Armand Hammer (group)

Armand Hammer (group)

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'''Armand Hammer''' is an American hip hop duo from [[New York City]] consisting of [[Billy Woods]] and [[Elucid]]. Since forming around 2013 the two have released a mixtape, an EP, two compilations and seven studio albums, among them ''[[Paraffin (album)|Paraffin]]'' (2018), ''[[Shrines (Armand Hammer album)|Shrines]]'' (2020), ''[[We Buy Diabetic Test Strips]]'' (2023) as well as the collaborative albums ''[[Haram (album)|Haram]]'' (2021) and ''[[Mercy (Armand Hammer and the Alchemist album)|Mercy]]'' (2025), all of which have garnered them a [[cult following]] as well as critical success.{{cite web|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-reviews-armand-hammer-race-music/|title=Armand Hammer – Race Music |work=Potholes in My Blog |first=Alex |last=Letvinchuk|date=November 7, 2013 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031130449/http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-reviews-armand-hammer-race-music/ |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
'''Armand Hammer''' is an American hip hop duo from [[New York City]] consisting of [[Billy Woods]] and [[Elucid]]. Since forming around 2013 the two have released a mixtape, an EP, two compilations and seven studio albums, among them ''[[Paraffin (album)|Paraffin]]'' (2018), ''[[Shrines (Armand Hammer album)|Shrines]]'' (2020), ''[[We Buy Diabetic Test Strips]]'' (2023) as well as two collaborative albums with record producer [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]], ''[[Haram (album)|Haram]]'' (2021) and ''[[Mercy (Armand Hammer and the Alchemist album)|Mercy]]'' (2025), all of which have garnered them a [[cult following]] as well as critical success.{{cite web|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-reviews-armand-hammer-race-music/|title=Armand Hammer – Race Music |work=Potholes in My Blog |first=Alex |last=Letvinchuk|date=November 7, 2013 |access-date=January 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031130449/http://potholesinmyblog.com/album-reviews-armand-hammer-race-music/ |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |url-status=dead }}


Armand Hammer has released all their projects through Woods' label [[Backwoodz Studioz]] which he founded in 2002 and has run ever since together with Anton Schlesinger.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-billy-woods-backwoodz-studioz-became-new-yorks-best-underground-rap-label/ |author=Green, Dylan |date=18 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2026 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |title=How billy woods’ Backwoodz Studioz Became New York’s Best Underground Rap Label}} Their music oftentimes revolves around political and psychosocial themes.{{cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/armand-hammer |title=Armand Hammer |website=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |author=Diamond, Samuel |date=10 September 2014 |access-date=18 March 2026}}
Armand Hammer has released all their projects through Woods' label [[Backwoodz Studioz]] which he founded in 2002 and has run ever since together with Anton Schlesinger.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-billy-woods-backwoodz-studioz-became-new-yorks-best-underground-rap-label/ |author=Green, Dylan |date=18 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2026 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |title=How billy woods’ Backwoodz Studioz Became New York’s Best Underground Rap Label}} Their music oftentimes revolves around political and psychosocial themes.{{cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/armand-hammer |title=Armand Hammer |website=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |author=Diamond, Samuel |date=10 September 2014 |access-date=18 March 2026}}