Brooklyn rapper billy woods and Los Angeles producer Kenny Segal team up once more on Maps. Part travel diary, part scrapbooked memoir, Maps is a story of the road. Written as billy woods was thrust back into a hectic, post pandemic touring cycle, his distinctive, ruminative flow reflects on  past journeys and the uncertainties of the future ahead. woods’ rhymes are a carefully balanced consideration of the world around him, explored in both the granular and universal. They’re soundtracked by producer Kenny Segal’s dusty, atmospheric beats: a redux of the pair’s 2019 standout album, Hiding Places. On Maps, the sonic canvas is even wider, as crunchy drums share stage with blistering jazz and cinematic string crescendos. The pair are joined by memorable guest appearances from Danny Brown, Quelle Chris and Aesop Rock, as well as alumni from wood’s pioneering independent label Backwoodz Studioz, including ShrapKnel and Armand Hammer partner ELUCID. Dizzyingly captivating in its density, Maps is another standout chapter in billy wood’s prolific career as one of underground hip hops’ most essential artists.