Logic says he shot guns, robbed people, and fled police during youth
Logic (Sir Robert Bryson Hall II) · Logic: Logic & Chris Zarou (2018) · Aug 16, 2021 · at 8:34
Rapper Logic describes his turbulent adolescence in Maryland and the criminal activities he engaged in before dedicating himself to music.
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“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.”
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