The "ameriKKKan" tee was by far the worst selling piece from our latest "Paying Dues" Pre-Spring drop. It's understandable why a controversial statement and having "KKK" on a tee wouldn't appeal to the masses. I was majorly contemplating printing this tee, but the artist side took over the business side in me. I couldn't let this concept and design past by. If y'all don't know the background of the tee, it began with a leisure stroll through the Financial District. There was grim reaper like statues at the top of a skyscraper and it immediately caught my attention. The abnormalcy of multiple faceless draped figuers over looking the city streets questioned me. Over the years they've been coined as "The Corporate Goddesses". Nobody knows why they exists, not even the sculptor or architecture revealed the purpose. Many locals weren't appealed to them at first, but got over it and accepted the statues being a new symbol for the city. The irony of faceless statues overlooking SF's Financial District has to have a purpose. I believe the artists' intentions were that working in the corporate world will only leave you faceless. "Faceless Corporate Society" is a reminder for myself and others to keep striving for your effulgence and not work in the corporate world strictly for the payroll. I've witnessed the end of the day in the Financial District and no one has a smile on their face and robotically going back home. It's a corrupt system we live in. We devote all our adolescent years in school and over pay tuition for unhappiness? Go for that job you wanted when your were in grade school. Whether it's a firefighter or a movie star, you can always find alternatives in the industry if it doesn't work out. The system molds us into us wanting professions like being a financial consultant or an economist. This is ameriKKKan Korruption. Not only I wanted to spread this message, but to honor the late Capital Steez. The world needs to be aware of the messages he had for us, only if it's through one mixtape. I wanted to spread his story, even if it's through a small outlet. Please read this article and you might connect with this young man and why he took his own life. It's crazy to believe he was the same age as myself...
