Logic (Sir Robert Bryson Hall II)
Founder, BobbyBoy Records · 2 appearances on the record.
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Logic is a Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist known for albums like Everybody and his hit single "1-800-273-8255". He is also a New York Times bestselling author and the founder of the independent record label BobbyBoy Records.
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Def Jam undershipped Logic's debut album and bought zero shelf space
“And to say what Chris won't, they undershipped us. They didn't believe in us so much that they undershipped my album. And you had all these other huge artists with, you know, 400,000 plus CDs in stores, and I had fans going to Best Buys, having to have the wor…”
Logic: Def Jam undershipped Under Pressure and refused to buy shelf space
“To say what Chris won't, they undershipped us. They didn't believe in us so much that they undershipped my album, and you had all these other huge artists with, you know, 400,000 plus CDs in stores, and I had fans going to Best Buys, having to Have the workers…”
Logic and Zarou turned down a $1.5M indie contract while broke
“In front of us. And Chris had it. And I remember he said something really corny. It was really funny. Like he was just excited. He was like, how much you think our brand that we're creating is worth? And I was like, I don't know. And he was like, Well, somebod…”
Logic calls the music industry predatory for taking 70% from artists
“And also, to be fair, when you get to my level, there are, there's a bunch of different people in your pocket, but they're all there to make you money, but I am always the majority, and I think that that is fair, and where you find yourself with artists who ar…”
Logic refuses to delegate full authority without direct personal oversight
“If I'm not involved, I trust no one with my money, with my company, with my this, with my that, if I'm not involved. Like, I trust Chris with my life, but I'm not just gonna be like, just go take it. Not because I don't trust him, but because I don't work that…”
Logic says he shot guns, robbed people, and fled police during youth
“I ran around, I've done a lot of stuff. I've shot guns, I've robbed people, I've ran from the police, I've done a bunch of stupid things because I was around other stupid people because I felt that they were my family.”
Logic is currently negotiating and closing deals worth over $30 million
“And things are crazy now. You know what I mean? 30 plus million dollar deals here and there, doing this, doing that.”
Logic: Shot guns, robbed people, and fled police during troubled youth
“I've shot guns. I've robbed people. I've ran from the police. I've done a bunch of stupid things because I was around other stupid people because I felt that they were my family.”
Logic: Independent labels offered a $1.5 million contract early in his career
“And, you know, there was even independent companies that put a contract for 1.5 million dollars in our hands.”
Logic's music video for 'Mind of Logic' drew 20,000 views overnight
“We released the music video, and like, overnight, it had 20,000 views. Now, you gotta understand, dude, 20,000 views in 2011, I, yeah, I was going from a hundred views”
Logic reinvested his entire six-figure Def Jam advance into touring
“Looking at a check and seeing, you know, lower six figures, very lower, just six figures in an advance, which is still great, and then literally going, okay, well, you know, after X, Y, and Z takes their percentage just on my team management and lawyer at that…”
Logic spent six figures touring fan homes to preview his second album
“So earlier with the second album we did a tour where, you know, we paid six figures for a tour bus for fans to go to their homes and surprise them and play them the second album before it was even out.”
Logic pays out more than $1M per year in employee salaries
“I can't speak for other famous people, celebrities, musicians, whatever, but I can tell you, like, no one knows how hard I work, and until you, how hard we can work, and I pay out over a million dollars in salary to my employees a year.”
Logic: Def Jam advance was low six figures, spent entirely on tour
“Yeah, this is twenty-twelve. Yeah, no ID comes to you know, legendary producer who's, you know, new executive at Def Jam, and Def Jam in general, like, Def Jam Records, the most iconic hip-hop rap Label is willing to sign you, give you great money, give you cr…”
Logic: Deals now reach $30 million-plus
“30 plus million dollar deals here and there, doing this, doing that.”
Logic spent six figures on a bus tour visiting fans' homes
“So earlier with the second album we did a tour where, you know, we paid six figures for a tour bus for fans to go to their homes and surprise them and play them the second album before it was even out.”
Manager Chris Zarou conceived naming Logic's hit song after suicide hotline
“And it was Chris who had the idea to make it, you know, and really give it the whole Number, because then we could reach people and give them that platform.”
Logic and Chris Zarou are equal partners in Elysium record label
“I have a record label, and we're both equal partners on that, that, that we run together, called Elysium, with artists that I've signed”
Logic: Pays over $1M per year in employee salaries
“I pay out over a million dollars in salary to my employees a year.”
Logic: I grew up on Section 8 housing and welfare assistance
“We grew up in Section Eight housing, so food stamps, welfare, had a few hundred dollars a month from the government to live off.”
Logic and manager Chris Zarou co-own record label Elysium as equals
“Even still, I have a record label, and we're both equal partners on that, that, that we run together, called Elysium, with artists that I've signed, that we believe in”
Logic: Grew up in Section 8 housing on welfare and food stamps
“We grew up in Section Eight housing, so food stamps, welfare, had a few hundred dollars a month from the government to live off.”
Logic: Career would not exist without Tarantino, Kill Bill, and RZA
“If it wasn't for Kill Bill, if it wasn't for The Risen, if it wasn't for Tarantino, dude, like, we wouldn't even be talking right now.”
Logic: Chris Zarou managed him unsigned for their first six months
“I was like, I don't want to sign anything. If we're going to do this, like, I don't want to say anything. And he wasn't pushing to sign anything either. And that's a really amazing thing. Because he allowed, he was like, yo, I'm going to walk the walk. Like, I…”
Appearances (2)
| Episode | Date | Speaking time |
|---|---|---|
| Logic: Logic & Chris Zarou (2018) | Aug 16, 2021 | 28m |
| Logic: Logic & Chris Zarou | Mar 11, 2019 | 28m |