Armand Hammer

Armand Hammer is an experimental hip hop duo from New York City consisting of rappers billy woods and E L U C I D, named after the American industrialist Armand Hammer. The group is known for dense, abstract lyricism and abrasive, unconventional production that draws on noise, jazz, and left-field electronic textures, setting them apart from mainstream rap conventions.

Their catalog, including projects and tracks like «Furtive Movements», «Rome», and songs such as «Falling out the Sky» and «Doves», reflects a shared interest in political commentary, historical allusion, and stream-of-consciousness wordplay delivered over deliberately disorienting beats. Both members maintain acclaimed solo careers, with billy woods also co-running the label Backwoodz Studioz, which has become a hub for underground and experimental hip hop.

Armand Hammer is widely regarded as one of the defining acts of underground hip hop in the 2010s and 2020s, praised by critics for pushing the genre’s boundaries in both subject matter and sonic construction, and for cultivating a distinct aesthetic built on collaboration with producers from experimental and electronic music scenes.