it's such an interesting debate between Aethiopes and Church...I personally prefer Aethiopes though there's some very great stuff on Church...Aethiopes just has slightly better production IMO which isn't a knock on Messiah Muzik either...Remorseless is my favorite song from either album although Pollo Rico is fantastic as well

That s*** brought a tear to my eye live

That's so wild to me, but respect for having a different take on it

Been obsessed with the Hiding Places - Terror Management - Church - Aethiopes run lately post-concert and I truly think he's the best writer of the contemporary era. Cormac McCarthy is the billy woods of writing a book, lets put it that way

Woods is legit on a legendary run that will probably forever be super under appreciated.

By everyone!!! Where are the Pulitzer nominations? Why hasn't he gotten a Whitman award for his lyric compilations? Where are the MacArthur grants? I'm not even half-joking. I'm sure he doesn't want half of em but still, it should be offered

Not to imply that woods is "transcending" rap or anything, he's just executing on a level that nobody else can, truly

No other rapper that I've heard combines a first person omniscient + third person omniscient voice to the successful extent that he does, to deliver the kind of stories he's telling. He has a distinct tone to the extent that you could do an impression of him, but he's not hamstrung by fetishes for things like puzzles and winking to the listener (sorry Lupe) or any over-reliance on specific methods to turn phrases (can't even say who I'm subbing here)

Sorry to be talking at a brick wall!

And the crazy thing is it doesn't seem like he's slowing down anytime soon.

Another album with Kenny Segal on the horizon, another Armand Hammer coming, the something that he and Nicholas Craven have teased.

His discography when all is said and done could very easily be something we'll just never see the likes of again. Unmatched quantity and quality. And he keeps challenging himself sonically. The production he seeks out is so unique and forward thinking.

You're talking all facts Sherm

Dawg I bet. Really wish that show weren’t on a damn Wednesday night at 10pm I woulda been there vibing as well. Glad you experienced that

It’s wild seeing him get even better in real time

All this while still RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL INDIE LABEL like wtf

The actual greatest and it’s becoming clearer and clearer

Spot on

U tinkered with the flow but yo the whole style rocks

Someone had to say it

*Roc's (Marciano)

And now an author. Madness

what's the name of his book?

One is a children's book, A is for Anarchist. That's available for pre-order.

The other hasn't got a release date yet, title is:
Let the Dead Bury the Dead.

He also has this short story, under the same alias as the upcoming novel
everyseeker.com/billy-woods

There's also his short story in the BRASS CD liner notes entitled Blak Forrest

This dude eats people

Robert Moses is soooooooo good

elucid tape on streaming btw

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