hop albums of the year and possibly one of the year's ten best genre-wide." and HipHopDX giving it a 4/5 saying: "This makes the production on Death is Silent that much more poignant as Kno chose to go across the Atlantic rather than across the Mississippi when it came to mining sounds for one of the year’s strongest collection of beats." [7] In 2013, Kno formed a new group, Built to Fade, with vocalists Dane Ferguson, Zoe Wick and Anna Wise (of Sonnymoon). The band released their debut album, To Dust, on November 12. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

Solo

Collaborations

with CunninLynguists

with Built to Fade

Other releases

EPs

Remix albums

Mixtapes

Production credits

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References

  1. "AIN'T NO WAY". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. Howard, Jacinta (November 25, 2009). "Q&A with Kno of CunninLynguists". Westword. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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  6. "The White Albulum, by Kno vs. Hov". CunninLynguists. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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