Billy Woods

Aethiopes

This is Billy’s first solo project since his 2019 record “Terror Management”. It was entirely produced by Preservation, the pair actually already worked together before. Preservation did some of the production, on his last solo record. Woods was also featured on Preservation’s 2020 compilation album “Eastern Medicine, Western Illness”. I heavily praised that record, so i was extremely excited to hear them collaborate again.

The first thing you’ll ... read more

Ah… so it isn’t overhyped

It really is that good. The first songs on this project are the least accessible. It gets easier to vibe as the project goes along.

Bars. Bars. Bars.

Holy mother of bars.

solid Init

Everything inside “Aethiopes” makes sense. Every little detail that Billy Woods introduces through his deep bars has meaning in the whole narrative that the album is trying to portray! Plus, there’s the abstract hip-hop factor, with those heavy but kinda classic beats that make this album so enjoyable. If it weren’t for some of the features in here this album could have been the best in Billy’s whole career, but this is still a really really good effort from one of ... read more