The DMV repper Logic, has taken to his latest interview with Complex to unveil the true Logic behind his music. Logic detailed his childhood experiences, including being overlooked and mistreated at times by his mother, his fathers drug addiction and more.
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The Maryland lyricist has opened up about his upbringing, which included a number of memories that should not have to be experienced by an adult nevertheless a part of the youth searching for his way. Logic explained the tragic lifestyle his mother led, caused for her to express herself through verbal abuse, including racist comments, towards him. He stated;
“My mother was a good woman […]’ “But she went through a hell of a lot of shit from drugs, prostitution—all types of shit, it fucked her mind up. My mother got stabbed, she was raped, she tried to choke me to death as a child. I can’t even begin to explain the tormenting feeling of living in my household; constant screaming, death-curdling screams, arguments between my mom and other men, her getting her fucking ass whooped. At times, there was blood all over the kitchen and fucking floor.”
“My mother was racist,” says Logic. “It’s so hard to wrap your head around that and the fact that my own mother would call me a nigger as a child. I’m not talking about ‘What’s up, my nigga,’ I’m talking in a fully prejudiced way. Here’s a woman who wants to sleep with a black man and makes babies and wants to be racist towards them. It’s extremely hard to grasp.”
Logic has chosen to express his sorrow and life experiences through his lyrics, and has revealed that even after being approached by his father to stop talking about his drug usage, the MC simply stated;
‘Would you appreciate it if I didn’t say anything and induced those same drugs into my body to try to get over what you put me through? Or would you rather me do it in a positive way?’”
