Billy Woods & Messiah Musik Church

In Europe only available at HHV. Pressed on 140g.

Church is the new project from billy woods, produced entirely by longtime Armand Hammer collaborator Messiah Musik. The album is a tightly wound exploration of memory and faith, marijuana and fate, the price of love and the cost of doing business. Equal parts memoir and sativa-tinged fever dream, Church moves from Jamaica, Queens to Trelawny, Jamaica, Chernobyl to Morningside Heights without missing a beat. Guests include ELUCID (Armand Hammer), AKAI SOLO, Fat Ray (Bruiser Brigade), and Fielded. As we stand now in the twilight of prohibition, Church is a dedication to those who thrived, died, or barely survived under its long shadow—an ode to a city that is long gone and to old friends whose real names we never knew. Not only does Baltimore based producer Messiah Musik have a long history of working extensively with woods and ELUCID, but Backwoodz also put out Trapdoor, his album with Defcee from earlier this year. Messiah has also worked with Mach-Hommy, Your Old Droog, and Uncommon NASA, amongst others. While always known for stealing spotlights on albums, Church and Trapdoor show Messiah’s ability to hold down an entire project himself.

All songs produced by Messiah Musik, except Fever Grass, which was co-produced by billy woods Executive produced by billy woods Engineered by Steel Tipped Dove Mixed and mastered by Willie Green @ The Greenhouse. Photography by Alexander Richter.