Armand Hammer (music group)

Armand Hammer
Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genres Hip hop
Years active 2013–present
Labels Backwoodz Studioz
Website armandhammer.bandcamp.com
Members Billy Woods
Elucid

Armand Hammer is an American hip hop group from New York City, New York.[1] It consists of Billy Woods and Elucid.[2] On October 25, 2013, "Shark Fin Soup" was chosen by Spin as one of the "Rap Songs of the Week".[3]

History

The duo's history goes back to 2011, when Elucid was featured as a guest on Billy Woods' "History Will Absolve Me", which was release in 2012. The two quickly developed a friendship that blossomed into a music duo, Armand Hammer. Their first album was released in 2013, the same year in which Woods saw his fourth album "Dour Candy" released in the summer, and Elucid had his own collaboration album with producer A.M. Breakups entitled "For Madmen Only" under the name Cult Favorite.

In September 2013, Armand Hammer released a mixtape, Half Measures.[4] It was produced by Small Professor, Uncommon Nasa, Steel Tipped Dove, and Blockhead, among others.[5] In October that year, the duo released the first studio album, Race Music, which was produced by the likes of Marmaduke, Willie Green, Steel Tipped Dove, and Blue Sky Black Death.[6] Tiny Mix Tapes called it "a potent record about life, art, sex, drugs, politics, and violence."[7] It was chosen by The Village Voice as one of the "10 Best New York City Rap Albums of 2013".[8]

In 2014, Armand Hammer released an EP, Furtive Movements.[9] It was chosen by The Village Voice as one of the "10 Best New York City Rap Albums of 2014".[10]

In 2017, Armand Hammer released a studio album, Rome.[11]

In 2018, Armand Hammer released a studio album, "Paraffin". The duo promised that this would be their first vinyl only release, with physical copies available on July 13, 2018. The digital version of the record was released on Bandcamp August 30 of that same year. The track "Vindaloo" was released on June 6, 2018, followed by "Dettol" on July 13.

Members

  • Billy Woods - rapper, producer
  • Elucid - rapper, producer

Discography

Studio albums

  • Race Music (2013)
  • Rome (2017)
  • Paraffin (2018)

Mixtapes

  • Half Measures (2013)

EPs

  • Furtive Movements (2014)

References

  1. ↑ Diamond, Samuel (September 20, 2013). "Armand Hammer - Half Measures (mixtape)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  2. ↑ Letvinchuk, Alex (November 7, 2013). "Armand Hammer – Race Music". Potholes in My Blog.
  3. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (October 25, 2013). "Rap Songs of the Week: Step Brothers Starlito & Don Trip Stand Up to School Bullies". Spin.
  4. ↑ Martin, Andrew (September 18, 2013). "Download Elucid & Billy Woods' New Mixtape As Armand Hammer". Potholes in My Blog.
  5. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (September 18, 2013). "billy woods & Elucid are Armand Hammer". Impose Magazine.
  6. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (October 17, 2013). "Stream: Armand Hammer, Race Music". Impose Magazine.
  7. ↑ Weil, Stephen (December 2, 2013). "Armand Hammer - Race Music". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  8. ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (December 5, 2013). "The 10 Best New York City Rap Albums of 2013 (1/4)". The Village Voice.
  9. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (July 29, 2014). "Armand Hammer return with "BET" and EP". Impose Magazine.
  10. ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (December 16, 2014). "The 10 Best New York City Rap Albums of 2014 (1/2)". The Village Voice.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Paul (November 21, 2017). "Armand Hammer's Rome Is a Gritty Rap Album for the Modern Era". Vulture. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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