Billy Woods

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Billy Woods

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Billy Woods is a New York-based rapper known for literate, inventive flows that blend abstract hip hop with underground sensibilities. Beginning his music career in the early 2000s, he gained significant recognition following the 2012 release of his solo album History Will Absolve Me. He collaborates with ELUCID in the group Armand Hammer and has released numerous solo albums including Today, I Wrote Nothing (2015), Maps (2023), and GOLLIWOG (2025). His work combines complex lyricism with experimental production, often incorporating elements of horrorcore, surrealism, and Afropessimism. Woods is also the founder of the record label Backwoodz Studioz and has been a member of Super Chron Flight Brothers and the Reavers. He is known for consistently obscuring his face in publicity photos.

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