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ROY WOOD$ RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM

Roy Wood$ anxiously awaited full-length debut, “Say Less” (Warner Brothers) has just been released. The critically acclaimed Toronto rapper built a palpable buzz for the album’s arrival throughout 2017. Its most recent single “Balance” [feat. dvsn & PnB Rock] arrived late last month and received high praise from critics and fans alike. Propelled by finger snaps and hip-hop hum,Hypebeastclaimed, “If he keeps cranking out songs like this, Wood$ might have a Stateside hit on his hands very soon,” and Vibe wrote, “The OVO Sound crew rolls tight and doesn’t need to look further than their inner circle to create magic.” Title track “Say Less,” which was released on November 17th, quickly closed on 1 million Spotify streams and 500k YouTube views. Just 21 years old, Roy Wood$ has accomplished more in the span of two years than most people do in a lifetime. Born Denzel Spencer in Brampton, Ontario, Wood$ first caught the attention of award-winning rapper Drake in 2015, going on to be signed to the OVO SOUND label and debuting his first single “Drama” featuring Drake on OVO SOUND Radio in July of 2015. Wood$’ second single “Get You Good” was also premiered on OVO SOUND Radio in late summer of 2015, right ahead of his debut EP Exis, which peaked at #10 on the U.S. R&B Billboard Charts. In 2016, Wood$ released his second project, Waking at Dawn, which peaked at #6 on the U.S. R&B Billboard Charts. After the large success of this project, Wood$ joined Drake and Future, as well as OVO SOUND artists dvsn and Majid Jordan on more than 50 shows during the Summer Sixteen Tour. Also in 2016, Wood$ released his third EP Nocturnal through OVO SOUND, which garnered stellar reviews, in addition to the artist amassing 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify and more than 1 million social media followers across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. After completing two independent headlining tours, Roy’s highly-anticipated debut album Say Less, is bound to be his most impactful and sonically mature project to date.