#154 - Armand Hammer INTERVIEW
Listen/Watch on: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube
Video animation by: Big Flowers
Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING
The Plug (0:21).
The Interview (2:05).
As a 28 year-old hip-hop head, I’d like to say that I’m still somewhat young. So given this youth of mine, I haven’t been able to witness many of the greatest movements or waves in hip-hop history firsthand. I wasn’t even alive when Wu first jumped onto the scene. I could barely form sentences when Company Flow’s debut album dropped
But that thankfully has not been the case with what Backwoodz Studioz, and in particular what today’s guests in billy woods and E L U C I D, have blessed listeners with so far in their careers. For over a decade now, I’ve been able to follow these two refine their craft and expand on their brand of phenomenally rich, creative, and thoughtful hip-hop music that scratches all of the itches I have in music. All of which is funneled into this style of rap that makes the term “one-of-a-kind”, feel somehow too generic of a descriptor for what these two really do.
I’m pleased to have Armand Hammer on the show to discuss what makes their creative connection so special, the makings of one of the best albums I’ve ever heard (no hyperbole) in We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, and much, much more!
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*timestamps provided for YouTube version
Perspective on recent successes and acclaim (2:27).
Perception of Armand Hammer’s growing fanbase (8:47).
How woods and E L U C I D complement each other’s artistry (16:21).
How the creative direction for an Armand Hammer album is established - RMPP patron q from TreDoes (24:24).
The origin of the We Buy Diabetic Test Strips album title (25:13).
The core themes of WBDTS (28:30).
The catalyst for the live instrumentation backbone for WBDTS (37:34).
The inspiration behind the very experimental and ambitious sound of WBDTS (42:20).
Aspects of WBDTS that Armand Hammer were most proud of / found uniquely challenging (50:46).
Armand Hammer’s favourite songs off WBDTS (1:00:39).
Prominent use of vocal manipulation on WBTDS (1:05:36).
What Armand Hammer would like their legacy to be (1:06:56).
Shoutouts to other great music and collaborators within the Armand Hammer / Backwoodz multiverse (1:07:52).
JPEGMAFIA’s pants / E L U C I D’s fashion trend forecast (1:11:15).
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