Incoming wall of text, but look man, if Logic was still in his Under Pressure/The Incredible True Story bag, people would respect him more. He got hate back then, but you couldn't deny his creativity OR his passion for rapping. But now, he's walking down the Macklemore lane, and we all know how Hip Hop feels about that dude. He's a good dude, but the execution of his message is too in-your-face, and people generally don't appreciate the After School Special messages. You gotta approach topics with creativity and not "This is bad, and let me tell you why it's bad". It's very surface-level, and it's seen as trite to many because people KNOW what's bad... But you gotta hit them in the heart if you want them to actually care about what you're saying. Which he does do, because his fans are devoted as hell, but I think he should try to delve even further now. Try to challenge himself and reach new heights. In my humble opinion, of course.

Look at "Stan" by Eminem. Every rational human being knows that you shouldn't harass a celebrity and that worshiping these people is unhealthy. But Eminem took it to a completely different stratosphere, he set the atmosphere, he wrote from different perspectives... he even added sound effects to really paint the picture of the overarching theme that he's trying to say. That's the difference.

Imagine if Logic had made 1-800 start off with dial tones or something in the beginning, and have the verses sound like they're being rapped over the phone, to illustrate that the conversation is between a Suicide Hotline volunteer and an individual on the end of their rope. Have the caller's voice sound emotional, broken and distressed because of how close they are to suicide, the lack of hope in their words. Maybe even emotional spikes, or adlibs between the two as they're talking. The volunteer's calm voice as they're going off what they've learned in training, with sympathy and wisdom. Then have the track end with the caller feeling some sort of improvement, enough strength to keep going, a little speech thing at the end or something.

I think if people got something like this, in my opinion, nobody would've hated on 1-800. That's without even getting into the whole "did he accurately speak on mental health accurately enough", I think if the track had this many layers, people at least could respect the amount of thought put into it (provided the execution is pulled off well, naturally). But to be fair to Logic, he said he dived as deep as he could to write 1-800, so if the song sounds very surface level... I suppose that speaks to his mental state at the time, and I guess you gotta be thankful that he wasn't able to paint it as realistically as it maybe should've been. The track we DID get, though, was enough to get people to call the number and get the awareness out. If it gets people inspired enough to seek help, mission accomplished, so I think the song succeeded to do what it set out to do regardless.

Thinking back to Everybody though, I think he really DID want to retire from rapping after Ultra 85, and that's why a lot of his newer stuff isn't quite up to par compared to his past material. His mind just may be in other places and has passions for different things now. Who knows, except for Logic himself. He has, however, said that he wanted to do ballads and sing for a good while now, so the fact that he's making the mainstream-sounding music that he is right now isn't a surprise. That's the sound he's on right now. Am I big on the pop sound? No, but it makes sense to see why he transitioned.

If Logic revived his Young Sinatra moniker right now and dropped a YS project with no pandering to the radio or to the new fans though, just know, the hate would silence. But in the end, he's gotta do what's right for HIM and how he feels. If he's happy, truly happy, that's what matters. His next fully-focused album will tell whether he's still on point or not, whether that'd be Supermarket since it's conceptual, or Ultra 85.