Logic hasn’t been shy of Eminem’s influence on his style and their music share many similarities: rapid-fire rhymes, lyrical tongue-twisters and a key sense of tongue-in-cheek humour in both their videos and verses. ‘One Day’, again, isn’t necessarily as bad as it is forgettable, with Logic’s fired-up verses coming off with all the charisma of a LinkedIn entrepreneur. So we knew what we were getting into before we pressed play on this one really: some broad-sweeping, slightly anthemic, vaguely cinematic rap-pop.Īnd we were correct. Is there a truer mark of a bad track that the dreaded words “featuring Ryan Tedder”? It must be a curse, I swear. One of the big things that often said about Logic is how his music has been a source of comfort for a lot of people while growing up, and a track like this shows that perfectly – it’s an important reminder that whatever you’re going through, you’re not alone.
Named after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US, the track’s title not only raised awareness of mental health issues but directly resulted in more people – especially young people – seeking help, with calls to the NSPL rising almost 30% in the weeks following its release). It literally sounds like Logic heard ’10 Bands’ or ‘Energy’ and headed straight for the booth. There’s no surprise that this came out in 2016, just 12 months after Drake’s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’. Oh and if you were wondering, ‘Flexicution’ is a “funny made up word for killing SHIT”, according to one fan.
For an artist so clearly lyrically proficient, it’s strange to hear him resort to repetitive lines and nonsensical bars. We really wanted to give Logic the benefit of the doubt – nobody really wants to side with Budden, after all – but sorry, Logic fans this really is a stinker.
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