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Never told the truth in your life? Can't start now

In “Asylum,” billy woods describes his life as a child in Zimbabwe, in an affluent family that is falling apart, all within the context of the current political turmoil. In the second verse, he eerily describes the situation of Mengistu Haile Mariam, the former dictator of Ethiopia, after having fled to Zimbabwe. The song is wrapped up – and the connection between the two verses is drawn – with a clip from “Kongi’s Harvest” (1970), which describes the darker side of living in a gilded cage. View wiki
In “Asylum,” billy woods describes his life as a child in Zimbabwe, in an affluent family that is falling apart, all within the context of the curren… read more
In “Asylum,” billy woods describes his life as a child in Zimbabwe, in an affluent family that is falling apart, all within the context of the current political turmoil. In the second ve… read more

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Born in Washington, DC, Billy Woods (stylized as billy woods) is a rapper based out of New York City. He has also lived in Zimbabwe, Jamaica, and Maryland. Billy Woods is a member of the Super Chron Flight Brothers with Priviledge, Armand Hammer with Elucid, and The Reavers supergroup. His mother was an English literature professor from Jamaica. His father was a Ph.D. Marxist writer, active in the Zimbabwe War of Liberation and then a member of the government in Zimbabwe. In 1980, the family moved to Zimbabwe. After the death of Woods' father, they returned to the United States… read more
Born in Washington, DC, Billy Woods (stylized as billy woods) is a rapper based out of New York City. He has also lived in Zimbabwe, Jamaica, and Maryland. Billy Woods is a member of the Su… read more
Born in Washington, DC, Billy Woods (stylized as billy woods) is a rapper based out of New York City. He has also lived in Zimbabwe, Jamaica, and Maryland. Billy Woods is a member of the Super Chron Flight Brothers with Priviledge, Arm… read more

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