STRUGGLES

STRUGGLES is the third single from Live Free musician 12Digits, released January 21st, 2022, and featuring Norff. The song precedes 12Digits' single "Grind" off of Rising and "Blog", an October 2021 single.

Artwork
The artwork for "STRUGGLES" was created by Mike Barkhoff, with the intent of showcasing a chessboard centered between a duo of the colors red and blue, showcasing politics and street criminal associations.

Barkhoff also created the visualizers for the song. The first, released for promotion, sees the colors skimming by the screen until falling into place. The second, released as the music video, sees overlapping of an American flag and a chessboard pattern over the artwork, at first being fully visible before the opacity is dialed down. The superimposing nature of the images directly links to the context of the song having multiple layers.

Meaning
The song is in regards to the artists having to maintain hope in the midst of everything seeming to be against them. This is in regards to minor issues, such as schooling, all the way to larger issues, such as police brutality, lack of democracy, and more.