Elucid

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Elucid
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Elucid performing in 2020
Background information
Born Jamaica, Queens, New York City, US
Genres East Coast hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • record producer
Years active2002–present
Labels
  • Backwoodz Studioz
  • Ruby Yacht
  • Salim Recordings
  • A Night on Canopy
Member of
Website elucid.bandcamp.com

Elucid (often stylized as E L U C I D), is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. He has been a member of Armand Hammer, [1] Cult Favorite, [2] Lessondary, [3] Nostrum Grocers, [4] and Small Bills. [5]

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Early life

Elucid was born in Jamaica, Queens. [6] His mother was a singer and his father was a bassist. [6] He grew up in Deer Park, New York. [6] Subsequently, he moved to East New York, Brooklyn. [7]

Career

Elucid released his debut solo studio album, Save Yourself, in 2016. [8] In 2017, he released a mixtape, Valley of Grace. [9] In 2018, he released a collaborative studio album with Milo, titled Nostrum Grocers, under the group moniker Nostrum Grocers. [10] In that year, he also released a mixtape, Shit Don't Rhyme No More. [11] In 2019, he released a mixtape, Every Egg I Cracked Today Was Double Yolked. [12] He released "Seership!" in 2020. [13] In that year, he also released a collaborative studio album with The Lasso, titled Don't Play It Straight, under the group moniker Small Bills. [14] In 2022, he released a solo studio album, I Told Bessie. [15] In 2023, Arielle Lana LeJarde of Rolling Stone called "Mangosteen" (featuring billy woods) one of the 100 best East Coast hip-hop songs of all time. [16] In 2024, he released two albums, Revelator [17] and Interference Pattern, the second of which was released exclusively onto his Bandcamp page. [18] TheNew York Times ' chief pop music critic Jon Pareles named Revelator one of his ten best albums of 2024. [19]

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Diamond, Samuel (September 10, 2014). "Armand Hammer". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Diamond, Samuel (March 6, 2013). "Cult Favorite - For Madmen Only". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Diamond, Samuel (July 1, 2016). "Favorite Mixtapes of June 2016". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (August 8, 2018). "Review: Nostrum Grocers Explore the Freedom of Rapping for Rap's Sake". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Breihan, Tom (October 30, 2020). "Stream The Debut Album From Small Bills, The Duo Of Elucid & The Lasso". Stereogum . Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Diamond, Samuel (July 14, 2016). "Elucid". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (October 8, 2018). "Elucid Tried to Warn Us". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lipez, Zachary (July 25, 2016). "Elucid Premieres a Medley Video for "Son Still Shine" and "Obama Incense"". Vice . Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Paul A. (March 13, 2017). "Elucid: Valley of Grace". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (August 16, 2018). "milo & Elucid playing Nostrum Grocers release show, other shows separately". BrooklynVegan . Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ Diamond, Samuel (March 30, 2018). "Favorite Rap Mixtapes of March 2018". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  12. ↑ Jherwood, Soe (August 29, 2019). "Favorite Rap Mixtapes of August 2019". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Elucid Releases New Project 'SEERSHIP!': Listen". Stereogum . Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (September 15, 2020). "Small Bills (Elucid & The Lasso) share song ft. Fielded (who also has an upcoming LP)". BrooklynVegan . Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (June 17, 2022). "Elucid: I Told Bessie". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  16. ↑ LeJarde, Arielle Lana (June 16, 2023). "The 100 Best East Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 24, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ Aku, Timmhotep (October 11, 2024). "Elucid: Revelator". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on October 31, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  18. ↑ Jones, Abby (December 30, 2024). "Elucid - "Inteference Pattern"". Stereogum . Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  19. ↑ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (December 4, 2024). "Best Albums of 2024". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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