Backwoodz Studioz http://backwoodzstudioz.com Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:32:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 History Will Absolve Me is OUT NOW!!! http://backwoodzstudioz.com/history-will-absolve-me-is-out-now http://backwoodzstudioz.com/history-will-absolve-me-is-out-now#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:11:20 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=664 April 10th is finally upon us & we at backwoodz studioz are proud to announce that billy woods’ new album History Will Absolve Me is finally released for your listening pleasure.

We are also proud to announce that upon our 10 year anniversary of being a record label (whoa..) we finally have our OWN online store where we can sell products directly to our fans! We currently have two items for sale in the store: billy woods signed copies of HWAM & a special HWAM T-Shirt & album (signed) combo!  Get your limited edition HWAM shirt & album now at the Bodega!

You can also purchase the album now digitally at iTunes to get a different bonus track (exclusive to iTunes) and can also find it at your favorite hip-hop retailer (ughh.com, accesshiphop.com & many more)!

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/history-will-absolve-me-is-out-now/feed 0 billy woods – Frozen Sunlight ft. Open Mike Eagle & MarQ Spekt http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-frozen-sunlight-ft-open-mike-eagle-marq-spekt http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-frozen-sunlight-ft-open-mike-eagle-marq-spekt#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:47:25 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=659 In anticipation of History Will Absolve Me dropping TOMORROW (!!!) whet your appetite with this banger of a freebie from billy woods featuring Open Mike Eagle & MarQ Spekt. produced by Willie Green & artwork by pemdesigns.

45407 plays in under 5 days! WHAT!?

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-frozen-sunlight-ft-open-mike-eagle-marq-spekt/feed 0 NEW billy woods track “Body Of Work” Feat. Masai Bey & Roc Marciano http://backwoodzstudioz.com/body-of-work http://backwoodzstudioz.com/body-of-work#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:24:14 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=636 Backwoodz Studioz is excited to debut the first official single, “Body Of Work,” featuring Masai Bey and Roc Marciano, from History Will Absolve Me, the new album from billy woods.

The track, produced by Willie Green, is one of the earliest that the emcee and beatsmith recorded for the album, and billy woods grew immediately attached to the track upon hearing it live in the studio. “The inspiration for ‘Body Of Work’ comes from chain-gang spirituals,” he explains. “All of the verses concern themselves with work, but also with getting older and trying to sum up one’s life, for better or worse.”

After laying his verse, woods knew he wanted features on the song, but he also know it couldn’t be just anyone, given the weighty retrospective – and introspective – subject matter. “I knew I needed some older cats on it,” notes woods. Each rapper builds on the themes that billy sets forth in the opening verse (“if you are familiar with the land issue in South Africa and Zimbabwe, the content of my verse might be a little clearer,” says woods), and each add their own personal experiences and emotions, bringing the track to life with three unique and insightful perspectives.

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/body-of-work/feed 0 billy woods, Willie Green, MarQ Spekt & A.M. Breakups @ SXSW! http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-willie-green-sxsw http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-willie-green-sxsw#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:48:43 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=623 Backwoodz artists billy woods, Willie Green, MarQ Spekt & A.M. Breakups will be performing at SXSW on Thursday 3/15 at the Prog Rap Attack with our friends from Isolated Wax. If you are in the area stop by!

Thursday, March 15, from 9pm-3am, tagged “Prog Rap Attack”.

The showcase will be held at Club Pachanga, one of the few premiere Hip Hop clubs located on the Riverside, in the heart of the music capital of the world, on 2120 E Riverside Dr., and will include appearances by some of the most innovative talent in the trade.

Prog Rap Attack will consist of performances by a collective,
comprised of artists associated with a wide range of record labels including:
Mush Records
Hellfyre Club
Project Blowed
M9 Entertainment
Stonesthrow Records
Backwoodz Studioz
Fake Four and more

Confirmed acts on the bill are as follows:

Louis Logic (NYC)
Subtitle (LA)
Megabusive (SJ)
PremRock & Willie Green (NY)
Gel Roc (LA)
Riddlore (AUS, TX)
Open Mike Eagle (LA)
Haez One (SJ)
ADAM (NYC)
Elucid (BK)
Billy Woods (BK)
Marq Spekt (ATL)
Sean Blak (SJ)
Tape Mastah Steph (SJ, DTX)
A.M. Breakups (BK)
Anacron (LA)
Benofficial (SJ) |
Special Guest: Warren Britt (NYC)

Admission to the show is FREE. To attend, please RSVP on the event page.

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-willie-green-sxsw/feed 0 HWAM promo video “Headband” http://backwoodzstudioz.com/hwam-promo-video-headband http://backwoodzstudioz.com/hwam-promo-video-headband#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:39:36 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=616 Here is our first promo video for the album, “Headband” produced by Essex Dogs, chronicles (no pun intended) the layover of a lifetime. “Headband” was actually the first song recorded for History Will Absolve Me but will only be on the limited edition Director’s Cut CD-version of the album, which will also include a full lyric book and a bonus track with Vordul Mega, produced by Lex Boogie from Da Bronx. Shot and edited by billy woods himself, enjoy!

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/hwam-promo-video-headband/feed 0 billy woods NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-new-album http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-new-album#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:10:38 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=613 History Will Absolve Me is the long-awaited new solo project from billy woods and the Zimbabwean-Jamaican-by-way-of-Brooklyn rapper does not disappoint. A smoldering riot of bitter invective and daisycutter beats, History Will Absolve Me is a solid hour of hardboiled anti-nostalgia. After spending the last few years as the better half of the Super Chron Flight Brothers, this album marks a clean break from that critically-acclaimed oeuvre. A last will & testament scrawled in the shadow of the gallows, HWAM is steeped in the ethos of “what goes around, comes around”. The album features guest appearances by Roc Marciano, MarQ Spekt, Elucid, Masai Bey and junclassic. Willie Green, A.M. Breakups, Marmaduke, Nasa and Man Mantis handle the beats, providing a backdrop that matches the intensity of woods’ labyrinthine verses. Following on the heels of last years Cowardly Threats & Hideous Cruelty mixtape, HWAM is woods’ second “official” solo album, but with eight years between them, this is less a follow-up to his debut than it is a bare knuckle epilogue.

IN STORES 4/10/12

TRACKLIST

1 A Mis Enemigos [High tide] (produced by Marmaduke)
2 Crocodile Tears (produced by Willie Green)
3 The Man Who Would Be King (produced by Marmaduke)
4 Ca$h 4 Gold (produced by Marmaduke)
5 Body Of Work ft. Masai Bey & Roc Marciano (produced by Willie Green)
6 The Foreigner (produced by A.M. Breakups)
7 Bill Cosby (produced by Willie Green)
8 Freedman’s Bureau ft. Elucid (produced by Marmaduke)
9 Blue Dream ft. L’Wren (produced by Man Mantis)
10 DMCA (produced by Willie Green)
11 Pompeii (produced by Willie Green)
12 Duck Hunt (produced by A.M. Breakups)
13 Nigerian Email (produced by Marmaduke)
14 Pump Up the Volume ft. L’Wren (produced by Nasa)
15 Famous Last Words ft. junclassic & MarQ Spekt (produced by Willie Green)
16 Sour Grapes ft. Elucid (produced by A.M. Breakups)
17 Human Resources (produced by Willie Green & Dig Dug)
18 The Wake (produced by Willie Green)

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billy-woods-new-album/feed 0 Billy Woods – HWAM BONUS CONTENT!! http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billywoods-hwam-content http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billywoods-hwam-content#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:21:53 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=609 We hope you are enjoying your copy of billy woods “History Will Absolve Me”

We at backwoodz studioz really want to bring our fans as much of a full experience as possible, so here you can find some bonus content to accompany your listening pleasure.

DOWNLOAD FULL LYRIC BOOKLET

DOWNLOAD VIDEO #1

DOWNLOAD VIDEO #2

PHOTOS

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/billywoods-hwam-content/feed 0 Yule Prog 2011 is TONIGHT! http://backwoodzstudioz.com/yule-prog-2011 http://backwoodzstudioz.com/yule-prog-2011#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:21:32 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=593 Uncommon Records and Backwoodz Studioz proudly present the 5th Annual Yule Prog Progressive Hip-Hop Festival at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out this years line up on the flyer below, and this year you can also pre-order your ticket! It’s $12 advanced and $15 the day of the show at the door. When you pre order your name will be added to a list, just give your name at the door at Southpaw and you will also recieve a 2 free random CDs (one from Uncommon and one from Backwoodz). The show features Meyhem Lauren, Open Mike Eagle, Marq Spekt, all your favorites from Uncommon & Backwoodz and many more! Make sure you’re there on Thursday December 8th for some Progressive Hip-Hop history.

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/yule-prog-2011/feed 0 Four Seasons – Fall (Movement 3) http://backwoodzstudioz.com/four-seasons-fall-movement-3 http://backwoodzstudioz.com/four-seasons-fall-movement-3#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:20:00 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=591 Assembled over the course of Willie and PremRock’s “Kill Your Idols” European tour, Fall (Movement 3) comes to you straight from Vienna, Austria. The third installment in Green’s seasonal series, this reflects the change to colder tempos and mellowing of moods. Like the other installments, Fall (Movement 3) is a “Name Your Own Price” download, even for free! Available Tues. Oct 25th from Backwoodz Studioz.


DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE BEAT TAPE HERE
http://williegreen.bandcamp.com/track/four-seasons-fall-movement-3

]]> http://backwoodzstudioz.com/four-seasons-fall-movement-3/feed 0 The Cost Of Living http://backwoodzstudioz.com/the-cost-of-living http://backwoodzstudioz.com/the-cost-of-living#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:59:35 +0000 Phantom Power http://backwoodzstudioz.com/?p=588 The economy is in the tank. Unemployment is at an all-time high. Those with money are scared to spend it and those without, well…they do without. Two-and-a-half wars continue to drain the nation’s coffers while the bloodshed increases. Summer is over. Winter is coming. Want to hear the good news? Backwoodz Studioz has a free record for you, aptly titled The Cost Of Living. With albums from billy woods, Elucid, Willie Green & Pastense on the horizon but still awaiting release dates, we figured our fans could use something to hold them over. Fifteen tracks featuring our artists; Willie Green, Vordul Mega, billy woods, A.M. Breakups, Elucid,  Marmaduke, Bond, Pastense & HiCoup. They are joined by friends and family like Open Mike Eagle, Junclassic, Nasa, Man Mantis, Eleven, Teddy Faley, Cavalier , Megabusive and L’Wren.

Backwoodz Studioz presents The Cost Of Living
DOWNLOAD NOW for FREE
from one of the following links…
http://backwoodzstudioz.com/sounds/TheCostOfLiving.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?y0j536ijqr1863s

  1. Loopholes (produced by Nasa)
  2. Demolition (produced by A.M. Breakups, featuring Elucid)
  3. Blue Dream (produced by Man Mantis, featuring billy woods & L’wren)
  4. The Knock (produced by Willie Green, featuring Megabusive, PremRock & Open Mike Eagle)
  5. Six Flags (produced by A.M. Breakups, featuring billy woods)
  6. Stingray (produced by Willie Green, featuring Junclassic)
  7. Gladhanding (produced by Marmaduke)
  8. Shilling (produced by Marmaduke, featuring billy woods)
  9. Excuse Me (produced by A.M. Breakups, featuring MC Eleven & Teddy Faley)
  10. Elevator Music (produced by Willie Green, featuring Cavalier)
  11. Antz (produced by Junclassic, featuring Vordul Mega, Junclassic & billy woods)
  12. Bank Of America (produced by Marmaduke, featuring Elucid & billy woods)
  13. Help Me (produced by Willie Green, featuring Pastense & HiCoup)
  14. Pig Iron (produced by BOND, featuring billy woods)
  15. No Invitations (produced by A.M. Breakups, featuring Elucid)
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