billy woods - GOLLIWOG CD/2LP

RELEASES ON THE 9/5/25

"GOLLIWOG" is billy woods’ first album in two years, preceded by 2023’s "Maps", his second collaboration with producer Kenny Segal. That nimble travelogue has little in common with woods’ newest work, despite the fact that Segal shows up a couple times in the credits.

"GOLLIWOG" is a haunting collection that weaves horror, humor, surrealism and Afro-pessimism into a cinematic tapestry, aided and abetted by a murderer’s row of producers. African zombies, time travelling trap cars, malevolent ragdolls and a dying Frantz Fanon are just a few of the revelers in woods’ danse macabre.

It features production from The Alchemist, Kenny Segal, EL-P, Conductor Williams, Preservation, Messiah Musik, Sadhugold, Ant (Atmosphere), Shabaka Hutchings, Steel Tipped Dove, DJ Haram, Willie Green, Jeff Markey, Saint Abdullah and LA-based experimental jazz trio Human Error Club. Meanwhile, woods is joined on the mic by Backwoodz labelmates ELUCID and Cavalier, along with rappers Bruiser Wolf, Despot, Al.Divino and singer-songwriter Yolanda Watson.

"GOLLIWOG" is another triumph in the woods oeuvre, as layered and compelling as anything he has ever done. A black carnival pitched in a muddy field overnight, empty rides whirring and clattering in the dark.

Tracklist:

1. Jumpscare
2. STAR87
3. Misery
4. BLK XMAS [ft. Bruiser Wolf]
5. Waterproof Mascara
6. Counterclockwise
7. Corinthians [ft. Despot]
8. Pitchforks & Halos
9. All These Worlds Are Yours [ft. ELUCID]
10. Maquiladoras [ft. al.divino]
11. A Doll Fulla Pins [ft. Yolanda Watson]
12. Golgotha
13. Cold Sweat
14. BLK ZMBY
15. Make No Mistake
16. Born Alone
17. Lead Paint Test [ft. ELUCID & Cavalier]
18. Dislocated [ft. ELUCID]

About this product: this release is available on CD and 2LP formats.

The CD comes in a jewelcase.

The 2LP is pressed on black vinyl.