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My guests this week are New York-via-DC rapper billy woods and Queens rapper-producer E L U C I D, otherwise known as Armand Hammer. In their Take Two episode, we spoke about One Battle After Another, the relationship between Hollywood and the state, the Zambian dark comedy On Becoming A Guinea Fowl, the Anthony Hopkins-starring Magic, their recent LA release show, and the creative process behind their latest album Mercy. Come fuck with us.
Mercy will be available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen on Friday, November 7. Pre-order the album via Bandcamp (https://armandhammer.bandcamp.com/alb…) or the Backwoodz Studioz website (https://backwoodzstudioz.com/collecti…) now. Follow Armand Hammer on Instagram and Twitter: @ArmandHammerNYC. Follow E L U C I D on Instagram (@cobratoof) and Twitter (@elucidwho). Follow woods on Instagram (@backwoodzstudioz) and Twitter (@BackwoodzHipHop). Hear E L U C I D and woods’s episodes of Reel Talk, centering around Soul in The Hole ( / reel-talk-6-e-l-116272142 ) and Cure ( / reel-talk-8-on-128720027 , respectively, via Patreon.
Read my profile of Backwoodz, How billy woods’s Backwoodz Studioz Became New York’s Best Underground Rap Label, via Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/features/articl…
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