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Welcome to @FriendlyHipHop's thread on Logic, a retired rapper who has accomplished so much in his short career.
In this thread I'll cover his come up, discography, fun facts, and an just overall summary of his career.
Enjoy, and as always if you liked the thread, RT please!
In this thread I'll cover his come up, discography, fun facts, and an just overall summary of his career.
Enjoy, and as always if you liked the thread, RT please!
Logic began his rapping career in Gaithersburg Maryland. He started rapping in Lenny's basement and then created his first official project Young Broke & Infamous - this was in 2010.
While the project itself was decent, it birthed the first track of the Young Sinatra series.
While the project itself was decent, it birthed the first track of the Young Sinatra series.
Logic then answered the call with with his first Young Sinatra tape in 2011. It features a step up in his lyrical ability and incredible sampling. You can hear his hunger to blow up in each track.
Side note: this tape is also home to one of my favorite Logic tracks GP2
Side note: this tape is also home to one of my favorite Logic tracks GP2
This tape also features his first track that really blew up, All I Do. Enjoy a clip of the classic. He pays homage to both Mac and Cudi in this track, big inspirations to Logic on the come up.
In 2012 Logic then hits us with Undeniable, my personal favorite tape of his. I think he was at his best lyrically on here. From YS3, DP3, All Sinatra Everything, and countless others we got nothing but spitting.
I feel like this wouldn't be a Logic thread without dropping a clip of Dead Presidents III which could be argued as his best lyrical performance.
Finally we arrive at his tape that truly made him blow up in 2013: Welcome to Forever. He got so many elite features on here with perfect production across the board. With this tape he secured a contract with Def Jam which helped him begin his album journey.
Fun fact the first track I've ever heard from Logic was Young Jedi ft. Dizzy Wright. A buddy told me Logic sampled Star Wars a lot so I had to check it out and that sparked my interest in him.
Just 1 year later we got his first studio album, Under Pressure which most hold as his best album. Logic talks about the come up, his rough childhood and the drugs and violence he had to face. No I.D did a phenomenal job on the production might I add.
There's so many great tracks on the album which makes the replay value very high. I'll drop the title track just because it's still fire to this day.
Logic's then drops his sophomore album, The Incredible True Story, an album set in the year 2065 looking for a new planet to survive on. In my opinion, this is his best. Production wise, he went ALL in, and the structure of the track list and songs was immaculate.
This was an album where the skits didn't break the album but strengthen it. The comedy tied into it made the playthrough very enjoyable. I also liked how he released videos to hype up the album like these small skits of Thomas & Kai for example.
While everyone waited for his third studio album, he held us over with Bobby Tarantino, a fun summer album with trap inspired production. The project was pretty good overall and did amazing with concerts. Tracks like Wrist, Flexicution, and 44 Bars were the highlights.
Logic then took 2 years to release Everybody. The album itself did numbers and had insane cover art but overall it didn't quite deliver in terms of quality. Say what you want about Logic but his 1-800 track went 6x platinum, he made bank off this album.
Personally, I didn't hate the album but I didn't love it either. I will however, point out that his producer 6iX did a great job with the production. I've always loved his beats in Logic's projects even if the lyrical substance wasn't there.
Again, Logic releases another project, Bobby Tarantino 2 soon after Everybody. BT2 had some decent tracks on it and for a lot of new Logic fans, this was actually the introduction project for them. It was during this project that I noticed he needed to focus on quality > quantity
Random fun fact: Logic is actually very skilled with the Rubik's cube! He can solve it in under a minute.
In the same year BT2 dropped, Logic also dropped his 4th studio album, YSIV. I personally enjoyed this project, mainly because he managed to get every living Wu-Tang member on a track together!
Logic also mentions on the YSIV title track that if he never hopped on the Koolaid & Frozen Pizza beat things may have been different for him.
2019 had to be Logic's worst year to date, releasing a very mid project Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, hated by just about everyone & followed up with a soundtrack to his book, Supermarket which was also lackluster in terms of the music. Mind you, the book was a decent read.
Finally we have arrived to 2020 & Logic's comeback with No Pressure, the sequel to UP and his retirement album. This project was a breath of fresh air and he brought the fans what they wanted - closure.
For me and for most, the production was an absolute highlight, bringing back No I.D was an excellent decision and we got some solid rapping on here as well. It still amazes me how he cleared so many samples on here. I'm glad he went all in for this album.
As for the present, Logic is officially retired & signed a 6 figure deal with Twitch to stream exclusively with them. We are also expecting a project tomorrow from Doc D, a recent signee on BobbyBoy Records. This project is solely produced by Logic & we assume that Doc is Logic.
To conclude my thread, Logic has had quite the run in the last decade, releasing 6 studio albums & 6 mixtapes. Sure he had some bumps along the way but which artist hasn't truthfully. I'm curious to see where his career leads him to next & I wish him and his family the best.
