Denzel Spencer (born April 18, 1996), better known by his stage name
Roy Woods (stylized as
Roy Wood$), is a
Canadian rapper and R&B musician from
Brampton,
Ontario. He attended
Turner Fenton Secondary School for three years before switching to St. Augustine for his final year of high school. Before his music career took off, he was often recognized for his commitment and talent in Football. The origin of his name comes from a youth that lived in the same building as him from Brampton giving "Roy" his name after his previous one, Wood$ took a survey throughout his high school and Roy Wood$ seemed to be the winning ticket when he asked his peers. In an October 2014 interview with HotNewHipHop, he said some of his biggest influences are
Michael Jackson,
Drake,
Nelly,
The Weeknd and
PartyNextDoor. He is signed to
OVO Sound, the
record label co-founded by rapper
Drake, producer
Noah "40" Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib.