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 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 to Guyanese parents.

Career

2014–2026: 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.

OVOFEST 2017. From left to right: Jay Whiss, Drake, Smoke Dawg, Mo-G, Roy Woods and SAFE. 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 CAN US USR&B/HH USR&B Waking at Dawn Released: July 1, 2016 Label: OVO, Warner Formats: Digital download 30 127 11 6Say Less Released: December 1, 2017 Label: OVO, Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download 26 92 38 11Mixed 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 — — — —X Released: August 7, 2026 Label: OVO, Santa Anna Label Group Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions USR&B/HH 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 — — Flower City Heartbreak Released: November 21, 2025 Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum USR&B IRE UK "Drama" 2015——— BPI: Silver RIAA: 2× Platinum Exis "Gwan Big Up Urself" 2016——— Waking at Dawn "How I Feel"——— "What Are You On?" 2017——— Say Less "Russian Cream" 2018——— "Snow White"——— "Worth It" 2019——— "Bubbly"——— "Juliet & Romeo"(with Martin Solveig) —7951 BPI: Gold 2020——— "Too Much" 2021——— "Touch You"21—— Mixed Emotions "Speeding" 2022——— "Insecure"——— Mixed Emotions "Bad Bad"——— "Luces" 2023——— "Don't Love Me"——— Mixed Emotions "Young Boy Problems"——— "Don't Mind Me"——— "Test What I Know"———"Hold Still"2024——— Rolling Stone "Honey" 2026——— "Get Down"——— "Tempting"——— "Trust and Believe"——— X "Brunch"——— "Beautiful"——— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs Title Year Certification Album "Get You Good" 2015 RIAA: Gold "Get You Good" Christo Anesti and Glenn Michael (Kid. Studio) "Gwan Big Up Urself" 2016 "Go Go Go" "Love You" 2017 Ninja Djacic "Instinct"(featuring MadeinTYO) Elliot Clancy Osberg "Say Less" Gab3 "Monday to Monday" "Something New" 2018 Elliot Clancy Osberg "Snow White" Alfy

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

Supporting Summer Sixteen Tour (2016) Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour (2018)

Filmography

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