billy woods(US)
One of the East Coast rap underground's most distinctive voices, billy woods cut his teeth in the early '00s as a member of the wider Cannibal Ox family, teaming up with Priviledge to form the cult duo Super Chron Flight Brothers. And after a slew of dextrous, politically-barbed solo albums, such as 2004's milestone 'The Chalice', he formed Armand Hammer with Elucid in 2013, sharpening his voice and carving out a significant niche. Since then, he's collaborated with like-minded outsiders like Moor Mother, Shapednoise and Kenny Segal, and swept up universal acclaim for 2022's career-defining 'Aethiopes'.