Even if the hosts of Everyday Struggle — Akademiks and Joe Budden — aren’t full onboard the Logic train, as evidenced by today’s episode, the quiet behemoth has a fan base propelling his latest album, Everybody, to the top. After a week that’s included landing in the cover of Complex with Neil Degrasse Tyson — who appears on the album — it seems Logic’s album is about to come in at #1 on the Billboard 200, according to the publication.
Complex pic.twitter.com/WzRfMXocA3
— Rap Larry David (@Logic301) May 8, 2017
This would knock Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. off the throne. Kung Fu Kenny has held the top spot on the Billboard 200 for three weeks straight, but is expected to slide down to #3 with Logic’s debut and the release of Chris Stapleton’s From a Room: Volume 1.
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Logic’s followers, many of whom tweeted images of themselves purchasing as many copies as they could from local retailers, have pushed the album to upwards of 210,000 units sold in its first week. This will be the biggest debut of his career.
love the album man. also got an autographed copy ?? rattpack boooyyyy @Logic301pic.twitter.com/K6dfRR5Cv7
— jimmy (@jimmmmy_5) May 7, 2017
@Logic301 1st album I ever bought got 1 physical and 3 digital #RattPackpic.twitter.com/4ReZJO9v8d
— Josh Larson (@Josh_Larson_) May 7, 2017
Peace, love and positivity ✌?❤➕ @Logic301pic.twitter.com/SdqWPppn51
— Ash Cap (@capswonderland) May 7, 2017
His studio debut, 2014’s Under Pressure, landed at #2 on the Top Hip Hop/R&B Chart its first week with 70,000 units. However, it didn’t fare as well in the Billboard 200. That all changed with 2015’s The Incredible True Story debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 and topping the Top Hip Hop/R&B chart with 135,000 in its first week. Both albums have since been certified gold by the RIAA.
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Another tremendous achievement is that as of this past January, Logic’s music was streamed over 1.1 billion times on Spotify. That doesn’t include YouTube, SoundCloud, Google Play, Apple Music, or TIDAL (if that’s your thing). So the answer to the smart aleck question of who listens to Logic is a lot of people.
His newest collection of music has inadvertently made him one of the most outspoken rappers in Hip Hop, which isn’t sitting well with everyone. Some have criticized his focus on his biracial ethnicity as slightly overbearing.
me: h-
logic fans: he's half black— terminator 7 (@krumpbattle) May 9, 2017
Someone: help! She's choking! Is there a doctor on the plane???? Please!
Logic: I'm mixed. Black AND white
— ibaka to the rockets (@goIdsoundz) May 9, 2017
Me: hey
Logic: IM MIXED MY DAD IS BLACK pic.twitter.com/7qnD4MOc1d
— Carl (@Descriptions) May 5, 2017
I've never seen a grown man so insecure about his race as Logic is… bro we get it…you're black…we believe you, relax
— Chris (@Topher_theblack) May 5, 2017
me:
Logic:
me:
Logic:
me: do you know where the bat—
Logic: did I tell you I'm mixed? like half black half white?
— diet stud (@dankbonnet) May 5, 2017
But, love or hate Logic, he’s doing crazy numbers.
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He recently announced that his next album would be his last. You can read all about that here.
