JACQUES: Logic returns with his fifth studio
album, ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.’
Over the span of 16 tracks, Bobby name drops
dozens of notable figures.
He begins on the opening title track with
a shout out to Coretta Scott King, wife of
civil rights activist, Martin Luther King
Jr.
Later on “Confessions,” he mentions the
feeling of being compared to Kendrick Lamar,
Drake and J. Cole - three rappers he looked
up to, but now considers his peers.
LOGIC: Hopefully if I ever, some shit happens
with like a Drake or a Kendrick or this, all
these people I’ve wanted to work with for
a long time it’s like, I wouldn't overthink
it like I would've before.
JACQUES: Speaking of Logic’s idols, on the
Eminem featured “Homicide” he shouts out
the Detroit emcee by his famous infamous nickname.
On the third track, “Wannabe” Kanye West
and YG get their first of a few shout outs
on the project.
JACQUES: On “clickbait,” a cut about drug
addiction, Logic talks about the late Lil
Peep, who passed away due to overdose in November
2017.
JACQUES: He also calls out Power 105.1’s
Charlamagne tha God.
JACQUES: While this may seem random, Logic’s
issues with Charlamagne may date back to tha
God’s brash line of questioning during a
2014 interview with Bobby.
CHARLAMAGNE: Who the hell raped your sister?
LOGIC: I don’t want to get into that, that’s
a little too personal.
JACQUES: Charlamagne addressed “clickbait”
on The Breakfast Club.
CHARLAMAGNE:  I don’t listen to his music,
don’t find him appealing in fact I am so
committed to not listening to Logic that he
once put my favorite Hip-Hop group of all
time Wu-Tang clan on a record and I did not
listen.
JACQUES: The 5th track, “Mama/Show Love”
includes another Drake and Kendrick Lamar
shoutout, as well as a nod to Childish Gambino.
JACQUES: Philadelphia rap group The Roots
and their front man Black Thought get some
love as well.
JACQUES: The track’s final mentions go to
YG, the late Jazz singer Nat King Cole and
JID.
JACQUES: “Pardon My Ego”’s opening chorus
references the late 80s rap group, N.W.A.
JACQUES: He rounds out the cut invoking KIDS
SEE GHOSTS members, Kid Cudi and Kanye West
- drawing inspiration from the latter’s
lyric on 2016 “The Life Of Pablo’s”
“Feedback,” and West’s openness about
being bipolar.
JACQUES: The G-Eazy assisted cut “COMMANDO”
references the time a young Justin Bieber
shutdown a mall.
REPORTER: Bieber was set to sign autographs
at 4Pm at the girls clothing store Justice,
the meet and greet had to be cancelled causing
tears and anger.
JACQUES: Later in his verse, Logic mentions
Donald Glover again as a metaphor for Michael
Jackson’s infamous glove.
He also includes Donald’s role as Lando
Calrissian in 'Solo: A Star Wars Story.'
JACQUES: Breakout popstar Billie Eilish gets
some love on “Icy” as well as power couple,
JAY-Z and Beyoncé.
JACQUES: “Still Ballin,” featuring Wiz
Khalifa, has the most name drops of the entire
album - beginning with a nod to American actor
and comedian Seth Macfarlane and his show,
“The Orville,” as well as ‘A Series
of Unfortunate Events,’ author Lemony Snicket
- pen name for writer Daniel Handler.
JACQUES: “Still Ballin” also includes
two Kanye West references.
First, Nicki Minaj’s stand out verse on
“Monster” off of West’s 2010 effort,
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and
a nod to his 2013 album, “Yeezus.”
JACQUES: YBN Cordae’s track 2018 “Kung
Fu” gets a shout out, too.
JACQUES: Finally, he mentions 90s sitcom The
Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s Geoffrey Butler
played by Joseph Marcell as well as the cut-throat
nature of NBA great, Kobe Bryant.
JACQUES: On “Cocaine,” Logic mentions
Donald Glover again, this time with his Emmy
winning series, ‘Atlanta.’
JACQUES: On “Limitless,” Logic boasts
of his potential and addresses haters.
He again mentions North Carolina rapper and
friend J. Cole, who he reached out to for
advice on handling critics.
JACQUES: Back on the track, he references
J.J. Abrams, the filmmaker behind Logic’s
upcoming film 'Everything Must Go.'
JACQUES: His 
track “Keanu Reeves” is a reference to
the actor of the same name, most known for
his character Neo in The Matrix.
JACQUES: Logic also shouts out his producer
and frequent collaborator, 6ix as well as
former president of the United States, Barack
Obama.
Who, like Logic, is also biracial.
JACQUES: On “Don’t Be Afraid To Be Different,”
he mentions and interpolates hip-hop legend
Rakim’s 1987 track with Eric B., ‘I Know
You Got Soul.’ and namedrops the character
Sam-I-Am from the Dr. Seuss children’s story
‘Green Eggs and Ham.’
JACQUES: On the last track of the album, Logic
shouts out his crew, Rattpack as well as Andre
3000 of OutKast, and disgraced comedian Louis
C.K.
JACQUES: He also name drops Cee Lo Green’s
2010 song, “Fuck You,” along with director
Quentin Tarantino.
JACQUES: Finally, he winds down with some
other
mentions, like Spike Spiegel
from the anime Cowboy Bebop, stunt driver
Evil Knievel and Hannibal Lecter, the fictional
serial killer from ‘Silence Of The Lambs.’
JACQUES: What’d we miss? Let us know in the comments.
JACQUES: I’m Jacques Morel with Genius News
bringing you the meaning and the knowledge
behind the music.
Peace!
