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|Box title = Woodie
 
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|Row 1 title = Birth name
 
|Row 1 title = Birth name
 
|Row 1 info = Ryan Mitchell Wood
 
|Row 1 info = Ryan Mitchell Wood
 
|Row 2 title = Born
 
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|Row 2 info = {{Birth date|1975|11|20}} <br> Antioch, California, U.S.
 
|Row 2 info = {{Birth date|1975|11|20}} <br> Antioch, California, U.S.
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|Row 3 title = Died
|Row 3 info = San Leandro, California, U.S.
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|Row 3 info = {{Death date and age|2007|3|7|1975|11|20}}
|Row 4 title = Died
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|Row 4 info = [[Hip hop]]
|Row 4 info = {{Death date and age|2007|3|7|1975|11|20}} <br> Florence, Oregon, U.S.
 
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|Row 5 info = [[Hip hop]]
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|Row 5 info = Rapper, record producer
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|Row 6 info = Rapper, record producer
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|Row 6 info = 1998-2007
|Row 7 title = Years active
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|Row 7 title = Label
|Row 7 info = 1998-2007
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|Row 7 info = [[East Co. Co. Records]] (1998-2007)
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|Row 8 info = [[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]]''.
|Row 8 info = [[East Co. Co. Records]] (1998-2007)
 
|Row 9 title = Associated acts
 
|Row 9 info = [[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 |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]]''.
 
   
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Wood was regarded for his fast-paced style and introspective lyrics that were based on events in his real life.<ref name=ng>Gartell, Nate (June 6, 2018). [https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/06/01/beyond-disrespectful-iconic-late-antioch-rapper-woodies-headstone-disappears/ Iconic late Antioch rapper Woodie’s memorial marker disappears]. ''East Bay Times''. </ref>
Wood died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Florence, Oregon on March 7, 2007. His wife was killed in a car accident before his death, prompting the theory that Wood suffered from depression after she died.
 
   
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The circumstances of Wood's death are unclear. It was believed he died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds in Florence, Oregon, but state and county officials hold no record of his death.<ref name=ng /> His headstone was stolen from Holy Cross Cemetery in Antioch in 2018.<ref name=ng />
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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===Collaborative albums===
 
===Collaborative albums===
 
*2005: ''[[2 Sides of the Game]]'' (with [[A-Wax]])
 
*2005: ''[[2 Sides of the Game]]'' (with [[A-Wax]])
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
 
[[Category:1975 births]]
 
[[Category:1975 births]]
 
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
 
[[Category:2007 deaths]]

Revision as of 19:14, 8 September 2020

Woodie
Woodie2

Birth name

Ryan Mitchell Wood

Born

(1975-11-20)November 20, 1975
Antioch, California, U.S.

Died

March 7, 2007(2007-03-07) (aged 31)

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 was regarded for his fast-paced style and introspective lyrics that were based on events in his real life.[1]

The circumstances of Wood's death are unclear. It was believed he died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds in Florence, Oregon, but state and county officials hold no record of his death.[1] His headstone was stolen from Holy Cross Cemetery in Antioch in 2018.[1]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2001: Demonz n My Sleep

EPs

Collaborative albums

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gartell, Nate (June 6, 2018). Iconic late Antioch rapper Woodie’s memorial marker disappears. East Bay Times.