Armand Hammer

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 (2018), Shrines (2020), We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (2023) as well as two collaborative albums with record producer the Alchemist, Haram (2021) and Mercy (2025), all of which have garnered them a cult following as well as critical success.

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. Their music oftentimes revolves around political and psychosocial themes.