Following the release of The Incredible True Story, Logic tells Rolling Stone that he is working on two albums. One of them the Maryland rapper describes as “fun,” while the other LP is based on telling the stories of different people. Logic details the progression from his 2014 debut album, Under Pressure, to his current creative process.
“I just want everything to be so introspective now,” he says. “On the first album, I told my story of me, little Bobby growing up. On the second album, I told the story of where I am right now and how the listener can go out and do whatever they want. On one of those albums coming up, I’m gonna be very this much (holds up pinching fingers) rapping from my perspective and moreso from other peoples.”
He shares a few lines from the forthcoming project, detailing an identity as a biracial person. Logic says that he feels the opening line is very powerful and will draw listeners into the stories.
“I feel the Aryan in my blood is scarier than a Blood/Been lookin’ for holy water, now I’m prayin’ for a flood/Feel like time passin’ me by slower than a slug,” he raps.
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“But my beautiful black brothers and sisters wanna act like I’m adopted,” he continues. “Go back in time when my nigga daddy impregnated my cracker momma and stopped it. /Somebody pinch me / Black man screaming trying to convince me I’m not black / So why the white man wanna lynch me / Damn, my skin fair, but life’s not”
“It’s not from me. Now I’m rapping from the perspective of you,” he says pointing to the interviewer, “of all these other biracial people out there in the world.”
Logic says that it was not an easy road for him to embrace his own identity as a biracial person. However, at 26 years old, he has confidence in himself and is not fazed by critics.
“When it comes to being Black and White and the things that I experienced, it took a lot of personal, it was just a personal journey to look in the mirror and be happy with who I am,” he says. “That’s all that matters. People will always critique you or say negative things about you, but as long as you are comfortable with who you are, man, that’s it. There you go. It doesn’t matter. Fuck ’em.”
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