Sep 29, 2016 dave east has officially joined the def jam roster. One of our favorite rappers that we have been supporting since day one, maryland based logic just announced a monumental record deal signing with iconic record label def jam recordings. Logicunder pressureflac 44khz24bit downloadacoustic sounds. Theres no argument when it comes to logics success in the last 12 months, being one of def jam recordings highest seller as an artist. Universal music publishing group umpg, today announced that multiplatinum, grammynominated artist logic aka bobby hall has been signed to an exclusive, worldwide administration deal. This mornings announcement comes less than a month after the visionary music group artist and 2012 dxnext alum was. Last month, xxl magazine included the local mc as part of its 20 freshman class, prompting many hiphop fans outside of the dmv to ask. Ultimately, staying true to a vision and plan he cemented early in his career is the key to logic. Currently affiliated with nas record label mass appeal, the deal will be a joint venture allowing him to expand his audience. Now, logic has made himself known and def jam made a deal. Editors notes relating his tale of a hardscrabble upbringing in baltimore over soulful yet bleak beats mostly by longtime producer 6ix, rapper logic spits rapidfire rhymes from the pov of his drugslinging brother on gang related and paints a picture of section 8 housing on growing pains. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
Sir robert bryson hall ii born january 22, 1990, known professionally as logic, is an. All you have to do is select all your sign from the list and display the selected message. Logic has every reason to be flying high after inking a new deal with def jam records but he should come down to cloud 8. Def jam recordings is an american record label focused predominantly on hip hop, pop, and urban music, owned by universal music group. We really want to receive your questions, comments or feedback. Logic toured with kid cudi, fellow def jam signee big sean, and tyler, the creator on the.
The mixtape has received over 900,000 downloads on datpiff since its release. So going from section 8 and food stamps and welfare. Logic completed their first european tour in march 20 and. When i first signed my deal, the advance was like 200 grand, he said. News logic signs to iconic hiphop record label def jam.
He recently spoke with zane lowe for a dope beats 1 interview at his home, breaking the news on his bank account. Sign logic has been awarded for its community service and has appeared in leading trade magazines, such as sign craft and gerber scientific. A prolific songwriterartistproducer, logic def jam has amassed billions of streams and sold over five million albums. Bobby tarantino ii was released on march 9, 2018, through def jam and visionary music group and featured guest appearances from 2 chainz, big sean, and wiz khalifa.
Despite the occasional glitch and lack of online play, def jam. With the tiktokassisted viral explosion of love songs, and the added. From running kicks to the crotch to necksnapping body slams, def jam. Def jam artist logic signs publishing deal with universal. The harlem rapper, best known as being nas prodigy and signee on mass appeal records, announced his new deal on power 105. Logic would later announced his sixth mixtape titled bobby tarantino ii, with a promotional video featuring the characters of rick and morty, on march 7. It was definitely a huge part, but as great and iconic as def jam is as a whole, what it really came down to was the people who run it and the people youre going to work with. Logic launches his own label, elysium records billboard.
Fight for new york is an excellent fighter that manages to revive a dying genre without needing to recreate it. In 2012, logic signed to def jam records and in 2014 dropped his debut album under pressure, which shot to number 4 on the billboard. He has the talent to be a great artist and make a strong presence in our industry. Logic was included in our june 2012 roundup of rappers to look out for in the dmv metro area. His entire visionary music group crew got signed, leaving him with full creative control, so we dont have to worry about his sound changing. The official stream of logic s under pressure album which is out now on def jam visionary music group.
Logic the 27yearold rapper born sir robert bryson hall ii burst onto the music scene through a series of mixtapes that led to a significant, rabid underground. Def jam also signed its first and only thrash metal band, slayer, in 1986, and the. I have only gotten to hear the first couple tracks, plus the leaks, but it is already the best mixtape released so far this year in my opinion. The dmv gets another one as maryland rapper logic has signed to def jam. Current artists include justin bieber, logic, big sean, kanye west, nas, 2 chainz. Ysiv is the fourth studio album by american rapper logic, released on september 28, 2018, by visionary music group and def jam recordings. Aight so boom, igor is pretty far from your typical tyler, the creator album. May 29, 20 today we finally get to hear logics newest mixtape, young sinatra. The rapper just got a signoff from a judge in his divorce case. Santa monica, may 21, 2019 universal music publishing group umpg, a leading, global music publisher, today announced that multiplatinum, grammynominated artist logic aka bobby hall has been signed to an exclusive, worldwide administration deal. Sep 18, 2018 logic is a single man again, at the ripe old age of 28. On april 15, it was announced that logic had signed with def jam recordings.
The deal with def jam was simply a vehicle to further the work that he and vmg had already put in. Baltimore, maryland emcee logic has officially signed with def jam records. They have signed dozens of artists and have created numerous other record labels that stemmed from def jam like def jam south, def jam. While still in promotions for his holiday album, the incredible true story, the dmv rapper shares his brand new single flexicution where he exhibits the execution of. His follow up, the incredible true story, which dropped last friday, is. Relating his tale of a hardscrabble upbringing in baltimore over soulful yet bleak. In early 20, logic appeared in the xxl version, which was included as part of the annual top 10 modern students list for publication, alongside artists travis scott, trinidad james, daisy wright, action bronson, joy badas, angel haze, absoul, chief keef, kirko bangz and schoolboy q. After receiving millions of views on videos on youtube and preparing to drop his 4th and highly. The official music video of logic s under pressure audio which is out now on visionary music group def jam. The label distributes releases of various record labels, including kanye wests. Logic the 27yearold rapper born sir robert bryson hall ii burst onto the music scene through a series of mixtapes that led to a significant. Having stoked expectations via a string of underground mixtapes, rapper logic is under pressure to deliver on his debut albumand thats exactly what he does. The success of she a model and aim me online earned him a bid with def jam, and he signed to the pioneering hiphop label in 2009.
Logic currently occupies prime real estate in the evergrowing landscape of hiphop. Trinidad james became the hottest rapper in the game last winter and they signed him. The jam by logic logic free listening on soundcloud. Im excited to take this next step in my career, said logic. Comin straight outta gaithersburg, maryland, rapper logic just inked or just revealed that hes inked a deal with def jam records, only a. Evidently, the 28yearold mc has an incredible lawyer because, according to logic, the final price tag on his new record deal with def jam is a whopping eight figures. Charttopping rapper logic is now the owner of a record label. Logic officially divorced, he gets the house and she gets the. Three years before i performed on the tonight show with jimmy fallon, i visited nbc studios with my high school drama club.
Videogamerelated footage taken from kikizos archives. Logic announced his new venture, elysium, via a youtube video. He then signed with visionary music group, and subsequently released three additional. Logic performs at stubbs barbq on march 25, 2016 in austin, texas. Sir robert bryson hall ii known by his stage name logic, is an american rapper. We specialize in personal service to guide our customers to a design that ends up reflecting their personality in a professional manner.
Logic announces bobbyboy records joint venture with def jam recordings music. Def jam also has been on a roll with their new signees. The rapper, who was recently featured as one of wkys hottest local music artists in 2012 and xxl magazines freshman 10 cover, has had whirlwind of a year lately. Baltimore based emcee logic has inked a deal with def jam records after being named one of xxls 20 freshmen class. Mar 16, 2018 logic has every reason to be flying high after inking a new deal with def jam records but he should come down to cloud 8.
The album was announced on march 19, 2019, with a video for the albums title track. He was the one who filed, citing irreconcilable differences in his. Logic s third studio album, everybody, was released in may 2017 and debuted at number one in the us, becoming his first album to reached the top of the billboard 200 chart with 247,000 albumequivalent units, of which 196,000 were pure album sales. The album art, featuring a mugshot of logic, is stylized similarly to the famous mugshot of frank sinatra and reminiscent of the artwork for the mixtape young sinatra, released in 2011.
Def jam recording artist logic has signed an exclusive, worldwide administration deal with universal music publishing group umpg. Def jam also signed its first and only thrash metal band, slayer, in 1986, and the bands. In the uk, the label takes on the name def jam uk and is operated through virgin emi records, while in japan, it is known as def jam japan, operating through universal music japan. Current artists include justin bieber, logic, big sean, kanye west, nas. Def jam recordings is an american record label focused predominantly on hip hop. Over the past three years, he has blossomed into one of the genres premier artists. Def jam announced today that visionary music groups logic recently got signed to their label.
Fresh off his mixtape bobby tarantino ii, logic is living the good life, which includes a lucrative deal with def jam. Underground rapper logic signs to def jam rapper logic signs to def jam after years of hard work and dedication, after receiving millions of views on youtube he has gotten a lot of good publicity and recognition. Def jam records was a record label started by rick rubin and russel simmons in 1984 out of rubins dorm room. A prolific songwriterartistproducer, logic def jam. It was released on may 10, 2019, by def jam recordings and visionary music group. Theres no argument when it comes to logic s success in the last 12 months, being one of def jam recordings highest seller as an artist. Igor attempts to find a middle ground between these two sides of tyler. Its primary foundation is the distorted, chipmunkvoiced mood swings of cherry bomb, but now informed by the jazzy, earnest sentimentality of flower. Following his run as a founding member of def jam duo playaz circle from his native atlanta.
Behold logic md signs to def jam vlog announcement video, a new offering from logic, which was released on monday, april 15th, 20. Oct 21, 2014 editors notes relating his tale of a hardscrabble upbringing in baltimore over soulful yet bleak beats mostly by longtime producer 6ix, rapper logic spits rapidfire rhymes from the pov of his drugslinging brother on gang related and paints a picture of section 8 housing on growing pains. Jun 14, 2016 as logic prepares to hit the road in two weeks for the endless summer tour with geazy, yg and yotti later this month, he decides to treat listeners with a new single. Logics sophomore effort was the 18track longplayer the incredible true story november 2015, which crafted a scifi space odyssey script that developed throughout the interludes on the album, and cemented logics status as one of musics most creative young mcs. Def short for definitive jam a record def jam a definitive record. Only thing i changed, i aint got no change still me and my homies and we all the same. Logic has compiled billions of stream and has sold over five. Im the only one doing it right, he says on slave ii.
Though it has come under much scrutiny, their recent deals have been good business. Listen to the album below to hear his story through his rhymes. He has amassed a large internet following and is a member of the rattpack, his group of friends that he works with. But at the same time, it does feel like a natural evolution from his last two albums. Best we can get out of dave east is a few moderately popular singles, a lite version of born sinner, and a fab and jada in 03 identity crisis when def jam needs him to. Earlier today, def jam made their deal with logic public.
Dave east has joined the def jam roster harlem rapper dave east is ready to release his debut album kairi chanel tomorrow but today he announced he has inked a deal with def jam records. Def jam adds logic to their roster, check below for his xxl freestyle. Apr 15, 20 baltimore, maryland emcee logic has officially signed with def jam records. I dont see him messing up unless he sings like he does on a couple tracks from his mixtapes that were just awful. The lyrics smartly sumup logic s recent rise through the industry which has seen him snagging a 20 xxl freshman spot, joining the def jam crew and working under the tutelage of no. Logic signs with universal music publishing group for. It is his fourth mixtape, and the third in the young sinatra series.
Logic s sophomore effort was the 18track longplayer the incredible true story november 2015, which crafted a scifi space odyssey script that developed throughout the interludes on the album, and cemented logic s status as one of musics most creative young mcs. Logic s debut album, under pressure, sold 72,000 copies in its first week in 2014. An impressive show of power, bobby tarantino is a moody yet muscular tape that finds the often introspective maryland rapper surveying the successes of his 2015 breakthrough, the incredible true storyfrom social media ripples to sales totals. Im excited to take this next step in my career, said logic in a statement.
The industrys vermin is a hiphop track about the way the industry, we all know to be corrupt, treats. Game def jam could be a excellent fighting game wherever the sport tells u. Logic announces bobbyboy records with def jam hypebeast. Fastforwarding from the hardships logic overcame growing up, he now faces a much different challenge fame. Confessions of a dangerous mind is logic s second release in less than two months, following supermarket in march, which served as a soundtrack for the novel of the same name. His follow up, the incredible true story, which dropped last friday, is on pace to move close to 100,000 units in. What is awesome about jamlogic is that you can display a message to one sign only or to all your signs simultaneously with a simple click. Under pressure deluxe version by logic on apple music. Its primary foundation is the distorted, chipmunkvoiced mood swings of cherry bomb, but now informed by the jazzy, earnest sentimentality of flower boy.
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