Maps' is the second full-length collaboration between American rapper billy woods and producer Kenny Segal.

Weaving between poignant memoir, deadpan humor, and incandescent bursts of surrealism, Maps cements both artists’ place amongst the best of their time. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. absolutely, having Billy on the same song as Aesop Rock + another on with Danny Brown, its something I did not expect but man am I happy it happened. Maps is a story of the road, or roads, taken and untaken; of living the dream and dreaming of another life.I was in the back of merch and the last copy sold around the end of the line, I'd figure he had about 5-10 deluxe copies? AOTY candidate with a superb vinyl pressing, really cool packaging (the airport insert sign thing is clean asf), and a dynamic soundstage. Billy Woods is a real album specialist whose own personal history often tells the tale of world history. A-list features include: Danny Brown, Sam Herring (Future Islands), Aesop Rock, Elucid, Benjamin Booker, and more.

Danny Brown provides a lengthy, exuberant guest verse during the warped, noisy "Year Zero," bursting in fits of laughter by the end. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It is alive, not only because digital and analogue instruments crowd into the mix, but also because it refuses to embrace constant change. Maps is the 2023 album from NYC rapper Billy Woods and LA producer Kenny Segal, their first full collaboration since 2019's Hiding Places.But billy woods’ new album, recorded with beat maker Kenny Segal, is the NYC underground rap icon’s most accessible record to date, following his decolonial »Aethiopes« (2022) and the autobiographical meanderings of »Church« (2022). Saying no will not stop you from seeing our ads, but it may make them less relevant or more repetitive. Deluxe Edition includes two bonus songs not included in the standard release and 40 page lyric book illustrated by m. Weaving between poignant memoirs, deadpan humor, and incandescent bursts of surrealism, Maps cements both artists’ place amongst the best of their time.

We do this with social media, marketing, and analytics partners (who may have their own information they’ve collected). Tracks like the intro "Kenwood Speakers" and wobbly, Selected Ambient Works Volume II-sampling "Babylon by Bus" describe existence in corporate America and traveling through soon-to-be-gentrified areas.Delivered through the haze of an irregular sleep schedule, the songs detail the alienation of spending weeks away from home, constantly shuttling between unfamiliar locations and occasionally having unpleasant incidents with authority figures or venue workers. It is an album about trying to find your way home, after making your home wherever you lay your head. Woods and Segal have made the mistake of making the stereotypical backpacker record which means that the record is easy to sleep on because it's too tranquil.