Logic: Logic & Chris Zarou (2018)

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🗓️ 16 August 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In 2010, Logic the rapper—born as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II—released his first official mixtape titled "Young, Broke & Infamous." At 20 years old, Logic certainly was young and broke, and while crashing on a friend's couch, he poured himself into his music. Logic's career could have fizzled if it wasn't for Chris Zarou, a young college athlete-turned-manager who had no more experience in the music business than Logic. Undeterred, the two decided to work together, continuing to use free music and social media to build Logic's reputation as a talented, fast-flowing rapper with a hopeful message. In 2012, Logic signed to Def Jam Records and in 2014 dropped his debut album "Under Pressure," which shot to number 4 on the Billboard charts. His third album in 2017 went platinum and included the breakout single "1 800 273 8255." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to how I built this early and ad-free on Amazon Music.
0:07.0	Download the app today.
0:09.0	When you leave home, can you ever really go back?
0:12.0	Made a version!
0:13.0	Soccer legend Leo Messi and I both left Argentina as kids.
0:17.0	You know you're that piece of a puzzle that doesn't fit anywhere.
0:20.0	To so many immigrants, football is a way to reconnect.
0:23.0	Listen to the last cop in the embedded podcast feed
0:26.0	to hear the latest collaboration from MPR and Fududo Studios.
0:30.0	Hey everyone, so it's August, which means we are taking a bit of a break
0:35.0	before we return in a few weeks with a whole bunch of new episodes.
0:39.0	But even while we are away, we are still putting out new content every single week.
0:45.0	My conversations from the how I built this virtual summit.
0:48.0	And this Thursday, it's Adam Grant, the author of bestselling books like Think Again and Originals.
0:55.0	He's got some really excellent advice on how to think creatively,
0:59.0	how to know when you're in a rut, and how to get out of said rut.
1:03.0	Adam and I spoke back in May and that conversation will be in your podcast feed later this week.
1:09.0	But in the meantime, we're replaying my interview with Logic and Chris Saru from 2019.
1:16.0	And even if you've heard it before, we can all agree that this one really is totally worth hearing again.
1:22.0	It is one of the best episodes of the show ever.
1:25.0	So here you go.
1:31.0	I met a lot of shady people who wanted to manage me.
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