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'''Denzel Spencer''' (born April 18, 1996),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/roy-wood-mn0003416819 | title=Roy Woods - Biography, Credits and Discography | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | accessdate=July 22, 2015}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Roy Woods''' (stylized as '''Roy Wood$'''), is a [[Canadian people|Canadian]] rapper, singer and songwriter from [[Brampton]], [[Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Is Roy Wood$ the Rap Version of Michael Jackson? {{!}} NOISEY|url = http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/roy-woods-interview-toronto-all-of-you-exis|accessdate = 2015-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Running Through The Six: A Look at Toronto’s Emerging Artists|url = http://hypetrak.com/2015/06/running-through-the-6ix/|website = HYPETRAK|accessdate = 2015-07-26}}</ref> He attended [[Turner Fenton Secondary School]] for three years before moving to St. Augustine Secondary School 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, Woods 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 (rapper)|Drake]], [[Nelly]], [[The Weeknd]] and [[PartyNextDoor]].<ref>http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/meet-roy-woods-young-singer-rapper-from-toronto-news.12622.html</ref> He is signed to
'''Denzel Spencer''' (born April 18, 1996),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/roy-wood-mn0003416819 | title=Roy Woods - Biography, Credits and Discography | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | accessdate=July 22, 2015}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Roy Woods''' (stylized as '''Roy Wood$'''), is a [[Canadian people|Canadian]] rapper, singer and songwriter from [[Brampton]], [[Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Is Roy Wood$ the Rap Version of Michael Jackson? {{!}} NOISEY|url = http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/roy-woods-interview-toronto-all-of-you-exis|accessdate = 2015-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Running Through The Six: A Look at Toronto’s Emerging Artists|url = http://hypetrak.com/2015/06/running-through-the-6ix/|website = HYPETRAK|accessdate = 2015-07-26}}</ref> He attended [[Turner Fenton Secondary School]] for three years before moving to St. Augustine Secondary School 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, Woods 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 (rapper)|Drake]], [[Nelly]], [[The Weeknd]] and [[PartyNextDoor]].<ref>http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/meet-roy-woods-young-singer-rapper-from-toronto-news.12622.html</ref> He is signed to
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|roywoods.co}}
* {{SoundCloud}}
* {{SoundCloud}}


Revision as of 20:50, 28 October 2016

Roy Woods
Birth nameDenzel Spencer
Born (1996-04-18) April 18, 1996 (age 28)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
Years active2014–present
Labels
Websiteroywoods.co

Denzel Spencer (born April 18, 1996),[1] better known by his stage name Roy Woods (stylized as Roy Wood$), is a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter from Brampton, Ontario.[2][3] He attended Turner Fenton Secondary School for three years before moving to St. Augustine Secondary School for his final year of high school. Before his music career took off, he was often recognized for his commitment and talent in football. The origin of his name comes from a youth that lived in the same building as him from Brampton giving "Roy" his name after his previous one, Woods took a survey throughout his high school and Roy Wood$ 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. Waking at Dawn was released on July 1, 2016, promoted by Woods and other artists including Drake and Wiz Khalifa through social media. [6]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
CAN
[7] 		US
[8] 		US
R&B
/HH
[9] 		US
R&B
[10]
Waking at Dawn 30 127 11 6
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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
[9] 		US
R&B
[10]
Exis — — 27 10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title Year Album
"Gwan Big Up Urself" 2016 Waking at Dawn

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"Jealousy" 2015 Jim Joe
"Get You Good" Kid. Studio[13]
"Gwan Big Up Urself" 2016 Kid. Studio

Tours

Headlining
  • Unlocked Tour (2016)
Supporting

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: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "Roy Woods – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Roy Woods – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Roy Woods – Chart History: R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "Waking at Dawn by Roy Woods". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 1, 2016. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  12. ^ "Exis - EP by Roy Woods". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 31, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  13. ^ "Kid. Studio - Get You Good". Kid. Studio. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  14. ^ "Drake and Future Announce Summer Sixteen Tour". The Fader. Retrieved April 25, 2016.

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