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YSIV
Logic mimicking the famous Frank Sinatra mugshot
Studio albumby
Logic
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2018(2018-09-28)
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Length76:03
Label
Producer
Logicchronology
Bobby Tarantino II
(2018) 		YSIV
(2018) 		Supermarket
(2019)
SinglesfromYSIV
  1. "One Day"
    Released: July 27, 2018
  2. "The Return"
    Released: August 24, 2018
  3. "Everybody Dies"
    Released: September 7, 2018

YSIV(abbreviation ofYoung Sinatra IV) is the fourthstudio albumby AmericanrapperLogic,released on September 28, 2018, byVisionary Music GroupandDef Jam Recordings.The album art, featuring a mugshot of Logic, is stylized similarly to the famous mugshot ofFrank Sinatraand reminiscent of the artwork for Logic's secondmixtapeYoung Sinatra,released in 2011. The album serves as a sequel to the mixtapeYoung Sinatra: Welcome to Forever,released in 2013, and is the fourth and final installment of theYoung Sinatraseries.[1]The album is notable for being credited as analbumin theYoung Sinatraseries, as the previous titles were released asmixtapes.It features guest appearances from all living members ofWu-Tang Clan,Wale,Jaden,Ryan TedderandHailee Steinfeld,among others.

Background[edit]

In July, August and September 2018, Logic released three singles "One Day" featuringRyan Tedder,"The Return", and "Everybody Dies".[2][3][4]

The album features the song "Wu Tang Forever" which features all the surviving members of theWu Tang ClanincludingMethod Man,Raekwon,Inspectah Deck,U-God,Masta Killa,Cappadonna,RZA,GZA,Ghostface Killah.[5]The song "YSIV" has Logic paying tribute to rapperMac Miller,who died earlier in the month via accidental drug overdose.

Release and promotion[edit]

YSIVwas released on September 28, 2018. For the first single "One Day", Logic released a music video for the song.[6]The music video caused controversy, as it sympathized with the plight of undocumented migrants in the United States.[7]He later performed the song at the 2018 VMA Awards with collaborator Ryan Tedder, where he brought hundreds of migrant children onto the stage.[8]Logic himself wore a shirt which read, "F**k The Wall", and the kids wore shirts reading, "We Are All Human Beings".[9][10]On August 28, Logic released a video titled "YSIV Freestyle" and a social media post, finally announcingYoung Sinatra IValong with its album cover.[11]A few weeks prior to release of the album, Logic hosted an exclusive listening party with his fans, uploading a short movie about it to YouTube.[12][13]

The album was released in the same week as another high-profile hip hop album,Tha Carter VbyLil Wayne.[14]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Exclaim!8/10[17]
Highsnobiety[18]
HipHopDX4/5[19]
Pitchfork5.5/10[20]
Rolling Stone[21]
XXL4/5[22]

YSIVreceived positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on 7 reviews.[15]Riley Wallace fromHipHopDXgave a positive review saying, "Overall, Bobby has bars for days — and days — and as a consistent top to bottom play, YSIV has vibrant energy. If you can listen to this LP the whole way through and doubt his pen game, then the question becomes:" what does he have to do to please you? "If getting the entire Wu-Tang Clan on a song doesn't impress you, nothing will."[19]Charles Holmes fromXXLsaid, "YSIV succeeds when it forgoes pretentious views on what hip-hop should be and instead focuses on what makes the self-proclaimed Young Sinatra unique. The trio of" Everybody Dies "," The Return ", and" The Glorious Five "feature the Everybody MC at his most fluid and nimble."[22]Riley Wallace wrote another review forExclaim!where he said, "This is Logic at his best: making music that makes him happy. His comfort zone is infectious. If YSIV doesn't sell you on Logic, nothing will."[17]Jon Caramanica fromThe New York Timessaid, "YSIV — the conclusion of his Young Sinatra series of mixtapes — is his most confident and accomplished release to date, shaking off some of the awkwardness that has long peppered his music."[23]Trey Alston fromHighsnobietypraised the project, saying that "YSIV is gaudy, confident, and cocksure; Logic talks his shit without filter, crafting mesmerizing narratives, witty punchlines, and out-of-his-comfort-zone experiments – often on the same track. It amounts to an absorbing final installment of a series that already functions as an inordinate quantum of comfort food. We're finally stuffed."[18]Andy Kellman fromAllMusicsaid, "What comes through most is Logic's self-acknowledged eminence, an abundance of lyrical and sonic references to what he calls" real rap, "and an insatiable eagerness"[16]

Some critics gave the album mixed feedback. Alphonse Pierre fromPitchforksaid, "Over some dusty boom-bap, the undoubtedly talented Logic spends just way too much time trying to forcibly cement his place in hip-hop history."[20]Christopher R. Weingarten fromRolling Stonesaid, "The chart-topping rapper positions himself as a scrappy underdog with go-getter ambition and complex bars. Logic rhymes in exciting ways, but the meanings can be a little strained."[21]

Commercial performance[edit]

YSIVdebuted at number two on the USBillboard200with 167,000album-equivalent units,including 122,000 album sales in its first week.[24]It is Logic's fifth US top 10 album, and second in 2018.[24]

Track listing[edit]

Credits adapted fromTidal.[25]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Thank You" (featuringLucy Roseand The RattPack)
  • Vontae Thomas
  • Rascal
7:10
2."Everybody Dies"
4:10
3."The Return"
  • Hall II
  • Ivatury
  • Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Ned Washington
6ix4:12
4."The Glorious Five"
  • Hall II
  • Ivatury
  • Matthew Crabtree
  • 6ix
  • Matthew Crabtree
3:36
5."One Day"(featuringRyan Tedder)
  • 6ix
  • Tedder
3:18
6."Wu Tang Forever"(featuringGhostface Killah,Raekwon,RZA,Method Man,Inspectah Deck,Cappadonna,Jackpot Scotty Wotty,U-God,Masta KillaandGZA)
  • 6ix
  • NAZ.
8:07
7."100 Miles and Running" (featuringWaleand John Lindahl)
5:53
8."Ordinary Day" (featuringHailee Steinfeld)
6ix3:08
9."YSIV"
6ix6:09
10."Street Dreams II"
  • Hall II
  • Ivatury
6ix4:26
11."The Adventures of Stoney Bob" (featuring Kajo, Slaydro and Big Lenbo)
  • Hall II
  • Ivatury
  • Barrington Levy
  • Arkae Tuazon
  • Frank Umana-Soto
  • Leon Ressalam
  • 6ix
  • Kajo
4:20
12."Legacy"
  • Hall II
  • Portillo
  • Jamahal Osley
  • NAZ.
  • Sunny Norway
5:51
13."Iconic" (featuringJaden Smith)
  • Hall II
  • Ivatury
  • Melvin Lewis
  • NAZ.
  • Sunny Norway
4:58
14."Last Call"
  • Hall II
  • Ivatury
  • Isaiah Elwell
  • 6ix
  • Izaiah
10:45
Total length:76:03


Notes

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

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  11. ^"Logic Takes Aim at His Critics On Blistering 'YSIV Freestyle,' Announces New Album 'Young Sinatra 4'".Billboard.August 29, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 26,2018.
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  18. ^abAlston, Trey (October 4, 2018)."Logic's 'YSIV' Is a Fun Ride Through Bold, Swaggering Boom Bap".Highsnobiety.RetrievedOctober 7,2018.
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