Sipher
SIPHEREST. 1992 · S.I.
Born on the corner · Staten Island

SIPHER

Living-soil flower, born in the cipher. Where cannabis and hip hop became one.

NYC · LA · MIA

Star of origin · S.I. The Sipher jar: black with a gold map of the five boroughs and Staten Island starred as the origin
New York City cultivated · Living organic soil
Next drop · Date TBAExclusive · Limit 4 eighths per person · BX · BK · QNS · SI · MANHHow drops work →
Est. 1992Born on a Staten Island corner
Living soilOrganic, craft-grown, loud
5 boroughsStaten Island to all of NYC
NYC · LA · MIAThree cities, one circle
01 · The corner

Where it started

Before it was a brand, it was a block in Staten Island. A younger version of me and the neighborhood, hanging on the corner: smoking, passing it around, freestyling.

Cannabis and hip hop met in that circle, and it pulled in every walk of life.

Sipher written in graffiti letters in red, orange and green, with EST. 1992 below
The original tag · Est. 1992
02 · The name

CipherSIpher

The freestyle circle, renamed for home. S·I is Staten Island, where the culture of cannabis and hip hop became one.

03 · The circle

A sacrament.

The circle was a place to escape from life and be creative. Music and cannabis, shared. That’s the community Sipher carries forward.
04 · The lineage

What we came up on

Every New Yorker who was there can name these. Sipher is the next chapter.

The early days

Chocolate Thai

The legendary import the older heads still talk about.

The brick era

Mexican brick

Pressed, seedy and whatever the block could get.

The upgrade

Hydro

How New Yorkers named the best weed in the city.

Now · Sipher

Living soil

Organic, craft-grown and the loudest yet.

Close-up of a dense, frosty Sipher flower bud
05 · The flower

Living soil. Loud flower.

Living organic soil

Soil alive with microbes and nutrients, built up cycle after cycle, not bottled salts.

Grown for the nose

Flavor and aroma first: the loud, gassy, sweet profiles the culture asks for.

Hip hop at the root

Cultivars picked and named with the artists who smoke them.

06 · The menu

Heritage profiles from the corner days next to living-soil exotics. The first lineup is announced to the circle first.

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Exclusive drops

Sold out by sundown.

Sipher comes out in small, exclusive drops, borough by borough. When it’s gone, it’s gone until the next one.

Next drop Drop 001 · Coming soon

Next drop

DateTBA
BoroughTBA
Size3.5g eighths

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4

Eighths per person

Every drop is limited to four eighths per person, so more of the circle gets some.

  • LimitedSmall batches of living-soil flower. No restocks on a drop.
  • Borough by boroughEach drop lands in one borough. Your borough is next.
  • Circle firstDate and location go to the drop-alert list before anywhere else.
07 · The packaging

The jar

Black jar, gold SS monogram and all five boroughs in gold, with Staten Island marked as the star of origin.

New York City cultivated · Living organic soil

The Sipher jar on a shelf, with a gold five-borough map
Five boroughs

One city. Five corners.

Sipher started on one Staten Island block and is built for all five boroughs.

01 · Five boroughs★ Star of origin

Staten Island

Where Sipher was born: the corner, the freestyle and the crew that put the Island on the map.

SI
Staten Island hip hop mural with painted portraits and graffiti
Mural · artist credit to be confirmed
Staten Island mural of two open hands surrounded by gold borough logos
Mural · artist credit to be confirmed
02 · Five boroughs

Brooklyn

Kings County. A legend on every block, and the borough that taught the world how to tell its story.

BK
A crowned portrait mural on the side of a brick building in Brooklyn
“King of NY” mural by Naoufal “Rocko” Alaoui with Scott “Zimer” Zimmerman, Spread Art NYC · Bedford Ave & Quincy St, Bed-Stuy, 2015
03 · Five boroughs

Queens

Queensbridge to Jamaica: the borough of lyricists.

QNS
Queens mural with Queens lettering and a painted portrait
“King of Queens” mural by Jorit Agoch, Lawrence “Myse” Hosannah, FCee and Eli Eos · 21st St & 40th Ave, Queensbridge, 2016
04 · Five boroughs

The Bronx

Where it all began: the birthplace of hip hop.

BX
Colorful Bronx portrait mural on a teal brick wall
Memorial mural by Tats Cru · Rogers Pl & Westchester Ave, Longwood, the Bronx
05 · Five boroughs

Manhattan

Harlem and uptown: wordplay, street style and the flow that set the standard.

MANH
Harlem memorial mural with a painted portrait and script lettering
“Street Struck” memorial mural · Lenox Ave, Harlem · artist credit to be confirmed

Murals are public artworks in each borough, credited to their artists and shown to celebrate New York hip hop. No endorsement is implied.

08 · The cities

Three cities, one circle

New York first. Then the West Coast and the South.

Launch market

NYC

Home base, where the cipher started. Staten Island to all five boroughs.

Coming soon

LA

The West Coast’s music capital.

Coming soon

MIA

Southern hip hop and nightlife.

09 · The community

Owned by the culture

Sipher is built with the artists who carry it, and it gives back to the blocks it came from.

Artist owners

Major artists hold a stake in Sipher. The people who make the culture own a piece of it.

Artists, reach out

Monthly Sipher nights

The cipher, live: artists, DJs and fans in one room, every month.

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Studio contest

A monthly shot for unsigned artists to get in the booth.

Enter the contest

Community fund

Proceeds go back to neighborhood families and entrepreneurs.

Partner with the fund
10 · The nights

The cipher, live

Artists, DJs and the community in one room: the circle we built events around, now under the Sipher name. 21+ only.

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Sipher night photography
goes here once released with consent
Video program

Studio Sessions

Artists from each borough in the booth: the roll-up, the session, the song.

From the block

In their words

Artists, fans and partners, shared with their written permission.

Reserved for a quote from someone in the circle at a Sipher night.
Quote slot · Name · Borough
Reserved for a quote from a retail or event partner.
Quote slot · Name · Partner

Step into the circle

Join the circle

Tell us who you are and what you’re here for. We’ll hit you back.

  • 01Drop alerts and Sipher nights, first.
  • 02The monthly studio contest for unsigned artists.
  • 03Artist ownership and collabs.
  • 04Retail, event and community fund partners, plus press.

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Step into the circle

Drop alerts, Sipher nights and the studio contest. NYC first, then LA and MIA.

Join the circle