“Dead Money” (2017)
“Seaworthy or not, too late to stop / too far to turn back, too close to crack glass water.”
The song “Dead Money” off Armand Hammer’s third studio album, Rome, has an ominous tone. The song discusses a character having to go on a voyage whether or not they are ready. In the chorus, Woods repeats the lines “seaworthy ready or not, too late to stop,” describing a character's descent to their doom.
Woods' writing and storytelling throughout this entire song is top tier as he builds moods for the story his raps tell.
Elucid also has an interesting verse as it seems to be self-reflective, discussing how he doesn’t compromise in his lyrics. Elucid’s opening and ending are easily the best parts of his verse, as he starts with “One man’s revolution is another man's rhetoric” while finishing with “A lyric ain’t a lyric till I spit it.” As Elucid progresses through this verse he begins to gain confidence and finally assert his dominance over the track by the end.
