Sour Grapes (feat. Elucid)
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.
Sour Grapes
Billy Woods Lyrics
Pig knuckle, braised soft
White tablecloth, skewered squab
Smile like El Gato, chilled gazpacho
Greens tossed
Extra virgin sit's on top the sauce
I'm your boss' boss did it my way
Hit the highway to rob, some took a loss
And came hat in hand
Eyeing a seat at the table
But I let 'em stand selfish
Butter poached shellfish
The charred flesh of the helpless
Scoop marrow from bone
I can only imagine those loans have grown
Like the mortgage on your aspirational home
Liens leaning on your ceiling
The beams groan you got a lot on your dome
I eat like Noreaga
Vomit crusted on the throne
Blood run out the prime rib
Student debt the next ship to sink
Like that subprime shit did
Napkin, tucked like a bib, filthy
Silverware untouched, rip carcass, grilchy
Swiftly, condemn the guilty, sacrificial lamb
Rosemary, cracked black pepper
What you want from me, marital advice?
I suggest you crack the heifer check her
Double check the exchequer
Then tell the chef pork belly on polenta
Poached egg centered grated white cheddar
Vacuum every crumb black & Decker
Show a lil' leg honey, I might tip better
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
Sour grapes flow out the bottle
Sour deez blow out the nozzle public Enemies
I got a right to be hostile
Say what you mean
If you don't know shut the fuck up
Cash rules everything
Beretta themed code of conduct at ease
Man or machine, compute supreme
Honors relieved in favor of thieves
Make the change you wanna see
Do you believe?
Cowards freeze, power steam, pack heat
Don't forget to make that crease 'Bama
Wolves trying to eat, no retreat
Blam blam hammers peeled off in tinted jeeps
Blaring rap standards
All questions, the eyes don't lie
But never answer
Baggy rip tees and lit votive candles
Motive random manicured and pampered
You'll never understand it
For those who've been abandoned
I'm speaking candid overly anxious
Stress build fast, it might strangle
All that glitters ain't gold
But shit it dangle no bank roll
Still on tilt like a Kangol be thankful
Sour grapes flow out the bottle
Sour deez blow out the nozzle public Enemies
I got a right to be hostile
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
Sour grapes flow out the bottle
Sour deez blow out the nozzle public Enemies
I got a right to be hostile
White tablecloth, skewered squab
Smile like El Gato, chilled gazpacho
Greens tossed
Extra virgin sit's on top the sauce
I'm your boss' boss did it my way
Hit the highway to rob, some took a loss
And came hat in hand
Eyeing a seat at the table
But I let 'em stand selfish
The charred flesh of the helpless
Scoop marrow from bone
I can only imagine those loans have grown
Like the mortgage on your aspirational home
Liens leaning on your ceiling
The beams groan you got a lot on your dome
I eat like Noreaga
Vomit crusted on the throne
Blood run out the prime rib
Student debt the next ship to sink
Like that subprime shit did
Napkin, tucked like a bib, filthy
Silverware untouched, rip carcass, grilchy
Swiftly, condemn the guilty, sacrificial lamb
Rosemary, cracked black pepper
What you want from me, marital advice?
I suggest you crack the heifer check her
Double check the exchequer
Then tell the chef pork belly on polenta
Poached egg centered grated white cheddar
Vacuum every crumb black & Decker
Show a lil' leg honey, I might tip better
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
Sour grapes flow out the bottle
Sour deez blow out the nozzle public Enemies
I got a right to be hostile
Say what you mean
If you don't know shut the fuck up
Cash rules everything
Beretta themed code of conduct at ease
Man or machine, compute supreme
Honors relieved in favor of thieves
Make the change you wanna see
Do you believe?
Cowards freeze, power steam, pack heat
Don't forget to make that crease 'Bama
Wolves trying to eat, no retreat
Blam blam hammers peeled off in tinted jeeps
Blaring rap standards
All questions, the eyes don't lie
But never answer
Baggy rip tees and lit votive candles
Motive random manicured and pampered
You'll never understand it
For those who've been abandoned
I'm speaking candid overly anxious
Stress build fast, it might strangle
All that glitters ain't gold
But shit it dangle no bank roll
Still on tilt like a Kangol be thankful
Sour grapes flow out the bottle
Sour deez blow out the nozzle public Enemies
I got a right to be hostile
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
A day late and a dollar short
Thanks for your support
Yo, let's pop this cork
Sour grapes flow out the bottle
Sour deez blow out the nozzle public Enemies
I got a right to be hostile
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