Woodie

Woodie
Birth name	Ryan Mitchell Wood
Born	(1975-11-20)November 20, 1975 Antioch, California, U.S.
Origin	San Leandro, California, U.S.
Died	March 7, 2007(2007-03-07) (aged 31) Florence, Oregon, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, record producer
Years active	1998-2007
Label	East Co. Co. Records (1998-2007)
Associated acts	A-Wax, B-Dawg, Lou-E-Lou

Ryan Mitchell Wood (November 20, 1975 - March 7, 2007), better known by his stage name Woodie, was an American rapper and record producer from Antioch, California. He started his own record company in 1997 called East Co. Co. Records. In 1998, he released an EP, Yoc Influenced, which was entirely self-produced. Wood released his debut studio album, Demonz n My Sleep, in 2001. His final release was a collaborative album with rapper A-Wax, titled 2 Sides of the Game.

Wood died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Florence, Oregon on March 7, 2007. His fiancé was killed in a car accident before his death, prompting the theory that Wood suffered from depression after she died.

Discography

Studio albums

• 2001: Demonz n My Sleep

EPs

• 1998: Yoc Influenced

Collaborative albums

• 2005: 2 Sides of the Game (with A-Wax)