Meanwhile 6ix ties it all together with a sea of animated horns, sweeping strings and a twisting DJ Screw sample.Īll too often Logic is unfairly criticised for paying homage to the artists whose music has influenced his own.

Logic salutes his heroes ( “Look at my idols, I’m feelin’ adjacent”) and waxes lyrical about where he comes from ( “West Deer Park, that’s my location”), highlighting his transformation from underground rapper to global phenomenon. That weightless state is converted into song at various points throughout ‘No Pressure’, but nowhere better than on the tranquil ‘man i is’.

No longer frantically typing raps in his phone hoping to write a hit, the cover of ‘No Pressure’ depicts Logic’s home studio obliterated, our protagonist suspended in a weightless state free from the burdens of fame and expectation. Acting as a sequel to his 2014 debut album ‘Under Pressure’, Logic, accompanied by his android narrator Thalia – who was inspired by A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Midnight Marauders’ – revisits the boom-bap sound fans fell in love with early on in his career.Įven the album’s artwork, designed by Brooklyn illustrator Sam Spratt, is a continuation of Logic’s Def Jam-released debut.

More than just a platform for him to offload the weight that has been bearing down on his shoulders for so long, his sixth studio album is also a full-circle moment that ties up a few loose ends. From addressing his critics (‘Dark Place’) to deliberating over the important things in life (‘Open Mic – Aquarius III’), the Maryland rapper bows out with an emphatic thank you note beautifully scored with the help of acclaimed producer No I.D. Offering a retrospective look back at his life and decade-long career, which started with the release of his 2010 mixtape ‘Young, Broke & Infamous’, ‘No Pressure’ represents a more laid-back and reinvigorated Logic – aka Sir Robert Bryson Hall II – unafraid to question societal norms as well as his own self-worth. But instead of just walking off into the sunset that lights his path to parenthood, the self-proclaimed Frank Sinatra of rap has gifted fans with one final album. Surprising fans by announcing his retirement at just 30 years old, Logic says he’s bidding farewell to the rap game in order to focus on being “a great father” to his newborn son.

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