Logic's Everybody: The Influence Of Logic

As has been said many times over, songs are a reflection of society. They give insight into feelings, moods, historical changes, and the overall atmosphere of the society. Our American society is diverse and so too is our music. There are many genres of music and there were many evolutions to create those genres. Further, what happens in society, the historical changes, also effect those changes.

The message an artist delivers can be a double-edged sword depending on the artist and the frame of mind that went behind of the making of the song. Many artists can convey a peaceful message when facing society. For example, artist Bob Marley constantly promoted equal coexistence that has been referred to time and time again as to how music can encourage a more accepting society. On the other hand, some artists believe that reaching social stability is with aggressive, physical movements that require backlashing at all oppressors. This destructive state of mind can cause more harm than good,

Music is everywhere in society today – most people listen to music while they work1, or turn on the radio in the car, and of course, most popular pubs will have a live band playing on busy nights. Music permeates our everyday lives, both the individual and the collective. Despite this, music and the arts are derided as “not contributing to society” by many people. Music is viewed as a hobby – something to engage in, but not worth pursuing as an end goal. Like many other creative industries, its cultural and social importance is side-lined in favor of industries that produce more concrete societal contributions.

Music in America has been on the decline since the turn of the millennium. Recent popular musical genres such as rap and hip-hop have promoted sex, violence, profanity, and drug abuse. Artists such as Drake, David Guetta, and Nicki Minaj have missed the mark when it comes to good music. Music is supposed to make people feel something, to take people on a journey. In this sense, music draws a certain parallel to the trajectory of America. When times were good in America, music seemed to be good. Recently, bad music has influenced the mentality of American youth and made them unstable and insecure. Music that has a positive, uplifting message has the power to help.

Music is one of the most popular ways of expression and has been for generations. It makes us want to dance, inspires, soothes, relaxes, and sometimes tells us a story. Music is something the whole world shares and has brought together different kinds of people. However, there has been a question on whether some music has affected society negatively and crossed the line with some of its lyrics, content, and the persona of the artists. Certain music has been boycotted and even banned in the U.S. Pro-censorship supporters say that music is something that can deeply affect our society especially children who should not have to be subjected to things like violence, sex, drugs, or hate. However, being that music is a form of expression,

Music carries a lot of influence on the listeners. Further, the popular music of the day reflects the culture of the people at the time, for instance, Chainsmoker’s song #SELFIE comments about the youth and media culture happening presently. Therefore, changes in music usually mirror the changes according to society’s worldview. Music and culture thus flow together.

Although artists do not create certain music to cure diseases or to make scientific or technological discoveries, music is one thing society can never live without. To both artists and their listeners, music provides an indispensible beauty that helps fulfill lives, and connect to nature. Music expresses the human condition in the purest way and affects everyone at a personal level. Plato, a well-known classical Greek philosopher once said, “If you want to measure the spiritual depth of society, make sure to mark its music.” Generally performer collaborate songs to represent the popular pop culture, and social issues, and wish for their society as well as their current era. For instance, controversial issues such as sex, violence, racism

I believe that music lets us express our feelings and beliefs. Kendrick Lamar has affected society today by his beliefs on politics, freedom and police brutality. Because there is the first amendment he is allowed to express his beliefs. This affects society in a similar way that Martin Luther King Jr. did back in the 1963 with the “I have a dream speech.” Both Kendrick Lamar and Martin Luther King Jr. believe that racism was and is still existent today.

“Music holds a prominent role in culture…” (Pascale 127). Music is all around the world. Using a nonprofit organization, music can be spread across the world (Pascale 127). Music is an important thing in people’s lives. Music is very inspiration and influential. There are many different types of genres of music. Hip-Hop, Rap and R&B are three major genres that are influential. With these three genres, society can see that music is a good influence when it comes to our communities, role models, and cultural inspirations.

Music and its powerful means to spread messages to the humans have a big effect on society today. It may affect one in a negative manner such as teaching an individual how to use foul words or it may put one into a bad mood. Although one may not know the hidden meanings behind one song influences an individual as well. One message spread through music is the idea of racism.

Many people are influenced and inspired by different genres of music. Some music make people happy, some sad. Some types of music encourage positivity while others are negative. It has a huge effect on how humans think, feel and behave. Different genres serve different purposes. “I believe all writers, all the time. Be it positive or negative, all writers want to make an impact on society in some way. It's important for writers to send a message thru their lyrics.” said Neal Harrington Pogue, Grammy Award Winning Mixer/Producer.

“What inspires me is the desire to be on. The desire to be successful. The desire to reach people through my music and make a living off of it and never have to do anything else. Being able to do music full time and travel the world and share this music with everybody. That’s the dream.” says rapper, G-Eazy, about his career choices of being an artist. For both artists, and listeners of these artists, music has influenced us in many ways. It has helped us through bad times, good times, crazy times, the worse times, and especially the best times. In a way, music genres have defined us for the best. Music is a big part of my life, especially the genres R&B, hip-hop, and pop. It has good rhythms to dance to, it helps boost my mood and confidence

He once said, “I just like to rhyme”. Well LOGIC, the world just loves to listen. Sir Robert Bryson hall ii, also known as Logic, possesses such a level of lyricism that it carves him into an entirely different league of rap. He puts his life on the track and is candid with every release, and for the past six years, so we’ve learned a lot from him. We walked through the struggles of growing up with parents battling cocaine and alcohol additions. We’ve reflected on the journey to quit smoking, being raised in the ghetto, and pondering our influence on society. That’s his talent. He’s not afraid to bring up the tough topics, such as his childhood and being the subject of racial discrimination. And it’s because of this sharp and fearless lyricism

In today’s society of music, majority of artist’s albums tells their life story or a story from their imagination. However, not many artists can share their background in the same emotional way as Logic did with his debut album Under Pressure. Logic provides beautiful melodies and aggressive tones throughout the album to give a relaxing, easy listen that will make you want to keep it on replay. With his style of storytelling, a well-executed flow of lyrics with rhymes, and amazing production within the studio, Under Pressure will have music lovers wanting more from the talented hip hop artist.

Everybody was recorded by Logic. His real name is Bobby Bryson. Bobby was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He grew up in section eight housing living off food stamps, and welfare. His parents were both drug addicts and alcoholics. Logic reveled in an interview with Insanul Ahmed that his mother was racist even though all her children were half black. Due to his rising, he wrote Everybody about "mental health, domestic violence, mass shootings, drug abuse, racism, indigenous peoples, anxiety, depression, suicide, happiness, money, education, upper and middle and lower class, fear, hate, acceptance, fame, religion, childhood, individuality, peace, love and positivity” (Shipley).