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  • Nov 9, 2025

    Cover is fire

  • Need to get clotheslined to Laraaji at the NY show

  • babylon sherm

    Might be their most accessible album tbh

    It’s also flawless in every respect 10/10 AOTY some of their best s*** ever to be clear

    This topping the Geese album for me personally

  • Nov 9, 2025

    This is fantastic. What a year Billy has had wtf

  • Nov 9, 2025
    fancy lacriminal

    She finished her drink and looked at me inquisitively, asking
    "What's the role of a poet in times in like these?"
    I never answered, but it stuck with me all week
    Riding the bus, fixing something to eat
    Putting the kids to sleep, walking the streets at night, burning a tree
    Drafty windows got me turning up the heat
    Downstairs neighbor called about a leak
    Mikayla called, we talked til' 3 in the morning
    My agent called about touring
    I dreamt of boats loose from their moorings
    We'll see if they're sea-worthy, we'll see
    I took the 4 to Fulton, transferred to the three
    We'll see what washes up on the beach
    Galoshes on, he leaps into puddles with both feet on the way home
    Bacon grease by the stove for frying eggs, hash potatoes
    I'm smoking in bed, scrolling my phone
    Novel on the nightstand untouched
    Sleight of hand, past moments of dread
    Spider-Man perched alone on the ledge
    Mask off like Future
    Rain sluicing through gutters
    Lovers searching, the bar is dark
    Cars double-parked, out-of-state license plates
    Chin-ups on scaffolding, pull up (What's happening?)
    She said, "You got an answer for me yet?"
    I said, "I'm still grappling"

    Wow

  • Lord Quas ☆
    Nov 9, 2025

    This album’s f***ing flawless.

  • Nov 9, 2025
    fancy lacriminal

    She finished her drink and looked at me inquisitively, asking
    "What's the role of a poet in times in like these?"
    I never answered, but it stuck with me all week
    Riding the bus, fixing something to eat
    Putting the kids to sleep, walking the streets at night, burning a tree
    Drafty windows got me turning up the heat
    Downstairs neighbor called about a leak
    Mikayla called, we talked til' 3 in the morning
    My agent called about touring
    I dreamt of boats loose from their moorings
    We'll see if they're sea-worthy, we'll see
    I took the 4 to Fulton, transferred to the three
    We'll see what washes up on the beach
    Galoshes on, he leaps into puddles with both feet on the way home
    Bacon grease by the stove for frying eggs, hash potatoes
    I'm smoking in bed, scrolling my phone
    Novel on the nightstand untouched
    Sleight of hand, past moments of dread
    Spider-Man perched alone on the ledge
    Mask off like Future
    Rain sluicing through gutters
    Lovers searching, the bar is dark
    Cars double-parked, out-of-state license plates
    Chin-ups on scaffolding, pull up (What's happening?)
    She said, "You got an answer for me yet?"
    I said, "I'm still grappling"

    ELUCID usually is the one surprising me on Armand Hammer releases but when I heard this verse I had to bring it back like 3 times on the first listen. Billy woods is top 5 easily. Phenomenal album. Much different than haram to me but both are incredible experiences. Alc went crazy on Moonbow.

  • Nov 9, 2025

    No one talking about Peshawar and meet the grahams is crazy. The way he flipped the sample differently here is something else. You can tell Alc gets to have fun and be weird with Armand Hammer.

  • one seed is a mazel
    two seeds ima grieve
    three we comin to rob u

    come on man

  • fancy lacriminal

    She finished her drink and looked at me inquisitively, asking
    "What's the role of a poet in times in like these?"
    I never answered, but it stuck with me all week
    Riding the bus, fixing something to eat
    Putting the kids to sleep, walking the streets at night, burning a tree
    Drafty windows got me turning up the heat
    Downstairs neighbor called about a leak
    Mikayla called, we talked til' 3 in the morning
    My agent called about touring
    I dreamt of boats loose from their moorings
    We'll see if they're sea-worthy, we'll see
    I took the 4 to Fulton, transferred to the three
    We'll see what washes up on the beach
    Galoshes on, he leaps into puddles with both feet on the way home
    Bacon grease by the stove for frying eggs, hash potatoes
    I'm smoking in bed, scrolling my phone
    Novel on the nightstand untouched
    Sleight of hand, past moments of dread
    Spider-Man perched alone on the ledge
    Mask off like Future
    Rain sluicing through gutters
    Lovers searching, the bar is dark
    Cars double-parked, out-of-state license plates
    Chin-ups on scaffolding, pull up (What's happening?)
    She said, "You got an answer for me yet?"
    I said, "I'm still grappling"

    Probably my favorite verse on this although Elucids on Moonbow is also excellent

  • fancy lacriminal

    She finished her drink and looked at me inquisitively, asking
    "What's the role of a poet in times in like these?"
    I never answered, but it stuck with me all week
    Riding the bus, fixing something to eat
    Putting the kids to sleep, walking the streets at night, burning a tree
    Drafty windows got me turning up the heat
    Downstairs neighbor called about a leak
    Mikayla called, we talked til' 3 in the morning
    My agent called about touring
    I dreamt of boats loose from their moorings
    We'll see if they're sea-worthy, we'll see
    I took the 4 to Fulton, transferred to the three
    We'll see what washes up on the beach
    Galoshes on, he leaps into puddles with both feet on the way home
    Bacon grease by the stove for frying eggs, hash potatoes
    I'm smoking in bed, scrolling my phone
    Novel on the nightstand untouched
    Sleight of hand, past moments of dread
    Spider-Man perched alone on the ledge
    Mask off like Future
    Rain sluicing through gutters
    Lovers searching, the bar is dark
    Cars double-parked, out-of-state license plates
    Chin-ups on scaffolding, pull up (What's happening?)
    She said, "You got an answer for me yet?"
    I said, "I'm still grappling"

    This verse is absurd man

  • Crisis phone god damn

  • Nov 9, 2025

    open mike eagle reacted to the album on twitch, and he said something like how this verse feels like "3 weeks of life", meaning how much he could pack in this one verse story-wise

    one of the most beautiful verses i heard this year

  • Nov 9, 2025
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    We had a time, don’t let em tell you different

  • no grabba no grabba
    buddy look half dead but i'm no doctor

  • Nov 9, 2025

    California Games was a Game on the NES.. the transition into Super Nintendo is even better great album closer

  • Lord Quas ☆
    Nov 10, 2025
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    I can't believe the year Al's having...

    & We still have the Erykah Collab & "Forensics" with Yasiin

  • Nov 10, 2025
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    Lord Quas

    I can't believe the year Al's having...

    & We still have the Erykah Collab & "Forensics" with Yasiin

  • Lord Quas ☆
    Nov 10, 2025
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    1 reply
    Notmyfirst

    Delayed or not dropping on DSP's?

  • Nov 10, 2025

    Why do New Yorkers smoke so much grabba
    Is it self hate
    The vibe?

  • Nov 10, 2025
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    Rym and aoty have the most negative reviews ive ever seen for a armand hammer release, which is insane cause i think this is the best alchemist release in years, diabetic test strips better tho

  • Nov 10, 2025
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    butch22

    Rym and aoty have the most negative reviews ive ever seen for a armand hammer release, which is insane cause i think this is the best alchemist release in years, diabetic test strips better tho

    That’s insane, gotta be the recent ill will for Alchemist or something – not a single miss and the writing is as sharp as ever

    Not to sound hyperbolic or anything, there’s plenty of AH songs that don’t necessarily hit for me - but what is there to complain about on this album, you know?

  • Nov 10, 2025

  • Nov 10, 2025

    Dogeared

  • Nov 11, 2025
    Lord Quas

    Delayed or not dropping on DSP's?

    Delayed but maybe also the other one at least in Yasiins case