Under Pressure
Having stoked expectations via a string of underground mixtapes, rapper Logic is *Under Pressure* to deliver on his debut album—and that\'s exactly what he does. Relating his tale of a hardscrabble upbringing in Baltimore over soulful yet bleak beats (mostly by longtime producer 6ix), he spits rapid-fire rhymes from the POV of his drug-slinging brother on \"Gang Related\" and paints a picture of Section 8 housing on \"Growing Pains\": \"automatics and gang signs/5-0 with their K9s.\" Eschewing celebrity guests or name producers, Logic relies on his considerable skills to carry the day. \"Just my rhymes, my story/It\'s all mine, from the basement to the stadium.\"
Since the release of Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever in 2013, Def Jam signee Logic has received praise from Lupe Fiasco, XXL and the BET H...