During an exclusive interview with BlurredCulture.com, Gaithersburg, Maryland lyricist Logic spoke on his appreciation for fellow artist Big Daddy Kane. While speaking on Big Daddy Kane, Logic revealed the name of his favorite album from the Brooklyn, New York rapper and also spoke on the reason why he’s a big Kane fan.
According to the Maryland rapper, it was Big Daddy Kane’s ability to “go toe-to-toe with anybody” and his “fun, braggadociousness” that drew him in as a fan.
Logic also spoke on the late Big L while speaking on how emceeing has transitioned over the past few decades.
“He’s the fuckin’ man,” Logic said. “For me, Looks Like A Job For that’s my personal favorite album from him. I felt like he embodied so much of New York City, of Hip Hop…From the drums and the samples to just the analog sound back in the day. And just everything to me. I just—I love it. I love that it was just one man standing on his own and he could just go toe-to-toe with anybody, anytime, anywhere. And that’s something I loved. The fun, braggadociousness. Cause that’s what Hip Hop was built upon.
“Back in the day it was the emcee, but it was him talking about his deejay,” he added. “And why his deejay’s the flyest and deejay’s the freshest. And then that turned into ‘Yeah, my deejay’s pretty cool, but I’m cool too. And here’s why.’ And this, that. And then that turned into Big L, ‘I got more bitches than you, got more riches than you. Only thing I ain’t got is more stitches than you.’ So, the fun braggadociousness. Why the emcee is better than the next man. And I think Big Daddy Kane was somebody who murdered that.”
Lastly, Logic spoke on the reason behind his decision to form his crew, the Ratt Pack. He says he was inspired by the likes of Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa to start his own crew and added that he drew inspiration for his crew name from his Young Sinatra nickname.
“My family. My life,” the rapper said when asked about the Ratt Pack. “Back in the day I looked at people like Mac Miller, Wiz Khalifa, and those people who had like—So, Mac Miller had Most Dope, like his crew. And Wiz Khalifa had Taylor Gang. And J. Cole had Dreamville. I always wanted something. And I didn’t know what my thing could be…I was like ‘Man, how can I kinda have my clique?’ And I just couldn’t think of it. And then I thought of the whole Young Sinatra thing. How Frank Sinatra was skinny, thin dude, blue eyes, wavy, curly hair. For me, I was like ‘oh okay.’ So, I created Young Sinatra. But then I was like ‘How could I go even more into it’…I was like what if I spell Ratt Pack and make it kinda my thing too, but with two t’s, which stand for real all the time.’ Now that’s what Ratt Pack is to me.”
Logic’s interview with BlurredCulture.com comes weeks after he released his debut album, Under Pressure.
Seems like a really cool dude.
Props to this young man. I bet you most of these new young cats like Meek Mill, Chief Keef, Migos and Bobby Shmurda never heard a Kane album in their life and it shows!
Neither have the eminem dick riding, teenage, white boys who visit this site.
actually a lot of them probably have as EM has always paid homage and gave props to those before him
white boys usually got better taste, greater appreciation and a better understanding of hip-hop than young blacks
“Neither have the eminem dick riding, teenage, white boys who visit this site.”
Say what you want about Eminem’s fans but they appreciate lyricism.
3rd Anonymous is definitely white..
“white boys usually got better taste, greater appreciation and a better understanding of hip-hop than young blacks”
He seems to be trying to please as many real hiphop listeners as possible. Doesn’t feel genuine. I liked his album, though.
seems
“taste of chocolate” and or “looks like a job for…”
DX fucked up talkin bout LLAJF after transitioning from Kane to L, when the entire journalism of going topic to topic but misconstruing for the reader, the information about the interview specifically, opposed to just watching it themselves. Therefore defeating the purpose of your entire job, no disrespect to Ms. Danielle Harling specifically, just making a point. Regardless, still great content, and we still out here, DX. Just sayin.
Logic doesn’t got his own sound. Logic sounds like Drake-BigSean-Kendrick-JCole. He’s tryin to be someone else, which happens a lot lately in the hiphop branch of 2014. Just look at all these new rappers of today. Only abums I buy recently, are albums I miss in my collection from the 90’s till 2005. All the new stuff coming out today is just crap.
So now that this kid dropped a successful album we get news on him?.. where was all the news on him coming up and struggling?? HHDX yall some DickRiders Fa REALL.. who cares what his favorite Big Daddy Kane album is??? why is that trivia information regarded as a news article… this should just be another throwaway interview question SMFH
I like this kid’s style tho.. he’s humble and talented.. let this kid develop himself into who he wants to be.. I respect his respect for the game.. Im a big fan.. we the same age and Im happy to call him a peer..
He looks like he smokes meth, which is cool cause I love tweak. Not enough to listen to his music though.
What a surprise, a white artist who loves Big Daddy Kane and raps like shit. Greaaaaaaaat….