Born in Washington, DC, Billy Woods (stylized as billy woods) is a rapper b… Read Full Bio ↴Born in Washington, DC, Billy Woods (stylized as billy woods) is a rapper based out of New York City. He has also lived in Zimbabwe, Jamaica, and Maryland. Billy Woods is a member of the Super Chron Flight Brothers with Priviledge, Armand Hammer with Elucid, and The Reavers supergroup.
His mother was an English literature professor from Jamaica. His father was a Ph.D. Marxist writer, active in the Zimbabwe War of Liberation and then a member of the government in Zimbabwe. In 1980, the family moved to Zimbabwe. After the death of Woods' father, they returned to the United States in 1989. Woods briefly attended Howard University before getting involved in New York City's hip-hop scene. He started making music in the late 1990s. He wrote his "first real rhyme" at a laundromat in Kennebunk, Maine in 1997.
Billy Woods released his debut solo album, Camouflage, on his record label Backwoodz Studioz in 2003. In 2012, he released History Will Absolve Me. In 2013, he released Dour Candy, which was entirely produced by Blockhead. In 2017, he released Known Unknowns. It was included on Rolling Stone's "15 Great Albums You Probably Didn't Hear in 2017" list. In 2019, he released a collaborative album with producer Kenny Segal, titled Hiding Places, and a solo album, Terror Management. 2020 brought Brass, a collaborative album with Moor Mother. Woods released Aethiopes and Church in 2022. On May 5th 2023 Woods released Maps , second collaborative album with producer Kenny Segal.
His mother was an English literature professor from Jamaica. His father was a Ph.D. Marxist writer, active in the Zimbabwe War of Liberation and then a member of the government in Zimbabwe. In 1980, the family moved to Zimbabwe. After the death of Woods' father, they returned to the United States in 1989. Woods briefly attended Howard University before getting involved in New York City's hip-hop scene. He started making music in the late 1990s. He wrote his "first real rhyme" at a laundromat in Kennebunk, Maine in 1997.
Billy Woods released his debut solo album, Camouflage, on his record label Backwoodz Studioz in 2003. In 2012, he released History Will Absolve Me. In 2013, he released Dour Candy, which was entirely produced by Blockhead. In 2017, he released Known Unknowns. It was included on Rolling Stone's "15 Great Albums You Probably Didn't Hear in 2017" list. In 2019, he released a collaborative album with producer Kenny Segal, titled Hiding Places, and a solo album, Terror Management. 2020 brought Brass, a collaborative album with Moor Mother. Woods released Aethiopes and Church in 2022. On May 5th 2023 Woods released Maps , second collaborative album with producer Kenny Segal.
High Treason
Billy Woods Lyrics
Semi-high, blowing treason
Benedict probably had his reasons
And if the Bodeans double back?
Fuck freezin', better off breezin'
Toss the blunt? Not even
Rather be got red-eyed and cheesin'
At least then he wheezin', open season
They keep half what they seizin'
Pasty-ass Elmer Fudd, double barreled
Don't be daft, better duck, call Harold's
N shoulda skipped town, mentally stuck
Never been outta his hood
DA caught him at his girl house
Rollin' the wood is that stupid or gangster?
Is that flight or bammer?
Mumia, if I had a hammer
You'd be with Assata in Havana
I'm with Weathermen, holding police scanners
If the MRI shows cancer?
Gimme a suicide belt, Return of the Panther
Run up in the precinct
Wearing Nat Turner pajamas goddamn ya
Only video I got out
Is off surveillance cameras
We shootin' for MTV too
No, no, you not understanding
We shootin' at the 106 & Park crew
And then shoot at MTV too
Benedict probably had his reasons
And if the Bodeans double back?
Fuck freezin', better off breezin'
Toss the blunt? Not even
Rather be got red-eyed and cheesin'
At least then he wheezin', open season
They keep half what they seizin'
Pasty-ass Elmer Fudd, double barreled
Don't be daft, better duck, call Harold's
Never been outta his hood
DA caught him at his girl house
Rollin' the wood is that stupid or gangster?
Is that flight or bammer?
Mumia, if I had a hammer
You'd be with Assata in Havana
I'm with Weathermen, holding police scanners
If the MRI shows cancer?
Gimme a suicide belt, Return of the Panther
Run up in the precinct
Wearing Nat Turner pajamas goddamn ya
Only video I got out
Is off surveillance cameras
We shootin' for MTV too
No, no, you not understanding
We shootin' at the 106 & Park crew
And then shoot at MTV too
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found