Armand Hammer, the duo of ELUCID and billy woods, reunites with The Alchemist to release the animated video for “California Games” featuring Earl Sweatshirt. Directed by Shane Ingersoll, the clip places the artists inside a surreal, vintage video game ride. The track appears on their new album ‘Mercy’, out now via Backwoodz Studioz, with global distribution. ‘Mercy’ follows their 2023 project ‘We Buy Diabetic Test Strips’ and builds on the world they first shaped with 2021’s ‘Haram’.
The new album includes features from Quelle Chris, Cleo Reed, Pink Siifu, Kapwani, and Silka. As always, Armand Hammer delivers dense, layered lyricism steeped in history, politics, and personal reckoning, while The Alchemist handles production across the entire record. This release follows a standout year for both MCs: billy woods earned critical acclaim for ‘GOLLIWOG’ and ELUCID for ‘REVELATOR’, each solidifying their roles as two of the most vital voices in rap today.