The rapper Logic was previously known for his albums “Under Pressure”, “The Incredible True Story”, “Bobby Tarantino” with stand out tracks like “Nikki” which demonstrates how truly talented he is in songwriting and producing.
Logic got his first huge break with his third studio album Everbody (2017) which was his first to debut at number one in the U.S., with 247,000 album-equivalent units, of which 196,000 were pure album sales. He even had his first international top 10 single, “1-800-273-8255”, which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was different from his previous works of music, but that worked to his advantage since it reached a huge audience. The song was not only well-done and popular but raised awareness to a very important issue in society today. Suicide is a sensitive topic and is taboo, but bringing it to light on such a huge platform was a great way to raise awareness. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US and each year 44,965 Americans die by suicide each year. So now the question arises- did Logic’s song help to prevent suicide?
The proof is the pudding: following a performance of the song at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline says it saw a 50 percent increase in calls.
Check out the moving performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLe1dddgZrg
John Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline praised the song and stated, “the calls don’t even begin to count the number of people who, just by listening to the song and hearing the lyrics, feel more hopeful and less alone. There’s really no measuring that impact.”
He also told CNN, “The impact has been pretty extraordinary. On the day the song was released, we had the second-highest call volume in the history of our service.”
It’s truly powerful to see the effect that Logic has done for his fans. He is showing that everyone struggles with depression, even when they are famous, they can still feel down. It is hard to tell what someone is going through since we all have our own personal battles but the most important thing to remember is that we are all human.
Now with the success of this song, he has a bigger and wider audience. In my opionion this wasn’t the rapper’s best song, due to the repetitive chorus but it did send him to instant stardom. I love seeing celebrities that use their platform for good, and also to put out quality content along with the message. The ripple of this song has caused quite the storm of people being more open about their mental health, and not being afraid to get help when they need it. We are one step closer to bringing the rate of suicide down. We truly only have this one life to live- might as well live it, even through the bad.
