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Roy Woods
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| Birth name | Denzel Spencer |
| Born | April 18, 1996 Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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Denzel Spencer (born April 18, 1996) is a Canadian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is better known by his stage name Roy Woods (sometimes written as Roy Wood$). In 2014, he signed with Drake's record label, OVO Sound. This label is part of Warner Records. His first two albums, Waking at Dawn (2016) and Say Less (2017), both did well on the music charts in Canada and the US. Roy Woods also started his own group called Unlock the Underground.
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Early Life
Denzel Spencer was born on April 18, 1996, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He went to Turner Fenton High School for more than three years. For his last year of high school, he moved to St. Augustine Secondary School.
Music Career
Starting Out and First Albums (2014–Present)
On July 11, 2015, the famous rapper Drake played a new song called "Drama." This was the first song from Roy Woods' first EP, Exis. An EP is like a mini-album with fewer songs. Drake played the song on Apple's Beats 1 radio during the first OVO Sound radio show. Drake also sang on the song with Roy Woods.
On July 25, 2015, another song called "Get You Good" was played on the OVO Sound radio show. Roy Woods officially released his first EP, Exis, online on July 31, 2015. It was released through OVO Sound, the record label that Drake helped create.
On October 9, 2015, Roy Woods released his first music video for his song "Jealousy." This video has been watched over 9 million times on YouTube.
On July 1, 2016, Roy Woods released his first full-length project, a mixtape called Waking at Dawn. A mixtape is often a free collection of songs. Roy Woods, Drake, and other artists like Wiz Khalifa helped promote it on social media.
Later that year, on December 23, 2016, Woods released his second EP, titled Nocturnal.
On July 20, 2017, he released "What Are You On?" This song was the first single from his first studio album, Say Less. A single is a song released on its own before an album. On November 17, 2017, he released the song "Say Less." His first studio album, also called Say Less, came out on December 1, 2017.
In 2018, on June 8, Roy Woods surprised fans by releasing two new songs, "Russian Cream" and "Snow White." He had not announced them beforehand.
He continued to release new music in the following years:
- "Worth It" came out on February 8, 2019.
- "Bubbly" was released on September 18, 2019.
- "I Feel It" came out on May 8, 2020.
On May 15, 2020, Roy Woods released his third EP, called Dem Times.
In 2023, he joined many other artists to record a special song called "What I Wouldn't Do" by Serena Ryder. This song was released to help raise money for Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign, which supports youth mental health.
On July 28, 2023, Roy Woods released his second studio album, Mixed Emotions. This album featured other artists like Coi Leray, Jada Kingdom, and Vory. Before the album came out, he released several songs from it, including "Touch You," "Insecure," "Bad Bad," "Don't Love Me," "Young Boy Problems," "Don't Mind Me," and "Test What I Know."
Artistry and Influences
Roy Woods has shared that some of his biggest inspirations in music are Michael Jackson, Drake, Nelly, The Weeknd, and PartyNextDoor.
He also started an artist group called Unlock The Underground. This group is connected to the OVO Sound label. Artists in this group include BATMANONTHEBEATZ (who is a producer and engineer), RAYNY, and DOLOINDACUT, who is Roy Woods' DJ.
Music Releases
Studio Albums
| Title | Album details | Highest chart position | |||
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| Waking at Dawn |
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30 | 127 | 11 | 6 |
| Say Less |
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26 | 92 | 38 | 11 |
| Mixed Emotions |
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Extended Plays (EPs)
| Title | Album details | Highest chart position | ||||
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| Exis |
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27 | 10 | |||
| Nocturnal |
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| Dem Times |
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| "—" means the recording did not appear on that chart or was not released in that country. | ||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Highest chart position | Certifications | Album | ||
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| "Drama" (featuring Drake) |
2015 | — | — | — | Exis | |
| "Gwan Big Up Urself" | 2016 | — | — | — | Waking at Dawn | |
| "How I Feel" | — | — | — | |||
| "What Are You On?" | 2017 | — | — | — | Say Less | |
| "Russian Cream" | 2018 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Snow White" | — | — | — | |||
| "Worth It" | 2019 | — | — | — | ||
| "Bubbly" | — | — | — | |||
| "Juliet & Romeo" (with Martin Solveig) |
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| "Shot Again" | 2020 | — | — | — | ||
| "Too Much" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Dvbbs) |
2021 | — | — | — | ||
| "Touch You" | 21 | — | — | Mixed Emotions | ||
| "Speeding" | 2022 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Insecure" | — | — | — | Mixed Emotions | ||
| "Bad Bad" | — | — | — | |||
| "Luces" (with Fuego and Polimá Westcoast) |
2023 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Don't Love Me" | — | — | — | Mixed Emotions | ||
| "Young Boy Problems" | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Mind Me" | — | — | — | |||
| "Test What I Know" | — | — | — | |||
| "Hold Still" | 2024 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
Other Charted and Certified Songs
| Title | Year | Certification | Album |
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| "Get You Good" | 2015 |
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Exis |
| "Instinct" (featuring MadeinTYO) |
2016 |
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Nocturnal |
Music Videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Jealousy" | 2015 | Jim Joe |
| "Get You Good" | Christo Anesti and Glenn Michael (Kid. Studio) |
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| "Gwan Big Up Urself" | 2016 | |
| "Go Go Go" | ||
| "Love You" | 2017 | Ninja Djacic |
| "Instinct" (featuring MadeinTYO) |
Elliot Clancy Osberg | |
| "Say Less" | Gab3 | |
| "Monday to Monday" | Unknown | |
| "Something New" | 2018 | Elliot Clancy Osberg |
| "Snow White" | Alfy |
Tours
Roy Woods has been on several music tours:
- Headlining Tours (He was the main performer)
- Unlocked Tour (2016)
- Say Less Tour (2018)
- Me And U Tour (2023)
- Supporting Tours (He opened for other artists)
- Summer Sixteen Tour (with Drake & Future) (2016)
- Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour (with Drake & Migos) (2018)
Film and TV
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | 6IX RISING | Himself | Documentary (he appeared but did not speak) |
