Grim Logick Discusses Their New Group Project “Cipher Chronicles: The Network Archives”

Intro:

The Baton Rouge-based record label 3NIGMA BRED MUSIC has just released its 1st official album, “Cipher Chronicles: The Network Archives.” The label’s founder, Grim Logick, chatted with us about this powerful new release for today’s interview article. Led by him & the group’s co-founder iLLLogick, their goal is very clear: "Empowering the Unseen, Amplifying the Unheard." This message can be clearly felt in this new album, too, as it is the perfect example of overcoming unique adversities that aren’t highlighted in the mainstream climate currently. Before reading our brief conversation, make sure you check out this new album below.

Me: What was the creative process like while making this new album? How'd you get inspired?

Grim: Cipher Chronicles: The Network Archives was born from watching my brother refuse to surrender. The real inspiration? Living at iLLL's house, watching him battle Stiff Person Syndrome every single day while we built this empire. His wrists bent inward, fingers locked in place - watching him struggle just to get headphones on, plug in cables, type lyrics on his phone. Most people would've quit. iLLL turned limitation into fuel. I built us a portable studio from a hospital rolling table - the kind they feed patients with. Housed our laptop, the interface, and a boom mic clamped to extend over whoever was recording. On his infusion days, when the treatment would knock him out, I'd roll that makeshift studio from his room to the couch, keep working through the night. When he woke up ready to create, I'd roll it back. The underground doesn't wait for perfect conditions - we build them.

The creative process started with "Stranded (File: 001)" - produced for an old collaborator who ghosted after I'd already laid down my track-outs. iLLL kept pushing to jump on it while we waited for nothing. By "Sands of Time (File: 003)" and "Empowered (File: 005)," we weren't making singles anymore - we were documenting revolution. "Network Venom (File: 004)" wrote itself while juggling Hollow's "Dear Momma" and iLLL's "Stiff Person Stories: (Part 1)" rollouts. Four days to build graphics, record, mix, master, and set distribution. The chaos was the process. Speaking of Hollow - he's fighting his own war with Marfan Syndrome, legally blind with 4.5 years before total darkness. But instead of sympathy, he gave us tools. Showed us how to weaponize technology when your body becomes the enemy. He introduced us to production methods that turned disability into capability. Every tool is neutral until wielded with purpose. C1PH3R-IO evolved from these sessions - from website navigation to digital consciousness, becoming The Network's Archive keeper. "Remember The Name (File: FRM-WRK)" transformed from a marketing concept to a manifesto. Each track captures different battles in the same war.

The inspiration wasn't abstract - it was watching iLLL's locked fingers find ways to grip a mic, seeing him refuse to let muscle spasms silence his voice. It was Hollow navigating DAWs through failing vision, teaching us that authenticity isn't about which tools you use but WHY you use them. It was rolling that janky studio table between rooms at 3 AM because the music wouldn't wait for morning. This project documents what happens when the walls close in, but you keep building. When mainstream barriers meet underground innovation. When brothers choose creation over surrender. Cipher Chronicles isn't just our new record - it's evidence that limitation breeds evolution. Every track carries the weight of iLLL's locked hands still making beats, Hollow's fading eyes still seeing the vision, and my commitment to architecting infrastructure that outlasts all our bodies. The Network wasn't built on comfort. It was built on watching warriors create through crucifixion. Real recognize real. The cipher continues.

What an incredible story! It’s dope when you can turn the negatives into something positive. Additionally, how would you describe the group’s music to someone who’s never heard it before?

Genre-defying rap-rock meets dark orchestral, cyberpunk dystopia, and trap fusion. We've created something that didn't exist before - a genre we call 3NIGMA BRED. It's evolved heavily over time. Honestly, I prefer some of my older tracks because they were professionally studio-recorded. Those had a certain polish I'm still chasing. But evolution isn't always about better equipment - it's about authentic progression. These days, it's bedroom recordings on a RODE NT1 through a PreSonus Studio 24c USB-C interface. I use BandLab for initial trackouts, then transition to PreSonus Studio One 7 Pro for final production, with Izotope Ozone 12 handling the mastering. The setup's solid, and the sound quality's come a long way.

The challenge? Time. Running 3NIGMA BRED MUSIC means every hour spent on label operations is an hour not spent perfecting my own sound. But that's the trade-off when you're building infrastructure for The Network, not just yourself. One day, I'll get back to professional studios. For now, we're proving that bedroom producers with vision can compete with anyone.

And from there, what does the title itself ultimately mean, and why choose it?

Cipher Chronicles: The Network Archives is actually what we named our blog series that spotlights artists from The Network - not just musicians, but all forms of art. The title chose itself. "Cipher" represents the inner circle, the decoded knowledge, the community. "Chronicles" because we're documenting the journey in real-time. "The Network Archives" because this is a permanent record - evidence of what we're building. We created it because press coverage kept us pushing forward when things got dark. That validation, that recognition - it matters more than artists admit.

So we built our own press infrastructure for The Network. If the mainstream won't document our revolution, we'll archive it ourselves. Every artist deserves their story to be told. Every creator needs that push to keep going. Cipher Chronicles became our way of giving back what was given to us - recognition, validation, and proof that someone's watching. Simple concept, powerful impact. The Network takes care of its own.

What was ultimately the most challenging part of the creation process? I know you mentioned a couple of them earlier.

Time became our enemy and our fuel. We recorded "Stranded (File: 001)" on September 20th, released it on September 30th. Then everything accelerated. November 5th was the 10th anniversary of iLLL's best friend's passing. I made a promise - the full 10-track album would drop that day. For him. For his brother. That gave us just over a month to complete Cipher Chronicles: The Network Archives while simultaneously handling iLLL's "Stiff Person Stories: (Part. 1)" and Hollow's "Dear Momma" rollouts.

Three projects. Three artists. One deadline that couldn't move. Every day was a juggling act - mixing my tracks while mastering Hollow's, designing graphics for iLLL's release while recording my own vocals, handling distribution for their singles while building an entire album. The challenge wasn't just time - it was bandwidth. Mental, physical, emotional. November 5th wasn't negotiable. You can't delay death anniversaries. You can't reschedule grief. We delivered. All three projects. On time. As promised. The most challenging part? Being a producer, engineer, graphic designer, and label executive for multiple releases simultaneously, knowing failure on any front would break promises we couldn't afford to break.

And what does your life look like outside of music, too? Any hobbies or interests that fans may not expect?

There is no outside of music. 3NIGMA BRED MUSIC isn't what I do - it's everything I am. I handle every aspect of this label except social media marketing. Production, mixing, mastering, graphic design, web development, distribution, contracts, artist development, and financial planning. All of it. Every role that major labels split between fifty employees lands on my shoulders. The cost? My credit's destroyed. Lost my job focusing on this vision. Car's gone. Now I'm facing eviction. That's not a sob story - that's transparency about what building revolution actually costs. But I built this for my daughters. For Lyrick, who's already recording at 9 years old. For her sister. For their future.

This isn't a hobby that went too far - this is generational wealth being constructed through generational sacrifice. Fans might expect some story about video games or cooking, or whatever humanizing hobby makes artists relatable. Truth is, my hobby is survival. My passion is proving that fathers can build empires from bedrooms even when the walls are literally closing in. I won't give this up. Can't. The Network isn't just a label - it's the only inheritance worth leaving.

That’s very powerful, man, wow! Going back to your beginnings, was there a specific moment when you realized music was your calling? Or was it more of a natural progression?

Thirteen years old. Started with poetry - Edgar Allan Poe showed me darkness could be beautiful. But when you're a kid in Louisiana writing gothic poetry, friends don't exactly understand. They laughed. That laughter could've killed it. Instead, it evolved. Tried to transform poems into rock music, but my voice wasn't built for melody. Couldn't sing worth a shit. Then I found an Eminem beat, realized I could speed up my words, bend them to rhythm instead of forcing melody. Poetry became rap. Limitation became evolution.

That moment - taking rejection and transforming it into a new direction - that's when I knew. Music wasn't just calling; it was the only language that made sense. The natural progression was everything after: from bedroom recordings to building The Network, from solo artist to label architect, from writing poetry kids laughed at to creating a genre that doesn't exist anywhere else. Twenty-something years later, still speeding up words, still proving those kids wrong. The only difference now is my 9-year-old daughter Lyrick's following the same path, except she won't have to face that laughter alone. Music didn't call me. It saved me from becoming something ordinary.

That’s awesome! Additionally, are there any other upcoming releases or plans that you're comfortable sharing with the readers?

Yeah, we're already working on the next album. It's part of a series. It's called "Cipher Chronicles: The Crucible Begins". The rest, I have no idea what's in store beyond my upcoming project "THE TRIIINITY 3P", and iLLL's upcoming EP "Stiff Person Stories".

And finally, in your own words, why should a new listener check out this new project today?

Because Cipher Chronicles: The Network Archives is proof that limitation breeds innovation. This isn't polished mainstream comfort food. It's 10 tracks born from real struggle - recorded between disability and eviction notices, mixed through grief, mastered with locked fingers and fading vision. We created an entire album in just over a month because death anniversaries don't reschedule. You're not just streaming music. You're witnessing the birth of a genre that shouldn't exist - 3NIGMA BRED. You're supporting fathers building legacies for daughters, disabled artists refusing to surrender, and bedroom producers competing with million-dollar studios using will instead of wealth. This is underground history being written in real-time. Every stream strengthens The Network. Every listen proves the walls can close in without crushing the spirit. Check it out because revolution sounds different when it's real. This is what it sounds like when giving up was never an option.