

His first official release was the mixtape Young, Broke, & Infamous in 2010, which got him signed to the Visionary Music Group label and saw the birth of his musical alter ego Young Sinatra, inspired by Mac Miller and named after Frank Sinatra, his favorite singer. In the midst of his environment, Logic became interested in rap at the age of 13 through the films of Quentin Tarantino (as RZA produced the soundtrack to Kill Bill), and first gained recognition with the promo mixtape Psychological: Logic - The Mixtape in 2009 note released under his original stage name Psychological, which allowed him to be the opener at Maryland shows for rappers including Pitbull, Ludacris, Method Man and Redman. Due to inheriting most of his genes from her, he was also ostracized by his black peers for "appearing white", both of which led Logic to become conflicted about his identity.

His father struggled heavily with cocaine, and his mother was not only addicted to alcohol but racially prejudiced despite being part of several interracial relationships.

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II note "Sir" is actually his first name, better known by his stage name Logic (born January 22, 1990), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, producer and author from Gaithersburg, Maryland.īorn to an African-American father and Caucasian mother, and one of seven siblings and half-siblings, Logic's childhood was far from ideal.
