Maryland rapper Logic returned with his 5th LP in as many years on May 10th. To be real, I haven't listened to much Logic in a very long time. I used to f' with him when he was droppin' his Young Sinatra mixtapes and I liked his debut Under Pressure a lot. Since his sophomore album though, I haven't been following Logic. Seeing as I'm a blogger though, I feel it's only right to check what he's been keeping up with.
The album gets off to a great start with Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (the name of both the song and album). The beat has a mellow and reflective feel to it and Logic brings lyrical content with dope internal and multi-syllabic rhyming to match on the first verse. On the second verse, he addresses his worst critics and does provide some food for thought in regards to the way celebrities are treated.
Now why you think so many rappers be overdosin' at the crib?
'Cause people just won't let 'em live...
... that's why I keep goin'
That's why I keep flowin'
That's why I keep perserverin'
Even when I'm hearin' I'm a bitch, I'm a fag
I'm a motherfuckin' hypebeast,
I ain't black in the slight least
I ain't good enough, I should quit
I should kill myself (Kill myself)
'Cause you'll never be Kenny
You'll never be better than Drizzy or Cole
"You're losing your hair, you're too fucking old", yeah
These are the comments I'm readin' on Twitter right now
They make me depressed and they pullin' me down
I'm trying to swim but I think I might drown
So I'ma turn that feeling into a sound
The second track is the Eminem-featured Homicide. Both rappers have a huge following but have received criticism for their turbo-tempoed 'lyrical miracle, subliminal criminal' style of spittin'. You either love or hate it. Me personally, I f'd with both of their verses and the impression at the end was hilarious.
I often see Logic's name in social media. Very often for the wrong reasons. However this is his fifth consecutive Top 5 album and his second number 1 album so he's clearly doing something right, hence, the loyal following.
One of the main reasons he comes under criticism is because, according to many, he constantly refers to the fact that he's biracial. His verse on Royce Da 5'9's Caterpillar is just one of many examples. You can just check the comments to see how people feel about that.
Sir Robert Bryson continues this trend on Keanu Reeves where, in a shocking revelation, he declares for the trillionth time 'Do you know I was mixed like Obama?'.
Jokes aside, is that enough of a reason to justify the flak he gets? Or is he in the unfortunate category of people like Ramz and Michelle Williams who endure unreasonable levels of trolling?
I'm not gonna tell Logic how to be because 1. It's not my business and 2. What he is has earned him a lot of success. Having gold and platinum plaques as a new-school rapper is a remarkable achivement in this era.
In regards to this album however what I will say is that COADM does have it's moments. This includes the opening and closing tracks (Lost In Translation) that were great. Will Smith dusting off his mic and dropping a decent verse on the otherwise cringey Don't Be Afraid To Be Different. Logic calling out radio personality Charlemagne aka the self-styled architect of aggravation on Clickbait. Also the production, handled predominantly by 6ix, for the most part was pretty dope. Standouts for me were Out Of Sight and the second part of Lost In Translation. Them beats were fire.
These moments I mentioned however do feel few and far between. It's very clear Logic has the potential to be up there. The content on COADM and the straight spittin on Still Ballin shows this but some of the tracks just seemed quite lazy and lacklustre. One standout example for me was the Gucci Mane-featured Icy. The chorus alone was mad cringe and no offence to the re-invented social media life coach but Logic shouldn't be getting outspat by Gucci.
Logic previously said that Under Pressure was his Illmatic. If that's the case, COADM could well be his Nastradamus. The overall production is good enough for this to get a 6 but to me, this album lacks replay value. I'll give this a 6.
FAVES
Beat- Lost In Translation (2nd part)
Verse- COADM verse 1
Feature- Eminem
Track- COADM
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