American rapper Logic has announced the release date for his upcoming studio album, "No Pressure," while also announcing his retirement, Thursday, July 16.
The "Flexicution" rapper took to Twitter to make his shocking announcement. "Officially announcing my retirement with the release of "No Pressure" executive produced by No I.D. July 24th..."
His Twitter announcement was accompanied by the upcoming album's cover art, courtesy of Sam Spratt. Spratt tagged the "No Pressure" artist in his post of the cover design, saying: "Now unravel, find peace, and ascend. No Pressure." "It's been a great decade," the rapper and author added. "Now it's time to be a great father."
As of this writing, Logic's tweet has more than 107K likes and more than 36K retweets. He has also made a similar announcement on his Instagram for his 6.7 million followers. His IG post has more than 551K likes. Erich "Sermon" Donaldson, who is a member of Logic's imprint Visionary Music Group, also commented on the upcoming "No Pressure" release. He recalled that when "Under Pressure," the rapper's debut studio album, was released, nobody knew him. Now that "No Pressure" was announced The rapper, whose real name is Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, and his wife Brittney Noell were blessed with a baby boy last September 2019. Logic first broke the news about his upcoming fatherhood through his single "No Pressure Freestyle," released in August 2019. Hall capped his freestyle with the surprise. "And I'm havin' a little baby./ Surprise, it's a little baby boy./ F**k TMZ, they can't get the scoop on that shit./ Welcome little Bobby to the world one time." The artist behind "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" provided an update to his fans via Reddit in April. Breaking his social media silence, Hall told the "RattPack," his fanbase, that he is excited for his upcoming album. Moreover, he shared his experience being a father. "This new perspective of life has been amazing," the rapper wrote. He added that he has been mainly spending time with his family and his son. "Little Bobby is so cute and the most adorable little man in da worlds! Sermon confirmed this news with a short tweet: "Logic has spoken. Goodnight." The 30-year-old rapper is a Gaithersburg, Maryland native. He first earned recognition back in the late 2000s with mixtapes "Logic: The Mixtape" (2009) and "Young, Broke & Infamous" (2010). He first made his breakthrough with his fourth release, "Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever," in 2013. It was a critical success, leading him to sign with Def Jam Recordings. By the following year, his debut studio album, "Under Pressure," was released. It managed to climb up to the fourth spot of the US Billboard 200 and later received a gold certification from the RIAA. Robert Hall II maintained his momentum with his following release, 2015's "The Incredible True Story." It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. His second album also topped the Top R&B/ Hip-Hop Albums and the Top Rap Albums charts. READ MORE: G-Eazy, Logic, YG, Yo Gotti Announce The Endless Summer Tour Continuing his upward surge is 2017's "Everybody," his third studio album. It was his first chart-topper at the Billboard 200, as well his first platinum-certified album. His latest album before "No Pressure" drops on July 24 was 2019's "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." It included the Eminem-backed track "Homicide."
Officially announcing my retirement with the release of "No Pressure" executive produced by No I.D. July 24th...
It's been a great decade. Now it's time to be a great father.
Art by @SamSpratt pic.twitter.com/stgSU6dMBt
— Bobby No Pressure (@Logic301) July 16, 2020Blessed with a little Bobby
From breakthrough mixtapes to the "Pressures"
