Roy Woods

Roy Wood$
Birth name Denzel Spencer
Born (1996-04-18) April 18, 1996
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Years active 2014–present
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Denzel Spencer (born April 18, 1996),[1] better known by his stage name Roy Woods (stylized as Roy Wood$), is a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter from Brampton, Ontario.[2][3] He attended Turner Fenton Secondary School for three years before switching to St. Augustine for his final year of high school. Before his music career took off, he was often recognized for his commitment and talent in Football. The origin of his name comes from a youth that lived in the same building as him from Brampton giving "Roy" his name after his previous one, Wood$ took a survey throughout his high school and Roy Wood$ seemed to be the winning ticket when he asked his peers. In an October 2014 interview with HotNewHipHop, he said some of his biggest influences are Michael Jackson, Drake, Nelly, The Weeknd and PartyNextDoor.[4] He is signed to OVO Sound, the record label co-founded by rapper Drake, producer Noah "40" Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib.

Career

2014–present: Exis and Waking at Dawn

On July 11, 2015, Drake premiered the first song "Drama" from Woods' EP Exis on Apple's Beats 1 radio during the first OVO Sound radio show,[5] the track also features Woods' label boss. Two weeks later on July 25, 2015, a second song titled "Get You Good" was premiered on the second episode of the OVO Sound radio show.

On July 31, 2015, Woods released his debut EP Exis, digitally through OVO Sound, the record label co-founded by rapper Drake. In 2016, Woods announced via Twitter that his new project, Waking at Dawn, will be dropping soon.[6]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
CAN US US
R&B
/HH
[7]		 US
R&B
[8]
Exis — — 27 10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music Videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"Jealousy" 2015 Jim Joe
"Get You Good" Kid. Studio[9]

Tours

References

  1. ↑ "Roy Woods - Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Is Roy Wood$ the Rap Version of Michael Jackson? | NOISEY". Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Running Through The Six: A Look at Toronto’s Emerging Artists". HYPETRAK. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  4. ↑ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/meet-roy-woods-young-singer-rapper-from-toronto-news.12622.html
  5. ↑ "Drake Debuts 3 New Remixes on First Beats 1 Show: Listen Now". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Roy Wood$ on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  7. ↑ "Roy Woods – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Roy Woods – Chart History: R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kid. Studio - Get You Good". Kid. Studio. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Drake and Future Announce Summer Sixteen Tour". The Fader. Retrieved April 25, 2016.

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