On "Smith + Cross", billy begins reflecting on the current state of society since the triangle trade. While most were crushed to later learn that their ancestors had contributed to the continuation and growth of slavery. Others turned the irony into a joke, using laughter as a coping mechanism to guard against their anxiety. The separate reactions hint at the inability of black society to unite over its history and tackle the issues of the past. There’s a lot of parallels you can strike between this and the current state of racism in society too. Billy could be telling us … read more
On "Smith + Cross", billy begins reflecting on the current state of society since the triangle trade. While most were crushed to later lear… read more
On "Smith + Cross", billy begins reflecting on the current state of society since the triangle trade. While most were crushed to later learn that their ancestors had contribute… read more
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… read more
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 Su…read more
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, Arm…read more