Chaz Hall, better known by his stage name Elucid (often stylized as E L U C I D), is an American rapper and record producer from
New York City
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. He has been a member of
Armand Hammer
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, Cult Favorite, Lessondary, Nostrum Grocers, and Small Bills.
Early life
Elucid was born Chaz Hall in
Jamaica, Queens
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.
His mother was a singer and his father was a bassist.
He grew up in
Deer Park, New York
Deer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 27,745 at the 2010 census.
History
Deer Park is located in the pine barrens in th ...
.
Subsequently, he moved to
East New York, Brooklyn
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.
Career
Elucid released his debut solo studio album, ''Save Yourself'', in 2016. In 2017, he released a mixtape, ''Valley of Grace''. In 2018, he released a collaborative studio album with
Milo
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, titled ''Nostrum Grocers'', under the group moniker Nostrum Grocers. In that year, he also released a mixtape, ''Shit Don't Rhyme No More''. In 2019, he released a mixtape, ''Every Egg I Cracked Today Was Double Yolked''. He released "Seership!" in 2020. 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.
In 2022, he released a solo studio album, ''I Told Bessie''.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Save Yourself'' (2016)
* ''Nostrum Grocers'' (2018)
* ''Don't Play It Straight'' (2020)
* ''I Told Bessie'' (2022)
Mixtapes
* ''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)
* ''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
External links
Official website*
{{Armand Hammer
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Rappers from New York City
Record producers from New York (state)
American male rappers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians