"I Told Bessie" is the third solo album from New York City rapper/producer Chaz Hall aka ELUCID. The title is a reference to his paternal grandmother, Bessie Hall, a powerful presence in his life until she passed away in 2017. From childhood afternoons running around her apartment in the Red Hook projects, to living under the same roof in Crown Heights when he was a young man, Bessie was an axis on which Hall’s family turned. “I remember her silver afro like a halo atop her head. I remember the Westerns that were always on television in the living room. I remember. I remem… read more
"I Told Bessie" is the third solo album from New York City rapper/producer Chaz Hall aka ELUCID. The title is a reference to his paternal g… read more
"I Told Bessie" is the third solo album from New York City rapper/producer Chaz Hall aka ELUCID. The title is a reference to his paternal grandmother, Bessie Hall, a powerful p… read more
ELUCID is a Black American rap artist, producer and cultural worker based in New York City. His extensive solo output materials “are little marvels about living on the fringes of a society that hopes to devour you, to lessen you, to destroy your body and soul, while you press forward just the same. His music is about existing while black as a political act, and speaking truth to power as an enlightened one.” (Pitchfork – October,2018) Additionally, ELUCID has collaborated on critically acclaimed projects with milo as Nostrum Grocers and billy woods as Armand Hammer. WATCH THE SHORT … read more
ELUCID is a Black American rap artist, producer and cultural worker based in New York City. His extensive solo output materials “are little marvels about living on the fringes of a society … read more
ELUCID is a Black American rap artist, producer and cultural worker based in New York City. His extensive solo output materials “are little marvels about living on the fringes of a society that hopes to devour you, to lessen you, to de… read more