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Economik Splendor (Radio Edit)

from Economik Splendor [DJ Service Pack] by GRIFFEN

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Economik Splendor

The issue of violence in the city of Chicago has taken center stage, shaping not only the local narrative, but the artistic output. Most prominent among the musical styles that are native to the area is the “Drill” music phenomenon. Centered on a culture of rampant killings, the overall aesthetic of Drill music speaks to Chicago’s status as the nation’s murder capital.

As a respected Hip-Hop artist who helped influence the cultural landscape in Chicago, Griffen has witnessed the rise of “Drill” music first hand. Where some conveniently default to the attitude of blaming Chicago artists for the area’s increasing violence, he takes a markedly different approach. His latest track, “Economik Splendor” makes no bones about pointing fingers squarely in the direction of the banking industry, media outlets, and even US Presidents. “Shoutout to Ronald Reagan, I really gotta thank him, This ‘War on Drugs’ is recreating plantations”.

Economik Splendor is steeped in cynicism: It stands as a reverse-guilty verdict from the streets, naming who some may see as the beneficiaries of society’s excess. “I'm with judges in Pennsylvania, I give ‘em paper, They give me kids-for-cash, I reward bad behavior.”

Produced & mixed by BIONIK

Economik Splendor is the 2nd release from the upcoming GRIFFEN project, "REANIMATED" produced and mixed entirely by BIONIK.

Please visit www.bionikmusic.com x www.griffen312.com

lyrics

Chorus:
I'm in Nebraska
I set up shop on em
I'm in Alaska
I set up shop on em
I'm in Colorado
I set up shop on em
I'm Ohio
I set up shop on em

1st verse:
CNN don't talk about me, barbed wire gates surround me
Before these mogs found God, they found me
And how they find me, huh, huh?
Through rap music.
I ain't gotta recruit, I let the trap do it.
Act stupid, get smacked stupid around here.
Holding down my block, now you holding down my tier.
Yeah, you bangin in my chain gang now.
Endless labor force; I farm that sh** out...
To the highest bidder, I am in the
Business of trafficking.
Legally profiling. Focused on Africans.
Making dollars on the penny, baby, f**k wit me.
You don't understand how many men in custody.
Your name is Toby, homie...u can't run from me.
3rd strike? Now they got yo a** up under me.
Mixing my elixir. Serving my agenda.
You call it slavery, I call it Economic Splendor.

Chorus 2:
I'm in Louisiana
I set up shop on em
I'm in Alabama
I set up shop on em
I'm in Idaho, hoe
I set up shop on em
I'm New Mexico
I set up shop on em

Shout out to Ronald Reagan, I really gotta thank em
This war on drugs is recreating plantations
No longer picking cotton, got em stitching cotton
And I sell that sh** dirt cheap to Sam Walton
Nonviolent offenders is doin' hard time
3rd & long, and you on the 60 yard line
I'm wit judges in Pennsylvania, I give em paper
They give me kids-for-cash, I reward bad behavior.
Kickbacks, big racks, yeah, I'm lobbyin'
Congressmen.
Got fat contracts wit IBM
I wrote an open letter... Signed in blood, dog
Trap, drill, no chill, man, I love Ross!
I love rappers! Disaster theater...
Keep thinking you Chief Keef and get captured.
& then I got ya...serving my agenda
You call it slavery, I call it Economic Splendor...

Chorus 3:
I'm in Kansas
I set up shop on em
I'm in Texas
I set up shop on em
I'm in Connecticut
I set up shop on em
I'm in DC, joe
I set up shop on em

3rd verse:
I'm in love wit these immigrants, illegal aliens
Illiterate, indigent: easier to break em in
Ignorant to how we get it in America.
We got more inmates here than everywhere
Its very rare that n****s don't come back
Cuz all these mutha*****s know how to do is dump crack
And I'm right here waiting on em, gon put a apron on em
Collect state funds and triple what I'm making on em
Packed to capacity.
Bask in my majesty.
PD's coppin' pleas...widespread apathy.
Look, man....I give a damn about your circumstance.
Prosecutors in court doin' the Schmurda Dance!
Child support... Traffic violations n s**t.
Manhood?? Nigga, I'm annihilating that s**t.
You fuckin wit a winner.
Serving my agenda.
U call it slavery, I call it Economic Splendor...

Bridge (Kim):
They took it all away
Locked me down,
now I'm doing hella numbers
Lost my freedom, need a blessing,
I'm just tryna get home
No money for no bail, nobody sending me mail.....tortured soul
Fighting demons and I'm still here
...I just wanna get home

4th verse:
Chicago's little Guantanamo:
Homan Square - directed by Quantico.
I'm everywhere like the common cold, when you catch me...
and get 99 years on that Wayne Gretzky
Can't nobody check me, I'm unregulated.
Decorated business model, innovative.
Shout out to Wells Fargo....invested in the vision
I'm floating doe to the U.S Bureau of Prisons.
...Made a bloody fortune for JP Morgan.
Still dropping millions on political endorsements.
Democrats and Republicans, man, I lunch wit em all
Truth be told, its us against y'all...
I paint the ugly picture,
U serving my agenda
Time is money, ni**a
Go get my funding, ni**a!!
You lookin at the New World Order epicenter.
You call it slavery, I call it Economic Splendor....



Yeah...
Big up George Bush!
You already know, homie!!
Shout out Bill Clinton...
3 strikes law....
Worked like a charm...

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from Economik Splendor [DJ Service Pack], released October 12, 2015
produced and mixed by BIONIK
additional vocals by KYM

(c)2015 Bionik Music

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GRIFFEN Chicago, Illinois

Griffen’s style is a mix of external influences and internal beliefs. His older brother followed in the family footsteps of working as a DJ, and shared records (including NWA) that shaped Griffen at a formative age.

Griffen has developed a rare form of artistry and technique...
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