Dour Candy by billy woods
Summer 2013 saw the release of Dour Candy, a collaboration between Ninja Tune artist Blockhead and critically-acclaimed rapper Billy Woods. Woods’ buzz was at an all-time high coming off the release of History Will Absolve Me, his 2012 opus that was on virtually every rap-related “best of 2012” list. Blockhead comes into this project newly removed from his high-profile collaboration with indie legend Illogic.
Dour Candy catches both artists in a moment of flux and that momentum propels this tightly wound LP. This is Woods first project with a single producer, and he is joined on the mic by Aesop Rock, Open Mike Eagle, Moka Only and Elucid of Cult Favorite. Album artwork by Ashes 57.
Tracklist
| 1. | Prelude | 0:40 |
| 2. | The Undercard | 1:34 |
| 3. | Gilgamesh [feat. L'Wren] | 3:54 |
| 4. | Redacted [feat. Elucid] | 3:08 |
| 5. | Manteca | 2:48 |
| 6. | Central Park [feat. DJ Addikt] | 2:32 |
| 7. | Poachers [feat. Elucid] | 3:10 |
| 8. | One Thousand One Nights | 2:21 |
| 9. | Tinseltown | 3:16 |
| 10. | Tumbleweed [feat. Aesop Rock & Elucid] | 3:29 |
| 11. | Hack | 3:38 |
| 12. | Fool’s Gold [feat. Open Mike Eagle, Moka Only & Elucid] | 4:32 |
| 13. | Pro Wrestling | 4:03 |
| 14. | Lucre | 3:15 |
| 15. | Cuito Cuanavale | 1:43 |
Credits
All lyrics written by billy woods except where noted.
All music produced by Blockhead (J. Simon) for toneslapmusic (SESAC)
All songs recorded, mixed and mastered by Willie Green @ The Greenhouse
A&R - Zu
Executive Producer Zu & Anton Schlesinger
Artwork by Ashes57
This album is dedicated to New York City for holding me down, literally and figuratively.
I would like to thank Willie Green for being the best engineer in the game.
Elucid, L'Wren, Aesop Rock, Addikt and Mike Eagle for lending their
considerable talents to my record. Blockhead, 'preciate you reaching out,
I'm honored to have done a record with you.
License
All rights reserved.
billy woods is a rapper who defies easy categorization; he was born in the U.S. but spent much of his childhood in Africa and the West Indies. On the mic, woods is no less of a conundrum, possessed of versatile flows and an ability to not only tackle topics other artists wouldn’t dream of, but also to bring unique perspectives to the familiar ones.