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{{short description|Music producer}}
{{Notability|Music|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Symbolyc One
| alias           = S1
| birth_name      = Larry Darnell Griffin Jr.
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1976|8|3}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mulloy|first1=Gavin|title=SARAH JAFFE AND SYMBOLYC ONE COEXIST IN MUSIC DUO: THE DIVIDENDS|url=https://www.treesdallas.com/2016/05/28/sarah-jaffe-and-symbolyc-one-coexist-in-music-duo-the-dividends/|website=treesdallas.com|publisher=Interactive Energy Group|access-date=2018-03-25|archive-date=2018-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064017/https://www.treesdallas.com/2016/05/28/sarah-jaffe-and-symbolyc-one-coexist-in-music-duo-the-dividends/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_place     = [[Waco]], [[Texas (U.S. state)|Texas]], U.S.
| genre           = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| label           = {{hlist|[[Roc Nation]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rocnation.com/s1/ |title=The Official Website of Roc Nation – S1 |access-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928022904/http://rocnation.com/s1/ |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}</ref>|[[GOOD Music|GOOD]]|[[Om Records|Om]]}}
| occupation      = {{hlist|Record producer|rapper|songwriter}}
| instrument      = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|[[Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]|percussion|synthesizer}}
| years_active    = 2004–present
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Strange Fruit Project]]|The Dividends}}
| website         = {{URL|symbolycone.com}}
}}
'''Larry Darnell Griffin Jr.''' (born August 3, 1976),<ref>{{cite web|title=Symbolyc One Biography|url=http://symbolycone.com/biography/|website=symbolycone.com|publisher=Symbolyc One|access-date=2018-03-25|archive-date=2019-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024144408/http://symbolycone.com/biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref> known professionally as '''Symbolyc One''' (or '''S1'''), is an American record producer from [[Waco, Texas]]. He signed with [[Kanye West]]'s [[GOOD Music]] as an in-house staffer on the label's [[GOOD Music|Very GOOD Beats]] production wing by 2013. His production credits include West's 2010 single "[[Power (Kanye West song)|Power]]", [[Beyoncé]]'s 2011 single "[[Best Thing I Never Had]]", and [[50 Cent]]'s 2012 single "[[My Life (50 Cent song)|My Life]]"—each have peaked within the top 40 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. He has won three [[Grammy Award]]s throughout his career.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dallas-producer-s1-has-now-won-grammys-with-kanye-west-and-eminem-7060692 | title=Dallas Producer S1 Has Now Won Grammys with Kanye West and Eminem }}</ref>

== Origin ==
Griffin was born August 3, 1976, in [[Waco, Texas]], and grew up there in a [[Christianity|Christian]] household.  In junior high school, he learned [[alto saxophone]] and played [[piano]] throughout his teen years, including for [[Sunday school]] at his local church. After forming a hip hop group in 2007 with his cousin, Myth, Griffin started making beats and producing recording. In 2010, he received his [[associate degree]] in [[audio engineering]] from [[McLennan Community College]]. From 2007-2008, S1 competed in national U.S. beat competitions such as iStandard, Red Bull Big Tune, and Sha Money's One Stop Shop.

== Music career ==
In his role as main producer of the group [[Strange Fruit Project]], Griffin's style and production range includes R&B, soul, underground and urban/crossover pop. As a [[RIAA certification|platinum]]-selling producer, S1 has worked with many musical artists, as well as being a core member in singer [[Erykah Badu]]’s electronic band [[The Cannabinoids]].

Prominent collaborations include [[Kanye West]]'s “[[Power (Kanye West song)|Power]]” from the [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-winning album ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]'', and [[Beyoncé]]’s “[[Best Thing I Never Had]]” off her album ''[[4 (Beyonce Knowles album)|4]]'', both tracks certified platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11355/title.s1-explains-co-producing-kanye-wests-power|title=S1 Explains Co-Producing Kanye West's "Power"|publisher=HipHop DX|date=2010-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655794/beyonce-new-music.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122162056/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655794/beyonce-new-music.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2011|title=Beyonce Working With Kanye West Producer S1|publisher=MTV|date=2011-01-12}}</ref> He appears on rap group [[Little Brother (group)|Little Brothers]] second album [[The Minstrel Show]] in a skit as well. He also worked on West's Grammy-nominated albums ''[[Yeezus]]'' and ''[[Watch the Throne]]'', a joint project with [[Jay-Z]]. As half of the duo '''The Dividends''' (with Dallas-based singer-songwriter [[Sarah Jaffe]]), Griffin co-wrote and co-produced the [[Eminem]] song "[[Bad Guy (Eminem song)|Bad Guy]]" from ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]'', another Grammy-winning album. He also worked on the [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] album ''[[Rebel Heart (Madonna album)|Rebel Heart]]''.

== Discography ==
{{Main|Symbolyc One production discography|Strange Fruit Project}}
;Studio albums
* 2008: ''The Music Box''

;Collaboration albums
* 2005: ''The Art of Onemind'' <small>(with [[Illmind]])</small>
* 2009: ''Cloud Nineteen'' <small>(with [[Bryan Winchester|Braille]])</small>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.symbolycone.com}}
{{Roc Nation}}
{{GOOD Music}}

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