# Roy Woods

Denzel Spencer (born April 18, 1996), better known by his stage name Roy Woods (also stylized as Roy Wood$), is a Canadian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He signed with Drake's record label OVO Sound, an imprint of Warner Records in 2014. His first two albums, Waking at Dawn (2016) and Say Less (2017), both moderately entered the Canadian Albums Chart and US Billboard 200. Woods has also founded his own collective, Unlock the Underground.

## Early life

Denzel Spencer was born April 18, 1996, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. For over three years, Woods attended Turner Fenton High School and moved to St. Augustine Secondary School during his final year.

## Career
### 2014–present: Career beginnings, Say Less, and Mixed Emotions

On July 11, 2015, Drake premiered "Drama", the first song from Woods' EP, Exis. The song was also premiered on Apple's Beats 1 radio during the first OVO Sound radio show. The track also features with the guest appearances from Woods' label boss, Drake. On July 25, 2015, a second song titled "Get You Good" premiered on the second episode of the OVO Sound radio show. On July 31, 2015, Roy released his debut EP Exis digitally through OVO Sound, of which was the record label co-founded by Canadian rapper and singer Drake. On October 9, 2015, Woods released his first music video for his song, "Jealousy". It has since garnered over 9,000,000 views on YouTube.
On July 1, 2016, Wood's debut mixtape, Waking at Dawn, was released and promoted by Woods and other artists, including Drake and Wiz Khalifa through social media.
On December 23, 2016, Woods released his second EP, titled Nocturnal.
On July 20, 2017, Woods released the track, "What Are You On?", as the lead single from his debut studio album, Say Less. On November 17, 2017, Woods released the title track, "Say Less". On December 1, 2017, Woods released his debut studio album, Say Less.
On June 8, 2018, Woods released two new singles, titled "Russian Cream" and "Snow White", with no prior announcement.
On February 8, 2019, Roy Woods released a single titled "Worth It".
On September 18, 2019, Roy Woods released a single titled "Bubbly".
On May 8, 2020, Roy Woods released the single titled "I Feel It"
On May 15, 2020, Roy Woods released his third EP, titled Dem Times.
In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.
On July 28, 2023, Roy Woods released his second studio album, titled Mixed Emotions. The album features guest appearances from Coi Leray, Jada Kingdom, and Vory, and was preceded by the singles "Touch You", "Insecure", "Bad Bad", "Don't Love Me", "Young Boy Problems", "Don't Mind Me", and "Test What I Know".

## Artistry

Woods has said some of his biggest influences are Michael Jackson, Drake, Nelly, The Weeknd and PartyNextDoor. Woods has also started an artist collective, titled Unlock The Underground, which is a branch of the OVO Sound. The artists on this collective include In-house Producer/Engineer BATMANONTHEBEATZ, RAYNY, and DOLOINDACUT as Wood's DJ.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | CAN | US | US R&B /HH | US R&B |
| Waking at Dawn | Released: July 1, 2016 Label: OVO, Warner Formats: Digital download | 30 | 127 | 11 | 6 |
| Say Less | Released: December 1, 2017 Label: OVO, Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 26 | 92 | 38 | 11 |
| Mixed Emotions | Released: July 28, 2023 Label: OVO, Warner Formats: Digital download, streaming | – | – | – | – |
| Rolling Stone | Released: December 6, 2024 Label: OVO, Santa Anna Label Group Formats: Digital download, streaming | – | – | – | – |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US R&B /HH | US R&B |
| Exis | Released: July 31, 2015 Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download | 27 | 10 |
| Nocturnal | Released: December 23, 2016 Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download | — | — |
| Dem Times | Released: May 15, 2020 Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US R&B | IRE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Drama" (featuring Drake) | 2015 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver RIAA: 2× Platinum | Exis |
| "Gwan Big Up Urself" | 2016 | — | — | — | | Waking at Dawn |
| "How I Feel" | 2016 | — | — | — | | Waking at Dawn |
| "What Are You On?" | 2017 | — | — | — | | Say Less |
| "Russian Cream" | 2018 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Snow White" | 2018 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Worth It" | 2019 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Bubbly" | 2019 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Juliet & Romeo" (with Martin Solveig) | 2019 | — | 79 | 51 | BPI: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Shot Again" | 2020 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Too Much" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Dvbbs) | 2021 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Touch You" | 2021 | 21 | — | — | | Mixed Emotions |
| "Speeding" | 2022 | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Insecure" | 2022 | — | — | — | | Mixed Emotions |
| "Bad Bad" | 2022 | — | — | — | | Mixed Emotions |
| "Luces" (with Fuego and Polimá Westcoast) | 2023 | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Don't Love Me" | 2023 | — | — | — | | Mixed Emotions |
| "Young Boy Problems" | 2023 | — | — | — | | Mixed Emotions |
| "Don't Mind Me" | 2023 | — | — | — | | Mixed Emotions |
| "Test What I Know" | 2023 | — | — | — | | Mixed Emotions |
| "Hold Still" | 2024 | — | — | — | | Non-album single |

### Other charted and certified songs

| Title | Year | Certification | Album |
| "Get You Good" | 2015 | RIAA: Gold | Exis |
| "Instinct" (featuring MadeinTYO) | 2016 | RIAA: Gold | Nocturnal |

### Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released :
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
| "Jealousy" | 2015 | Jim Joe |
| "Get You Good" | 2015 | Christo Anesti and Glenn Michael (Kid. Studio) |
| "Gwan Big Up Urself" | 2016 | Christo Anesti and Glenn Michael (Kid. Studio) |
| "Go Go Go" | 2016 | Christo Anesti and Glenn Michael (Kid. Studio) |
| "Love You" | 2017 | Ninja Djacic |
| "Instinct" (featuring MadeinTYO) | 2017 | Elliot Clancy Osberg |
| "Say Less" | 2017 | Gab3 |
| "Monday to Monday" | 2017 | Unknown |
| "Something New" | 2018 | Elliot Clancy Osberg |
| "Snow White" | 2018 | Alfy |

## Tours
### Headlining

* Unlocked Tour (2016)
* Say Less Tour (2018)
* Me And U Tour (2023)

### Supporting

* Summer Sixteen Tour (with Drake & Future) (2016)
* Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour (with Drake & Migos) (2018)

## Filmography

Film and television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | 6IX RISING | Himself | Documentary (non-speaking appearance) |