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I am Woody. I be eatin' grits with no sugar.

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To my brother. My first best friend. My partner in crime. The ying to my yang. My traveling buddy. My protector. My big little brother. My secret keeper, etc, etc. Happy Birthday Brother!!!!!! Your name will live forever because I promise you not a day goes by that we don’t think abt you and share memories with each other. Your first birthday without you is here and it’s definitely a hard pill to swallow. But, we made it and def celebrated you all weekend. Keep protecting and watching over us. From the womb to the tomb!! @woodypedia

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I’ve been avoiding this post for weeks because I am still in disbelief! My friend who became a family member since 2009 is gone he was the core of my stream he actually was the first person to watch me stream from the Ustream.tv days when I was working with them to fix the audio so we could all stream with the proper audio feed and Woody watched me from day one going thru all the technical issues. This was tail end of MySpace era when I only had 5ppl watching me everyday and one of them was Woody. Woody helped build awareness for my program and also played a role in programming music. When ustream.tv dissolved for DJing because of copyright laws Woody and I stay in touch and he supported pretty much everything I was doing and making it his business to show up. He was always fun to be around and super smart the conversation he and I would have were so thought provoking that he was very inspiring,and we were so like minded but what impressed me is how young he was with all this knowledge. I actually felt like I had a young cat around that I can learn from and he was a stickler for “fact checking “. He would be teaching the entire chat room while I played music he would have so much levity to every conversation that we started calling him “WOODYPEDIA”. He was literally the young OG of the chat room that everyone looked to if there was some information that was uncertain or partial and Woody would immediately go down what I called the “RABBIT HOLE” to find the answers. I call my stream The Dugout which is name after a place we used to throw parties at in Amityville but I modeled the show behind the Television sitcom “Cheers” so if the Dugout Is Cheers Woody was “Norm” the second he popped in the chat we all are screaming his name I would definitely stop whatever I was saying or playing just to scream out “WOOOODY!”Then I would say “Cha,Cha,Cha” because that’s what his smile resembled to me. This young man was really special he impacted so many lives by just being extremely positive and a real genuine person and out of all the people I lost in the past few years this one is really upsetting because his life was snatched. @i_am_tinamaso

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#Mybrotherskeeper
#thehiphopguru
@woodypedia

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Rhyme in peace @woodypedia , sending our sincere condolences to his family and all those who were affected by tragic loss. Woody was one of the kindest and most supportive artists we have ever encountered in Charlotte. His smile was infectious, and energy was big! Every time he attended a DOAP concert he was in the front probably jumping and bopping his head to the music. It was always a pleasure to experience his light and we are mourning the loss of such an incredible spirit. May he be remembered and his name live on. We pray that justice is served in the highest form.

#woody #rip #cltmusic #cltrapper

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At the top of this week, I learned of the passing of my friend Erik, affectionately known as Woody Black throughout the many hip-hop and music related communities he was a part of. He was such a kind-hearted and sweet soul who loved music, especially hip-hop in its purist forms.

I use this outlet to share music I love, and fortunately Woody and I loved the same tunes. I put this playlist together to honor his love of the art of music, hip-hop, beats, sampling, guitars, lyricism, and the like. I also wanted to share his deep love for connecting with artists to thank them for the impact their music had on him.

De La Soul meant so much to Woody, and it both saddens and brings me joy to dedicate “Cabin In The Sky” to our friend @woodypedia today. This album shook me to my core when it was released last year. It is an incredibly vulnerable way to share the journey through grief, and I thought it was a beautiful homage to Dave (RIP DAVE 🤍). I love this album so much, and was blown away the first time I heard it. Having lost my mother 11 years ago, I thought this album was such a raw and honest depiction of the ups and downs of grief, remembering love when it is no longer represented by a physical being, and having to hold on to cherished memories like the air you breathe. It’s a serendipitous wink from the universe, I suppose, that Woody loved this joint like we all did.

If I can’t say anything else, I want to implore you all to be kind to one another. Love sincerely, and tell the people you care about, what they mean to you. My heart shatters often when I think of all the pain we experience cyclically. The only way I’ve found to counteract that inevitable experience is to up the love to the millionth degree. Friends, I love you all near and far. Thank you for letting me be in your lives.

Woody, I am sincerely so sorry. We love you and are so thankful for your light. Even in your last moments, you were offering kindness and I am both heartbroken and inspired by that. Thank you for being an incredible human.

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This week’s playlist:

“For Woody.”

88 tracks for the year you were born.

Spotify & Apple Music:
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Please see updated location!!!!!
Cherry Neighborhood Park
1509 Baxter St, Charlotte, NC 28204

Would love to see you guys there!
Charlotte: Details for the memorial will follow soon.
Erie: More details to come for services next weekend.
@woodypedia

#stopgunviolence
#RhymeinPeace
#WoodBeez #TheHipHopGuru #WoodyBlack #CandlelightVigil #CharlotteNC #CelebrateHisLife #CommunityStrong

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One of the kindest people I've met on this scene fr. Rip @woodypedia.

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I don't even know where to begin....

You meet people throughout your life that mirror so much of your being and you have no blood connection to them. As much as I've attended Hip Hop functions across Charlotte for years, I've experienced a great share of emcees, DJs, B-Boys, B-Girls and graffiti artists. But more than featured acts, it's the heads in attendance who cheer on our cultural heroes.

Which brings me to this dear soul -- Erick aka Woody. Always showed up, encouraging, selfless, kind, loving and creative. For the times that I'm handling door duties or not, our faces ALWAYS lit up when we saw each other. We'd dap, give each other a strong brotherly hug and playfully palm the crown of each other's bald head. He'd always provide me with random and unique music facts, times there were rhyme cyphers he'd bust out with an amazing freestyle and he'd let me hear the music he made, which was so dope.

But the fact that we are nearly a mirror image of each other in physical likeness makes this sting a bit more. It is so unfair how your life was senselessly taken. But my heart smiles knowing that I could genuinely call you my friend.

And know that we will get justice for you.

Hip Hop Forever.
Friends Forever.
Woody Forever.
Rhyme In Peace @woodypedia. I love you. ❤️🕊🤲🏿

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Im still having difficulty processing that you are not longer here with us bro. You are the baby of our dugout family..

Great soul... gone too soon..

Im going to miss you telling all of us about so many rare and abstract musical facts..

Rest in power my brother @woodypedia

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#networktight #rip 💔 @woodypedia
Thanks for the clip @mtthere

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On behalf of my family, it is with a heavy heart that I am saddened to announce the tragic death of my brother Erik. Please give us time to process this. Keep my family in prayers. We will update everyone as we learn things @woodypedia

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/two-killed-two-charlotte-communities-just-minutes-apart-cmpd-investigating/FZTMBB637ZGSFLOV65TQXODGLA/?fbclid=IwZnRzaATdgAhwZG9mBWZkaWQWULxrJXIDqaWs-XAffNVNOxWVomDgXmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5IUV9BcEzwe_DR5zZaG1UwonqUAw9GnBOdeqigBx6ONpLwJvTKfQaVMgwwvQ_aem_AgdtGWTrEMl_VAw3UtosQQ

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So in 2020, we all remember how the world changed, and for the first time in our lifetime the entire world was forced to stay home. Most of us had no real clue as to how we were going to manage not being able to physically interact with the outside world. DJs then took it upon themselves to do their part to save the world… little did they know that not only were helping us cope, but they began to build their own communities as well.. many spinners created their own cliques, but @djmaseo and his wife @masonmillionairesinc created a family affectionately known as “The Dugout”. During all of 2020, we hung out, laughed, enjoyed amazing music, and really began to develop a bond with each other.

2021 came and we finally were able to leave the house and figure out how to interact with the world again.

You would think that as we all return to a sense of normality, that we would begin to lose touch with the family we created during the pandemic, but not us. We all began to link up in the real world. Our relationships grew, bonds became stronger, and our “Dugfamily” continued to flourish…

A few weeks ago some of us decided to have a holiday get-together. Super shoutout to @jazzspin88 for hosting the event in her beautiful home.. We laughed, talked hella mess, ate amazing food, and continued to be our “Dugfamily”.

So this video is a culmination of our Dugtogether…

Even though a number of us couldn’t be there in person, we knew that they were there with us in spirit.

We start the video off with @darkskintracey expressing what our new family means to her. @jazzspin88 ends the video off as she knows best…

@djmaseo and @masonmillionairesinc we truly thank you, we love you guys for everything you’ve done for all of us, and we appreciate you opening up your world and your hearts to us all.

To my Dugfamily… You guys are all MEGA and I love you guys!!

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