Rapper Logic discusses the scale of his current business operations alongside his manager Chris Zarou.
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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…”
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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…”
Disclosure
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…”
Opinion
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…”
Insight
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…”
Disclosure
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.”