Illogic

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Illogic

| background = solo_singer

| image =File:Illogiclive.png

| caption =Illogic performing live in 2010

| birth_name = Jawhar Glass

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|01|18}}

| birth_place =

| origin = Columbus, Ohio

| genre = Hip hop, alternative hip hop

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 1998–present

| label = Weightless Recordings

| associated_acts = Greenhouse Effect, Orphanage

| website = {{URL|iamillogic.com}}

}}

Jawhar Glass (born January 18, 1980),{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.391/title.illogic-celestial-clockwork|title=Illogic - Celestial Clockwork|magazine=HipHopDX|date=April 10, 2004|access-date=June 5, 2011}} better known by his stage name Illogic, is an American indie hip hop artist from Columbus, Ohio.Mills, Brad "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/illogic-p363845/biography Illogic Biography]", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-05 He has collaborated with many artists—particularly Blueprint, who has produced three of his albums,{{cite web|url=http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-26446-clear_eyes_full_heart_cant_lose.html|title=Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can't Lose|publisher=City Beat|first=Mildred|last=Fallen|date=October 24, 2012}} but also Aesop Rock, Vast Aire, Eyedea, Copywrite, Slug, and other MCs. His style has been described as having "a classically metered flow"{{cite web|url=http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2009/03/25/ca_m_locals.html|title=Locals Only: Illogic|publisher=Columbus Alive|first=Wes|last=Flexner|date=March 25, 2009}} with "deep lyrics and poetic verses."Amoeba Music "[http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2012/08/jamoeblog/hip-hop-rap-up-week-ending-08-10-12-amoeba-top-5-rick-ross-ma-doom-karriem-riggins-kool-keith-keith-jones-more.html Hip-Hop Rap-Up, Week Ending 08.10.12:]", retrieved 2012-10-26

History

Illogic began his career in freestyle battles and became the Columbus champion in 1997.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/illogic-celestial|title=Illogic: Celestial Clockwork|magazine=PopMatters|first=Dominic|last=Umile|date=April 16, 2004}} He released his first four albums with Weightless Recordings which established himself as a forerunner of the indie rap boom.{{cite web|url=http://www.theotherpaper.com/entertainment/music/article_02b8e4ea-b5aa-11e1-9d15-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Illogic, Blockhead prove indie rap still has merit|publisher=The Other Paper|first=Wes|last=Flexner|date=June 13, 2012|access-date=October 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623235301/http://www.theotherpaper.com/entertainment/music/article_02b8e4ea-b5aa-11e1-9d15-001a4bcf887a.html|archive-date=June 23, 2012|url-status=dead}} Illogic then moved to the Dove Ink label which he ran with his friend Eyamme until his return to Weightless Recordings in 2009 for Diabolical Fun accompanied by Ill Poetic.{{cite web|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/4460/illogic-diabolicalfun-2009|title=Illogic: Diabolical Fun|publisher=Coke Machine Glow|first=Chet|last=Betz|date=April 22, 2009|access-date=May 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513205053/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/4460/illogic-diabolicalfun-2009|archive-date=May 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}

In 2012, he released an EP titled Preparing for Capture, which was entirely produced by Blockhead in preparation for their upcoming full-length album, Capture the Sun. Speaking on the collaboration, Illogic said, "We have worked hard to really try to find our own identity as a duo and not to try recreate what I've done with other producers and what he has done with other artists." After the success of Preparing for Capture, they proceeded to release a sequel to the EP, Preparing for Capture 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/stream-illogic-and-blockheads-new-ep-preparing-for/65998/|title=Stream Illogic And Blockhead's New EP 'Preparing For Capture'|publisher=Prefix|first=Matthew|last=Ellis|date=June 6, 2012}}

Discography

=Albums=

Unforeseen Shadows (2000)
Got Lyrics? (2001)
Celestial Clockwork (2004)
Diabolical Fun (2009)
Capture the Sun (2013) (with Blockhead)
Bend But Don't Break (2013) (with Blueprint, as Greenhouse)
Blank Eyes (2016)
[https://illogic.bandcamp.com/album/a-man-who-thinks-with-his-own-mind A Man Who Thinks With His Own Mind] (2016) (with Ill2lectual )
"Lucid Logic" (with Lucid Optics)
Autopilot (2020){{cite magazine|url=https://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20201020/illogic-goes-it-alone-on-album-informed-by-power-of-community|title=Illogic goes it alone on album informed by the power of community|magazine=Columbus Alive|first=Andy|last=Downing|date=October 20, 2020}}
The Transition (2022)