On Thursday, March 7th, Logic dropped a new mixtape “Bobby Tarantino”. Bobby Tarantino, Logic and Young Sinatra, are Logic’s three personas, but Logic takes on Bobby Tarantino specifically throughout the mixtape.  After giving the 43-minute mixtape a listen, I have conjured my opinions.

I should say, right out of the bat, that this mixtape was very good. With tracks that feature artists 2 Chainz, Big Sean, the DJ Marshmello, and Wiz Khalifa, it is definitely worth a listen. In my opinion, there are some that are only okay, but none of them are bad. Logic makes constant references to what people want from him, and in the beginning of the mixtape, he adds a segment from the TV show Rick and Morty, where Morty suggests that they play Logic on the stereo. Rick then asks Morty if he will play album Logic, or mixtape Logic. After a quick back and forth, Rick and Morty decide to play the first Bobby Tarantino mixtape.

Before the release of his newest alblum, Logic dropped three songs: Overnight, Everyday, and 44 More. All three were included on the mixtape, with Overnight being the first song, and Everyday and 44 More being the last two. In “Bobby Tarantino”, Logic attempts a different approach to his traditionally preferred music. On the track “Wizard of Oz”, Logic uses auto-tune. In my opinion, I don’t like the idea of Logic using auto-tune. There are way too many rappers who use it, and now Logic, a talented rapper who already sounds amazing, does not need it. Pretty soon, everyone will use auto-tune. I really hope Logic does not get used to relying on auto-tune because I believe it is out of Logic’s element. He doesn’t need it.

Earlier, I stated that there were some songs that were just okay; Wizard of Oz is one, mainly because the beat is thrown around, and the content isn’t really consistent. Another song that is just okay is Midnight. I am really not of fan of the really slow and dragged out beat that Logic has on this song. It honestly makes it boring to me. However, the worst song on this mixtape has to be Everyday. I remember reading some YouTube comments on the official audio for 44 More that exclaimed things such as “”the old Logic is back!”, and  “No more pop songs!”. The first thing I thought of when I first heard Everyday was,”wow, those people are going to be so mad.” Everyday is much too pop for Logic. To me, it sounds like something out of a PG animated kids movie. As its own, the song is okay, but it does not belong with the rest of the mixtape.

One thing that Logic brings up on the song, Warm it Up, is that people miss the old Logic, referring to Logic’s persona, Young Sinatra. It is true that many people miss old Logic, but I can’t say I agree with them. Those who say this are usually referring to songs such as 1-800-273-8255. I personally really liked 1-800-273-8255 because of the message that it sends. On “Warm it Up”, Logic actually raps part of the song in his persona of Young Sinatra. This is something that Logic does very well, incorporating two personas on one track, which is something I would have loved to  see from others rappers. Think of how cool it would be to see Marshall Mathers and Slim Shady or Tupac and Makaveli on the same track!

The best thing to happen on this mixtape is Logic finally responding to Joyner Lucas! For those who don’t know, Joyner Lucas has been calling Logic out for about a year now and Logic has kept quiet this entire time. Logic responded by rapping, “Talkin’ (swear) ’bout Logic,  I never respond/ I’ll let success talk, ’cause a word of advice/ More achievements for yourself and less talk/ Cats beef with Logic, yeah, they prayin’ I respond/ If I ever did I dead you in this game with no respawn.” After the fierce bars, Logic also raps, “Peace, love and positivity, that’s all I want with you/ But you push the issue ’cause I give you more press than your publicist could ever get you/ Hell nah, (curse word) rap, (curse word) beef, anyone that hate me, I wish you success/ I wish you look in the mirror and ask yourself why you suppressed.” Finally, he finishes with, “If feelings of self-hatred that you wan’ project on me/ Bet if I never picked up the mic then we might be homies/ But you jealous, you look at my life and you feel envy/ Constantly comparing yourself to me and feel empty/ Most people that don’t (curse word) with me ain’t ever shook my hand.”

My last thoughts on the mixtape are that this is probably one of the best albums Logic has ever put out. However, the main question though is if is it better than the original Bobby Tarantino. In my honest opinion, yes, it is. It has more to offer new fans than “Bobby Tarantino I”. While “Bobby Tarantino I”” offered tracks like 44 Bars and Flexicution, “Bobby Tarantino II” is more advanced , and has better tracks, like 44 More, Contra, Overnight, yuck and Wassup. My official rating of Bobby Tarantino II is an 8.5 out of 10.