Review: Logic

By Cameron Branscomb

“Sir Robert Bryson Hall, II” sounds like someone in the royal family, when in fact, Sir Robert Bryson Hall, II is the 27-year-old rapper Logic.

Logic released his new album “Everybody,” his ninth album since 2010. This album differs from the typical rap album with moments of pop and hints of gospel and Go-go, displaying his Maryland roots. The album confronts societal rules, racism and Logic’s own personal issues.

Logic was born in Gaithersburg, Md.. into a family with a black father and white mother. His drug and alcohol-addicted father wasn’t around, and his drug-addicted mother was a racist. In the fifth song of the album, “Take It Back,” he says his mother called him the n-word multiple times. This drove him to leave home at 17. Along with his home problems, Logic says he was bullied at school for his light complexion. He identified as black, yet kids called him “Cracker.” In the same song, “Take It Back,” Logic says that narcotics, violence, murder and kidnapping were a part of his home life. This album is Logic’s way of defying the odds and defying everyone who said he couldn’t make it in life.

The album is a canvas for him to paint all of his frustrations with society and to address the hatred in the world. In the second song, “Everybody,” he talks about getting rid of racism, saying, “Everybody people, everybody bleed, everybody love.” He encourages African-Americans in the eighth song, “Mos Definitely,” telling the black community to stand up for what they think is right and to fight for their rights with their intelligence and not their fists. He also embraces the black community saying they’re “beautiful, incredible, amazing, intelligent and elegant.”

Apart from the message for everybody to get along, the listener also gets to go into the head and heart of Logic as a person and not just as an artist. After listeners hear everything he has gone through, they’ll want to cheer and congratulate Logic for making it out of his situation. Logic’s flow, beats and message make for a great album. This album can connect to a lot of different audiences, and with such a positive message, it is really hard not to love the album.

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