Elucid

Elucid
Elucid
	Elucid performing in 2020
Background information
Born	Jamaica, Queens, New York City, US
Genres	East Coast hip hop
Occupations	Rapper; record producer;
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Backwoodz Studioz; Ruby Yacht; Salim Recordings; A Night on Canopy; Fat Possum;
Member of	Armand Hammer; Cult Favorite; Lessondary; Nostrum Grocers; Small Bills;
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]

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] The New York Times' chief pop music critic Jon Pareles named Revelator one of his ten best albums of 2024.^[19]

Discography

Studio albums

For Madmen Only (2013) (with A.M. Breakups, as Cult Favorite)
Save Yourself (2016)
Nostrum Grocers (2018) (with Milo, as Nostrum Grocers)
Don't Play It Straight (2020) (with The Lasso, as Small Bills)
I Told Bessie (2022)
Revelator (2024)
Interference Pattern (2024)

Mixtapes

The Bible & The Gun (2002)
Smash & Grab (2007)
Police & Thieves (2008)
The Sub Bass Diet (2009)
Super Chocolate Black Simian (2011)
Super Chocolate Black Simian II (2011)
Bird Eat Snake // The Love Offering (2012)
Valley of Grace (2017)
Horse Latitude (2017)
No Edge Ups in Uganda (2018) (with Haj of Dumhi)
Shit Don't Rhyme No More (2018)
Every Egg I Cracked Today Was Double Yolked (2019)

Extended plays

Bear Trapz (2009)
Osage (2016)

Singles

"Bernadette" (2017)
"Seership!" (2020)

References

^ Diamond, Samuel (September 10, 2014). "Armand Hammer". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Diamond, Samuel (July 14, 2016). "Elucid". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ Pearce, Sheldon (October 8, 2018). "Elucid Tried to Warn Us". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ 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.
^ Thompson, Paul A. (March 13, 2017). "Elucid: Valley of Grace". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Breihan, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Elucid Releases New Project 'SEERSHIP!': Listen". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
^ 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.
^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (June 17, 2022). "Elucid: I Told Bessie". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
^ 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)
^ Aku, Timmhotep (October 11, 2024). "Elucid: Revelator". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 31, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ Jones, Abby (December 30, 2024). "Elucid - "Inteference Pattern"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (December 4, 2024). "Best Albums of 2024". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 20, 2025.