World Wide & Back and Forth by Logic and Castro

Since I didn’t do a post last week, this week I’ve chosen two sweet collaborations with Logic and another prodigy: Castro, who is also part of Rattpack. Logic and Castro have made many songs together, usually made by Logic featuring Castro, and they are all usually some of my favorite songs. Also, from this week on I am going to start incorporating some new things into my posts, such as “best lyrics” and when is the best time to listen to the song…

The first song I will talk about is called World Wide, and is actually made by Castro, featuring Logic. The hook in this song is not my favorite, but I really enjoy both Logic’s and Castro’s parts in this song, especially Castro’s introductory verse. This song is perfect to play while getting pumped up before a big game, at a party, or even while hanging with friends. I would say that the ‘best lyric’ in it is during Logic’s part when he says “I’m Batman in a room full of Robins”. This quote itself is not the most creative, but it is a big part throughout the song because there are other Batman references, and I find it interesting how Logic is identifying himself. This song includes moderate explicitness: there are a couple words and some sexual reference. 

I got this image from a website called Fresh New Tracks. This image is also the background of the music video. 

The other song (Back and Forth), is more like a freestyle (it’s pretty short, and has no hook or chorus), but it’s very catchy, and both Logic’s and Castro’s parts are well done and prove that they should be considered among the best rappers in today’s industry.  The ‘best lyric’ from this song is, without a doubt, when Castro says “I stay on dimes, so you can call me Roosevelt”. This has multiple meaning (which is really why it is so creative), because dimes can either mean really pretty girls, or a literal dime that is American currency, which has President Roosevelt on it. This song also has moderate explicitness, with many swearwords, and some sexual reference. Never less, these are both great songs with some of the best artists around. 

I got this picture by taking a screenshot from  Castro's Music video Boomerang. 

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II is a twenty four year old rapper from Gaithersburg, Maryland, who goes by his stage name: Logic. Castro is a very underground rapper, so there is not much about him online, but I know that he is also from Maryland. Logic and Castro started this group called Rattpack, this is a play off of Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack, however, Logic’s group stands for Real All The Time (RATT). I really like this group’s music, and find it very creative how they play off of Sinatra. 

I got this image of Logic from a website called Ticket Fly.

The use of the Sinatra idea goes far beyond Rattpack, all of Logic’s albums are titled with something along the lines of “Sinatra”, and he even identifies himself as “Young Sinatra”. His albums (as of now) are Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever, Young Sinatra (Undeniable), and Young Sinatra. However, his music goes far beyond his albums. He has released many mix tapes and singles that he is primarily known for, and that I am a huge fan of. Castro on the other hand hasn’t released an album yet, but his singles and mix tapes, in my opinion, are some of the best around. One of my favorite songs by him, called Boomerang, I think, is among some of the best hip/hop/rap music out today. 

I got this picture form a website called Medievalbeatz.

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-Eli Levine