billy woods announces new album ‘GOLLIWOG,’ shares “Misery”

billy woods has announced a new album, GOLLIWOG, due May 9 via woods’ own Backwoodz Studioz label. 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 Human Error Club; and guest vocals from woods’ Armand Hammer partner ELUCID, as well as Cavalier, Bruiser Wolf, Despot, Al.Divino, and singer Yolanda Watson.

The first single is “Misery,” which was produced by woods’ frequent collaborator Kenny Segal, and it’s a dark, experimental rap song that finds woods’ wordplay sounding as twisted as ever. Check it out below.

Tracklist
1. Jumpscare (prod. Steel Tipped Dove)
2. STAR87 (prod. Conductor Williams)
3. Misery (prod. Kenny Segal)
4. BLK XMAS (feat. Bruiser Wolf, prod. Sadhugold)
5. Waterproof Mascara (prod. Preservation)
6. Counterclockwise (prod. The Alchemist)
7. Corinthians (feat. Despot, prod. El-P)
8. Pitchforks & Halos (prod. Kenny Segal)
9. All These Worlds Are Yours (feat. ELUCID, prod. DJ Haram & Shabaka Hutchings)
10. Maquiladoras (feat. Al.Divino, prod. Saint Abdullah)
11. A Doll Fulla Pins (feat. Yolanda Watson, prod. Jeff Markey)
12. Golgotha (prod. Messiah Musik)
13. Cold Sweat (prod. Ant)
14. BLK ZMBY (prod. Steel Tipped Dove)
15. Make No Mistake (prod. Messiah Musik)
16. Born Alone (prod. Kenny Segal)
17. Lead Paint Test (feat. ELUCID & Cavalier, prod. Willie Green)
18. Dislocated (feat. ELUCID, prod. HUMAN ERROR CLUB)