In March, it was announced he would be a part of the XXL Freshman cover. In 2013, he saw a breakthrough into commercial success. On Datpiff, the one-stop shop for mixtapes, his reception and numbers have increased over his first three mixtapes (the two previously mentioned and the critically acclaimed Young Sinatra: Undeniable). Over the years, he’s been gradually broken into the hip hop community, and he has seen his audience increase. Despite his raw hip hop roots (Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang, Biggie, Big L, The Roots, Rakim, Common, Talib Kweli), he was mostly compared to modern rappers as opposed to the 90s lyricists that inspired him to rap. After releasing 'Young Sinatra' in 2011, which gave him another persona in hip-hop, he was respected but still compared to rappers for his race (compared to artists such as the previously mentioned Drake and J. In 2010, he released Young, Broke, and Infamous to positive reception. Inevitably, he gets constant comparisons to the aforementioned MC's. Hailing from Germantown, MD, he is a 'half-breed' - a la Drake and J. With this project, Logic continues the ‘Young Sinatra’ saga with more boom-bap, trap, truthful, and chill songs, The project features VMG label-mate Jon Bellion, Def Jam label-mate Jhené Aiko, frequent collaborator Shy Grey, close-friend Dizzy Wright, and many other artists.Since 2010, Robert Bryson Hall II, also known as Logic, has made a name for himself as one of the top up-and-coming rappers.

And he runs this clothing brand called “Swavor” so I wear their shit a lot – And I remember we were talking about something, it was couple months ago or last year, and he was like “Something, something, something, welcome to forever!” and I was just like “Man…” – I took it was something so much deeper, and when I applied it to music, I was like “Damn, welcome to forever.” – After this mixtape, Welcome To Forever, I will forever be a part of hip-hop. I was texting a homie of mine, his name is Shek. In an interview with DeadEndHipHop, Logic explains the origins of the mixtape’s title and why he chose it:

He also landed a deal with Def Jam in 2012 and made it public with the release of this mixtape. Logic was featured on the cover of XXL Magazine’s annual Freshmen cover for 2013, which consists of the top ten new rappers in the game each year. Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever is the fifth mixtape by recent Def Jam signee and DMV area rapper, Logic.

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