Finals week is coming up. With that being said, there is tons of stress and anxiety headed towards every college student's way. One of the best ways that I personally cope with finals is listening to music. Music is a big part of my life, and always has been. From learning piano in second grade, to banging on the drums throughout high school, to jamming to songs on my iPhone while walking to lectures, music has always been around.
One of my favorite musicians is the rapid-fire rapper Logic, who hails from Gaithersburg, Maryland. Prior to 2012, Logic was just becoming well-known within his city, rapping at Joe's Crab Shack when he wasn't working there. He then released his Young Sinatra mixtape series over the next couple years, and began to blow up. 2014 brought his debut album Under Pressure, and it sold 72,000 copies within the first week it was released.
After all of this as Logic was making a name for himself, his sophomore album came out roughly six months ago titled The Incredible True Story. What set this album apart from the others is that it is a "rap opera," or a concept album. Between and within his songs, there are certain cutscenes The main story is set 100 years in the future, and the Earth has become uninhabitable. The surviving 5 million people reside on a space station. Two spacemen from the future named Thomas and Kai (voiced by Steve Blum and Kevin Randolph) travel to search for a planet called "Paradise," which supposedly has sustainable life.
Fast forwarding to present day, I have a couple finals coming up next week. I went through my iPhone, and went back to listen to The Incredible True Story. After listening to the whole album, it sounded like it had just come out yesterday. What makes Logic one of my favorite rappers is (aside from his delivery, lyrical content, and sampling production), his humor. He talks about a lot of heavy content, dealing with topics such as a rough childhood, drug addiction, love, heartbreak,and other things. Yet, he is still able to keep things lighthearted and happy when appropriate.
The Incredible True Story brought a lot of great songs, such as "Fade Away," which deals with leaving a legacy before dying, "Stainless" which talks about those who grew up spoonfed and having no problems, and "Run It," which spreads the message that everyone should live the life they want to. All in all, I highly recommend listening to this album. It still bumps to this day, and will definitely go down in history as a classic.
