# Dallas Woods

Dallas Woods, is an Indigenous Australian rapper and singer. Woods is known for his role on ABC Kids' Move It Mob Style and in 2018 as Baker Boy's support act on his national tour. Woods gained attention by winning the New Talent Song of the Year Award for Baker Boy's track "Mr La Di Da Di", cowritten with Baker Boy, Jerome Farah, and Dion Brownfield.

## Early life

Dallas Woods was born in Wyndham, East Kimberley. He left school at 15 and pursued a career as a dancer at Indigenous Hip Hop Projects.

## Career
### 2018: Baker Boy support act and "9 Times Out of 10"

In 2018, Woods released his debut single, "9 Times Out of 10" and featured on Baker Boy's single "Black Magic". He performed at Splendour in the Grass in 2018.

### 2019–present: "Chapter One" and "If It Glitters It's Gold"

In July 2019, Woods was nominated for New Talent of the Year at the 16th Annual National Indigenous Music Awards. On 22 May 2020, he released the single "If It Glitters It's Gold".
On 23 September 2020, Woods released "Better Days" with Baker Boy and Sampa the Great.

### 2023: 3%

In October 2023, Woods formed the supergroup 3% with Nooky and Angus Field. The trio's name represents the Australian population that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Their debut single, "Our People", featured the Presets, sampling their song "My People". Their debut album, Kill the Dead, was released on 9 August 2024. On 10 August 2024, "Our People" won Song of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards 2024.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Julie's Boy | Released: 11 March 2022 Format: Digital Label: Dallas Woods |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "9 Times Out of 10" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Hoodlum" (featuring Jerome Farah) | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Chapter One" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "If It Glitters It's Gold" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Better Days" (with Baker Boy and Sampa the Great) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Heaven of My Own" (featuring Miiesha) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Stranger" (featuring Kee'Ahn) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Moon Boot Freestyle" (with Juju) | 2022 | Julie's Boy |

#### As featured artist

List of singles, with year released and album name shown :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Black Magic" (Baker Boy featuring Dallas Woods) | 2018 | Non-album single |

#### Songwriting credits

List of songwriting credits, with year released and album name shown :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Ride" (Baker Boy featuring Yirrmal) | 2021 | Gela |

## Awards and nominations
### APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | "Mr La Di Da Di" (Danzal Baker, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) | Urban Work of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | "Cool as Hell" (Danzal Baker, Carl Dimataga, Jesse Ferris, Morgan Jones, Brendan Tuckerman, Dallas Woods) | Most Performed Urban Work of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | "Ride" (Danzal Baker, Yirrmal Marika, Philip Norman, Dallas Woods) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted |
| 2025 | "Won't Stop" (3% featuring Jessica Mauboy) (Danzal Baker, Andrew Burford, Madeline Crabtree, Corey Webster, Dallas Woods) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted |

### National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises the achievements of Indigenous Australians in music. The award ceremony commenced in 2004. As of 2020, Woods has received three nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2019 | Himself | New Talent of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | Himself | New Talent of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | "If It Glitters It's Gold" | Film Clip of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | "Better Days (with Baker Boy & Sampa the Great) | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2022 | Julie's Boy | Album of the Year | Nominated |