History Music / Logic

* TakeThatCritics: A recurring theme of his verses has been him calling out his naysayers, considering a lot of his work following his transition to albums detailed his struggle coming to terms with the hip-hop community's opinions of him.
** He infamously indulged in a more particular, [[ZigZaggingTrope zigzagging]] case of this in "[=LaDonda=]", which features lyrics about his former beef with Anthony Fantano of WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop. In the song, he admits that Fantano's negative reviews of his past albums affected him so much that he'd fantasize about ''murdering'' him. However, he leads this into [[HeelRealization realizing how out of line he was]], how he and Fantano eventually met on good terms and became friends, and how he's learned to make peace with the harsh opinions of critics. In case you're wondering, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otJijE1lczI Fantano was understandably unnerved upon hearing the lyrics for the first time]] [[https://youtu.be/7YhWLqIenz4?t=452 but ended up accepting the song as ultimately coming from a place of respect]], and he would give ''Vinyl Days'' [[RefugeInAudacity a positive 7/10 review anyway]].

* MotorMouth: While he doesn't flaunt it in every song, he has gained a reputation for his rapping speed and technicality, which he refers to as his "syllability" (syllable ability). He's shown it off on a couple songs ("Gang Related," "Stainless," "Flexicution," etc.), but the supreme example is the famous live freestyle "Jack the Ripper," which was eventually released in a studio version on ''YSIV'' under the fitting title "100 Miles and Running," where he exceeds '''''10 syllables per second''''' (faster than the fast section of [[Music/{{Eminem}} "Rap God"]]) at his fastest.
** While the fast section of "Gang Related" levels out at 8.4 syllables a second, videos of him bringing fans onstage to rap it with him show that he can mow through it ''just as fast'' as "Jack the Ripper" if he wants to.

* OlderThanHeLooks: Looked like a teenager up until well into his late 20s. It wasn't until the ''YSIV'' era when he started to look his age, thanks to shaving his head and bulking up considerably. He's approaching his mid-30s as of 2023 and still looks much younger at times.
** References this in the song "Break It Down" when he says, "Look young, but I been a man".

* SequelSong: ''No Pressure'', Logic's ([[SeriesFauxnale for a time]]) final album, is in many ways a direct thematic continuation of ''Under Pressure'', his commercial debut. While ''Under Pressure'' is largely about his humble beginnings as a nobody with aspirations of becoming big in the hip-hop world, ''No Pressure'' centers around the twilight of his successful career, reflecting on his accomplishments as he decides to move onto the next chapter in his life.
** It also includes "Soul Food II", a direct sequel to the original album's "Soul Food", notably with the fully-cleared sample that had to be recreated on the original song.

** Before the HiddenTrack that closes ''Everybody'', there's a skit between Thomas and Kai that ends with an unexpected bombshell...

*** [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope ...that was then undone]] on ''YSIV'', which opens with Thomas clarifying that he meant Logic's final ''Young Sinatra'' project.]]

* CallBack: Logic opens the first verse of "Upgrade" by rapping, "I've upgraded while they waited; will they love it, will they hate it?", reflecting his creative growth alongside his concern about what other people will think of him. In the second verse of "[=DadBod=]", from his then-final album ''No Pressure'', he raps the lines again but then adds "Who gives a fuck, though?", reflecting a new mindset of moving past worrying about others' opinions.

** Logic further confirmed in [[https://genius.com/8349033 a Genius annotation]] that ''Under Pressure'' is also being actively played InUniverse by Thomas as he travels through space to pick up Kai, which explains Thalia's factoids throughout the album.

** ''TITS'' revolves around the characters Quentin Thomas, William Kai and their ArtificialIntelligence assistant Thalia, who are [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn actively listening to the album]] InUniverse while traveling to a new planet known as Paradise [[AfterTheEnd after Earth has been ravaged]] in a notably complex backstory with some ''four decades'' of establishing information. He explains said backstory [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJC12BMlyA4 here]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: A skit on ''Bobby Tarantino'' contained a snippet from his next project being played in a studio, after which Logic gets fussy about someone playing "the album shit". Come the release of his next album, ''Everybody'', this snippet was later revealed to be a part of "[=AfricAryaN=]".

Logic's first post-return album, ''Vinyl Days'', was released on June 17, 2022, with the album also being his last with Def Jam. Later that year, he released a self-produced instrumental hip-hop album under the alias Peanuts; he has currently released five albums under this name, with the latest being in March 2023. ''College Park'', his next album and first to be released independently, was released on February 24, 2023.

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Born to an African-American father and Caucasian mother, and one of seven siblings and half-siblings, Logic's childhood was far from ideal. His father struggled heavily with cocaine, and his mother was not only addicted to alcohol but racially prejudiced despite being part of several interracial relationships. Due to inheriting most of his genes from her, he was also ostracized by his black peers for "appearing white", both of which led Logic to become conflicted about his identity.

* NonAppearingTitle: “1-800-273-8255”. It was the number for the National Suicide Prevention hotline at the time of release[[note]]The hotline later changed its number to 988 in July 2022, around five years after the song's release[[/note]].

* ButNotTooBlack: It can be ''very'' hard to tell Logic is half-black at first glance. He's enforced the fact that yes, he truly ''is'' biracial, so much that it's become a running joke amongst the rap fandom, and in more recent years, Logic himself has come to embrace the meme even despite his genuine insecurities about it.

Logic's first post-return album, ''Vinyl Days'', was released on June 17, 2022, with the album also being his last with Def Jam. Later that year, he released a self-produced instrumental hip hop album under the alias Peanuts; he has currently released four albums under this name, with the latest being in January 2023. ''College Park'', his next album and first to be released independently, was released on February 24, 2023.

* OlderThanHeLooks: Looked like a teenager up until well into his late 20s. It wasn't until the ''YSIV'' era when he started to look his age, thanks to shaving his head and bulking up considerably. He's in his early 30s as of 2020 and still looks younger at times.