Logic has created a captivating rap alter ego with Young Sinatra. He continues that narrative series with YSIV (which stands for Young Sinatra 4), picking up where his 2013 mixtape Young Sinatra: ...
Logic is consumed by his love for nostalgia and YSIV is his personal and myopic monument to a bygone era. Across 14 tracks, the Maryland rapper is obsessed with the idea of "boom-bap”—a phrase he uses ...
Despite the stone-faced stereotype of stoic masculinity that has plagued hip-hop since its inception, there is almost no rapper who doesn’t have at least some fun finding rhymes and rhythms and clever ...
On Logic’s recent “YSIV ” freestyle, he shouted out a range of hip-hop favorites like Jay-Z, Nas, Big L, The Roots, and A Tribe Called Quest. While the Maryland artist hasn’t had the chance to be on a ...
Still, Logic has no shortage of carefully sharpened skills. Taking it way, way back, “100 Miles and Running” has Logic and Wale rapping over the old Incredible Bongo Band break that DJs spun in the ...
It’s the return of Young Sinatra. “I’ma be honest. This is one of the best albums I ever made,” the Maryland rapper said. “This shit is so boom-bap, it’s so hip-hop, and the reason it’s special is ...
Logic kept his promise to “assemble the Clan like Voltron” on his latest album, YSIV, which dropped Thursday night. “Wu Tang Forever” features appearances from RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface ...