By Hunter Moore ’15

Logic, a Montgomery County native, continues to rise to fame with the latest hit mixtape ‘Welcome To Forever.’

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, better known as Logic, is a local rapper whose popularity is increasing more and more each day. Also referred to as “Young Sinatra,” Logic, originally from Gaithersburg and raised in Montgomery County, has released four mix-tapes, all receiving glowing reviews.

On March 7 Logic’s newest mix-tape “Welcome To Forever” hit the music charts and got more than 200,000 downloads on the first day of its release. The mix-tape includes 18 fresh new songs and received outstanding ratings of 4.5/5 stars in most critics’ reviews.

“Everyone says Logic is great because of his lyrics,” said super-fan junior Tyler Reeves. “That is true, he is a great lyricist. But there are some underrated components to his greatness. He is amazingly creative. Whether it is with the hooks to his songs or the beats produced by him and his team, everything always seems to flow well together. Some of my favorite Logic songs are ‘All Sinatra Everything,’ ‘Welcome to Forever,’ ‘Feel Good’ and ‘Used to Hate It,’”

On June 23, Logic brings his nationwide “Welcome To Forever” tour back home to Montgomery County to perform and a large  number of Sherwood students are highly anticipating the concert. The Fillmore in Silver Spring is going to be a jam-packed event with a fan base spectrum from devout admirers to recent listeners who will bond over their mutual love and appreciation of Logic’s music.

“My fellow Sherwood student Mark Abrams and I have grown into massive fans of Logic. You won’t catch anything else [than Logic] playing when we two are together. We can’t wait [until the concert] when we might get to meet our inspiration. I’m sure Mark feels the same way,” said sophomore Alexander Asefa.

With such fan support, it is not surprising that Logic is taking the next step in his career. On March 20, he became the newest member to sign to Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. The two esteemed music labels agreed to work together to foster and support Logic and his music as he tries to expand his audience. Although a specific date has yet to be announced for Logic to release his first true album with the labels, Logic has sang about the idea of an album that would include a couple of his songs from his previous mix-tapes.

In addition to his fan base that has followed him religiously from the beginning, Logic also seems to be the type of rapper that numerous different people could take a liking to. Some of students are going to the Logic concert even if “Welcome to Forever” is the first mix-tape they have heard from the relatable rapper. “Listening to Logic’s new mixtape ‘Welcome to Forever’ made me love Logic’s music and opened me up to all of his other mix-tapes,” said sophomore Julie Swarr. “They really just are a diverse set of songs all having it’s own catchy beat. His songs can really get me pumped and happy.”

Logic is a member of the XXL freshman class of the rap game,  and some are even calling this class the best freshman class in rap history yet. The other notable names that appear with Logic in the group are rappers Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson, Chief Keef, Trinidad James and many others. A few of the musician members have previously been featured in some of Logic’s songs.

“You can really tell how Logic’s life influences his music. He has some of the best lyrical skills out there, I love his music. I’m really upset that I can’t go to his concert, especially since C Dot Castro will be there because I like his music too,” said sophomore and longtime Logic fan Christian Demoya.