Young Sinatra 4 is really happening, it’s a great time to be a long time Logic fan and
I’m sure we all got very excited when we saw that black and white cover.
I really do want this project to be amazing, as I’m sure most of you guys do, but in
this video today I’m gonna be presenting some points as to why I’m slightly worried
about the project.
Now I’m not saying Logic can’t deliver here, I’m not even saying that I don’t
think he will, this video is just to explain why I’m going in with cautious optimism
and why I think that’s the best thing to do.
So with that being said, this is CDTVProductions, you can find me on twitter and Instagram under
that name, and let’s look at why I’m cautiously approaching Logic’s Young Sinatra IV album.
Lyrical Content Of The YSIV Singles:
This is the main thing that is making me approach this tape slightly more apprehensively than
usual.
And this really clicked for me when I listened to Logic’s new song, and the newest single
from Young Sinatra IV, titled Everybody Dies.
I do think it’s an enjoyable song for sure, 6ix and CuBeatz killed it on the production
and most of Logic’s flows were tightly constructed, I even got an Under Pressure vibe from the
start of the second verse, but lyrically I barely got anything out of the track, and
I’m bringing this up specifically because the Young Sinatra tapes are typically very
bad focussed.
Let’s just go through it and see what Logic says.
So he starts with talking about how he grew up rough.
This is something we already know, but to his credit he has a really impactful line
where he says his upbringing was so bad that he’d kill just to be a dog owned by a rich
family.
Then he talks about his confidence in his rapping ability, brings up his performance
at the Grammys, then has 4 bars where he repeats the same line twice.
Not really anything new so far.
Then we hit the second verse where Logic talks about leading by example and trying to be
a positive influence, and encourages the listener to do the same.
Nice message, my problem is it really wasn’t delivered in a fresh or exciting way.
The lines didn’t feel like they had much depth to them.
Lyrically, this doesn’t seem like Logic pushing himself to nail that Young Sinatra
sound at all.
And keep in mind, this isn’t just a song from the album, it’s a song that Logic thought
was great enough to represent the album as a single.
Now I do understand that Logic has released a lot of music, in fact in the past 8 years
we’ve received 153 Logic tracks, and that’s not even considering non album songs.
But that’s exactly why I feel like he needs to push himself as hard as he can now.
We’re so familiar with his lyrical content that we really need something that doesn’t
sound tired to grab our attention.
Everybody Dies just wasn’t that.
He didn’t talk about being biracial though, so that’s a big plus right there.
Then we can also look at the lead single from the project as well, One Day.
Again I like the message of this song, it’s essentially about Logic’s success and aims
to inspire the listener.
This is nice, but it would just be wrong to say it’s an original concept coming from
Logic, he has numerous songs that talk about the same thing.
The only single that I felt kept me engaged with the lyrical content so far is The Return,
easily my favourite single out of the 3 that have dropped.
The third verse on there is brilliant, that is what I’m hoping to hear more of on Young
Sinatra IV.
This shows that Logic still has the talent to deliver a solid project, but I’m sure
you could see why only fully enjoying one single out of the 3 he’s dropped has me
a little wary.
Recent Projects:
Now, the quality of an artist’s work can completely shift from one project to the next,
so this isn’t the best indicator of what our expectations should be, but I’d be lying
if I said I didn’t feel like Logic has been on a bit of a quality decline in the past
couple years.
For me, and a lot of other people, it started with his Everybody project.
I personally was incredibly excited for that album, especially after Logic revealed what
the concept and purpose of the album was.
But when it dropped, it just didn’t live up to what I hoped it would be.
I made a whole video on this topic, but I’ll tell you some of the reasons I didn’t enjoy
it so much right now.
A lot of the time, Logic didn’t really do more than scratch the surface with the complex
issues he attempted to tackle, and it’s here that I really noticed he was starting
to let his lyrics slip a little bit, at least in my opinion.
He overused that vocal cutting technique, and started to become more repetitive.
Now, his following project, Bobby Tarantino 2, definitely was a step in the right direction
for me, but I still wouldn’t say it was anything fantastic.
We got some really enjoyable bangers from it, and it actually featured a track where
Logic rapped as Young Sinatra, and it was easily my favourite on the project.
But i still noticed that there were a lot of filler
bars scattered throughout many of the tracks, and there were a few forgettable songs.
I’m not saying it’s a bad project at all, because it really isn’t, but when I take
Logic’s earlier works into account, or even compare it to the first Bobby Tarantino tape,
it just doesn’t reach the same heights in my opinion.
Now, like I said at the start of this segment, this doesn’t mean that Logic doesn’t have
the ability to produce another great project, I think he does.
But, I just don’t want this to be another Everybody situation, where I get incredibly
hyped up and end up being disappointed in the end.
Hopefully it won’t happen, but it’s always better to be prepared for that outcome.
The Hype:
The final point here is a pretty big one, and that is the fact that this is the follow
up to the incredible Young Sinatra trilogy, which consisted of Young Sinatra, Undeniable
and Welcome to Forever.
These projects man, they were just beautiful.
It was amazing how you could see Logic progress as an artist throughout each tape, and it
was fulfilling hearing him talk more and more about his increasing success as each new tape
dropped.
The real strong points of these tapes were that they were motivational, relatable, and
pretty diverse as well.
So the question is; can Logic deliver that same feeling and experience on Young Sinatra
IV?
I guess if anything, my biggest concern is that this project is gonna sound more like
a nostalgic callback to Logic’s old sound and won’t be a full on revival of the Young
Sinatra persona.
This particular set of mixtapes are held in such high regard in the eyes of Logic fans,
that I feel like most people aren’t gonna be happy with anything less than an 8/10 album
at an absolute minimum.
That is a lot to live up to.
Conclusion:
So as you know, the only thing that can resolve this video is the release of the actual album
itself.
Until then, all we can do is make sure our expectations aren’t unrealistic.
Don’t get me wrong, be excited for the album, it’s just I’m definitely gonna be keeping
these 3 points in mind as we get closer to the release date.
This is not me saying it’s going to suck, Logic could drop the best album he’s ever
released for all we know, but right now all I can do is speculate, and these are just
my honest thoughts.
So now let me ask you, what do you guys think about the points I made in this video and
do you think Logic is gonna deliver
on here?
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