Armand Hammer Surprise-Releases New Album Snakes & Ladders

Hip-hop duo Armand Hammer has released a new album, Snakes & Ladders, with no advance announcement. Pitchfork reported the surprise release on 11 November 2026.

A surprise release means the album appeared without a countdown, a single or a tour to warm fans up first. Listeners could find it as soon as it went up.

The group is made up of Elucid and billy woods. Snakes & Ladders came out through Backwoodz, the release route for the album.

It is a follow-up to Mercy, the 2025 album the duo made with producer The Alchemist. A follow-up is simply the next album from an artist after a previous one.

Producers build the beats and sound beneath the rapping. On Snakes & Ladders, the production credits go to Clipping, Kenny Segal, Preservation, and the pairing of Saint Abdullah and Eomac. Guest vocals come from $ilkmoney and DJ Haram.

For anyone who wants to dig in, the credits are a useful map. Each name on the list is a separate collaboration, and each one helped shape how the record sounds. The album is now available to stream and buy, and the duo's next steps have not been announced.