History Will Absolve Me - Billy Woods (2012)

Ideated from: dudes named Billy?

This could be mistaken for El-P’s pre-Run The Jewels solo work on his Def Jux label, but the similarities don’t make it a copy. Sci-Fi beats, in-your-face political and personal lyrics, and samples that tell a story in between the songs.

Woods makes smart conscious rap that hits hard.

Tracks I Liked

Body of Work - sort of an autobiography

Sour Grapes - nasty.

2010s music hip hop conscious hip hop abstract hip hop underground rap

The Stranger
Billy Joel

Encouraging Words
Billy Preston