YSIV

In July, August and September 2018, Logic released three singles "One Day" featuring Ryan Tedder, "The Return", and "Everybody Dies".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8467081/logic-one-day-onerepublic-ryan-tedder-friday|title=Logic Announces New Single 'One Day' Feat. OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder|magazine=Billboard|date=July 25, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-logics-new-song-the-return/|title=Listen to Logic's New Song 'The Return'|work=Pitchfork|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.48363/title.logic-proclaims-to-be-top-3-on-everybody-dies-single#signup|title=Logic Proclaims To Be Top 3 On "Everybody Dies" Single|publisher=HiphopDX|date=September 8, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}}

The album features the song "Wu Tang Forever" which features all the surviving members of the Wu Tang Clan including Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, RZA, GZA, Ghostface Killah.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-logic-reunited-wu-tang-clan-on-his-new-album-730722/|title=How Logic Reunited Wu-Tang Clan on His New Album|last=Holmes|first=Charles|date=2018-09-28|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-10-04|language=en-US}} The song "YSIV" has Logic paying tribute to rapper Mac Miller, who died earlier in the month via accidental drug overdose.

YSIV was released on September 28, 2018. For the first single "One Day", Logic released a music video for the song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/video/bbnews081718tetrislogic-8470831|title=Logic & Ryan Tedder Release 'One Day' Music Video|magazine=Billboard|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}} The music video caused controversy, as it sympathized with the plight of undocumented migrants in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/logic-drops-hard-hitting-new-video-slamming-trump-immigration-one-day-1202905986/|title=Logic Drops Hard-Hitting New Video Slamming Trump's Immigration Policies|first=Jem|last=Aswad|magazine=Variety|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}} He later performed the song at the 2018 VMA Awards with collaborator Ryan Tedder, where he brought hundreds of migrant children onto the stage.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/8471331/logic-ryan-tedder-perform-one-day-vmas-video|title=Logic and Ryan Tedder Reunite Families During 2018 MTV VMA Performance Of 'One Day': Watch|first=Lyndsey|last=Havens|magazine=Billboard|date=August 20, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}} Logic himself wore a shirt which read, "F**k The Wall", and the kids wore shirts reading, "We Are All Human Beings".{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/8/20/17762616/logic-2018-vmas-performance-one-day-immigration|title=Watch: Logic's emotional VMAs performance protesting family separation|first=Karen|last=Han|publisher=Vox|date=August 20, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mtv-vmas-2018-watch-logic-perform-one-day-with-ryan-tedder/|title=MTV VMAs 2018: Watch Logic and Ryan Tedder Perform "One Day" With Immigrant Families|first=Noah|last=Yoo|work=Pitchfork|date=August 20, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}} On August 28, Logic released a video titled "YSIV Freestyle" and a social media post, finally announcing Young Sinatra IV along with its album cover.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8472802/logic-drops-ysiv-freestyle-young-sinatra-4-release-date|title=Logic Takes Aim at His Critics On Blistering 'YSIV Freestyle,' Announces New Album 'Young Sinatra 4'|magazine=Billboard|date=August 29, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}} A few weeks prior to release of the album, Logic hosted an exclusive listening party with his fans, uploading a short movie about it to YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/09/logic-is-letting-his-fans-be-a-part-of-young-sinatra-iv|title=Logic Is Letting Fans Be a Part of 'Young Sinatra IV'|work=Complex|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfcCglbUpLM|title=Logic's YSIV Fan Experience|via=YouTube|date=September 26, 2018|access-date=September 26, 2018}}

The album was released in the same week as another high-profile hip hop album, Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ogdenpayne/2018/09/28/lil-wayne-releases-tha-carter-v-logic-drops-young-sinatra-iv-and-kanye-west-postpones/|title=Lil Wayne Releases 'Tha Carter V,' Logic Drops 'Young Sinatra IV'; Kanye West Postpones|magazine=Forbes|date=September 28, 2018|access-date=September 28, 2018}}

{{Album ratings

| title = Professional ratings

| MC = 71/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/ysiv/logic|title=YSIV by Logic|website=Metacritic|access-date=October 3, 2018}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ysiv-mw0003206764|title=YSIV - Logic|last=Kellman |first=Andy |website=AllMusic |access-date=October 7, 2018}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Wallace|first=Riley|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/logic-ysiv|title=Logic - YSIV|work=Exclaim!|date=October 3, 2018|access-date=October 3, 2018}}

| rev3 = Highsnobiety

| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Alston|first=Trey|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/logic-ysiv-review/|title=Logic's 'YSIV' Is a Fun Ride Through Bold, Swaggering Boom Bap|work=Highsnobiety|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 7, 2018}}

| rev4 = HipHopDX

| rev4score = 4/5{{cite web|last=Wallace|first=Riley|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3266/title.review-album-mixtape-logic-go-half-on-bar-filled-young-sinatra-iv|title=Review: Album & Mixtape Logic Go Half On Bar-Filled "Young Sinatra IV"|work=HipHopDX|date=October 1, 2018|access-date=October 2, 2018}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5Score = 5.5/10{{cite web|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/logic-young-sinatra-iv/|title=Logic – Young Sinatra IV|work=Pitchfork|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-logic-is-a-solid-motivational-speaker-on-ysiv-732013/|title=Review: Logic Is a Solid Motivational Speaker on 'YSIV'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 4, 2018|access-date=October 4, 2018}}

| rev7 = XXL

| rev7score = 4/5{{cite web|last=Wallace|first=Riley|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/10/logics-ysiv-album-review/|title=Logic 'YSIV' Album Is A Dedication To Boom-Bap — For Better Or Worse|work=XXL|date=October 3, 2018|access-date=October 3, 2018}}

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YSIV received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on 7 reviews. Riley Wallace from HipHopDX gave a positive review saying, "Overall, Bobby has bars for days — and days — and as a consistent top to bottom play, YSIV has vibrant energy. If you can listen to this LP the whole way through and doubt his pen game, then the question becomes: "what does he have to do to please you?" If getting the entire Wu-Tang Clan on a song doesn't impress you, nothing will." Charles Holmes from XXL said, "YSIV succeeds when it forgoes pretentious views on what hip-hop should be and instead focuses on what makes the self-proclaimed Young Sinatra unique. The trio of "Everybody Dies", "The Return", and "The Glorious Five" feature the Everybody MC at his most fluid and nimble." Riley Wallace wrote another review for Exclaim! where he said, "This is Logic at his best: making music that makes him happy. His comfort zone is infectious. If YSIV doesn't sell you on Logic, nothing will." Jon Caramanica from The New York Times said, "YSIV — the conclusion of his Young Sinatra series of mixtapes — is his most confident and accomplished release to date, shaking off some of the awkwardness that has long peppered his music."{{cite web|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/arts/music/lil-wayne-tha-carter-v-logic-ysiv-review.html|title=Lil Wayne Becomes an Elder, While Logic Grows Up|work=The New York Times|date=October 3, 2018|access-date=October 3, 2018}} Trey Alston from Highsnobiety praised the project, saying that "YSIV is gaudy, confident, and cocksure; Logic talks his shit without filter, crafting mesmerizing narratives, witty punchlines, and out-of-his-comfort-zone experiments – often on the same track. It amounts to an absorbing final installment of a series that already functions as an inordinate quantum of comfort food. We're finally stuffed." Andy Kellman from AllMusic said, "What comes through most is Logic's self-acknowledged eminence, an abundance of lyrical and sonic references to what he calls "real rap," and an insatiable eagerness"

Some critics gave the album mixed feedback. Alphonse Pierre from Pitchfork said, "Over some dusty boom-bap, the undoubtedly talented Logic spends just way too much time trying to forcibly cement his place in hip-hop history." Christopher R. Weingarten from Rolling Stone said, "The chart-topping rapper positions himself as a scrappy underdog with go-getter ambition and complex bars. Logic rhymes in exciting ways, but the meanings can be a little strained."

YSIV debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 167,000 album-equivalent units, including 122,000 album sales in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8478576/lil-waynes-tha-carter-v-no-1-billboard-200|title=Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Second-Largest Streaming Week Ever for an Album|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 7, 2018|access-date=October 8, 2018}} It is Logic's fifth US top 10 album, and second in 2018.

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/95618510|title=Young Sinatra IV / Logic|website=Tidal|date=28 September 2018 |access-date=September 28, 2018}}

{{Tracklist

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 76:03

| title1 = Thank You

| note1 = featuring Lucy Rose and the RattPack

| writer1 = {{hlist|Sir Robert Hall II|Corinne Bailey Rae|Paris Strother|Darrel Alston|Lucy Rose Parton|Tobias Breuer|Amber Strother}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Vontae Thomas|Rascal}}

| length1 = 7:10

| title2 = Everybody Dies

| writer2 = {{hlist|Hall|Arjun Ivatury|Khalil Abdul-Rahman|Tim Gomringer|Kevin Gomringer}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|6ix|Cubeatz}}

| length2 = 4:10

| title3 = The Return

| writer3 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Dimitri Tiomkin|Ned Washington}}

| extra3 = 6ix

| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = The Glorious Five

| writer4 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Matthew Crabtree}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|6ix|Crabtree}}

| length4 = 3:36

| title5 = One Day

| note5 = featuring Ryan Tedder

| writer5 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Tedder|Kevin Randolph|Zach Skelton}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|6ix|Tedder}}

| length5 = 3:18

| title6 = Wu Tang Forever

| note6 = featuring Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, RZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, Jackpot Scotty Wotty, U-God, Masta Killa and GZA

| writer6 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Joshua Portillo|Dennis Coles|Corey Woods|Robert Diggs|Clifford Smith|Jason Hunter|Darryl Hill|Samuel Regis|Lamont Hawkins|Elgin Turner|Gary Grice|Russell Jones|Caleb Armstrong|Brian Alexander Morgan|Ray Anthony Smith}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|6ix|Naz.}}

| length6 = 8:07

| title7 = 100 Miles and Running

| note7 = featuring Wale and John Lindahl

| writer7 = {{hlist|Hall|Jeremiah Lordan|John Dombek Lindahl|Olubowale Akintimehin}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|6ix|Logic}}

| length7 = 5:53

| title8 = Ordinary Day

| note8 = featuring Hailee Steinfeld

| writer8 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Hailee Steinfeld|Nick Lubbersen}}

| extra8 = 6ix

| length8 = 3:08

| title9 = YSIV

| writer9 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Nasir Jones|Olu Dara|Melvin Dinkins|Oliver A. Scott|Anthony S. Cruz|Kier Gist|Thomas Wlodaryck|Ronnie James Wilson}}

| extra9 = 6ix

| length9 = 6:09

| title10 = Street Dreams II

| writer10 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury}}

| extra10 = 6ix

| length10 = 4:26

| title11 = The Adventures of Stoney Bob

| note11 = featuring Kajo, Slaydro and Big Lenbo

| writer11 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Barrington Levy|Arkae Tuazon|Frank Umana-Soto|Leon Ressalam}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|6ix|Kajo}}

| length11 = 4:20

| title12 = Legacy

| writer12 = {{hlist|Hall|Portillo|Jamahal Osley}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Naz.|Sunny Norway}}

| length12 = 5:51

| title13 = Iconic

| note13 = featuring Jaden Smith

| writer13 = {{hlist|Hall|Ivatury|Melvin Lewis}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Naz.|Sunny Norway}}

| length13 = 4:58

| title14 = Last Call

| writer14 = {{hlist|Hall II|Ivatury|Isaiah Elwell}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|6ix|Izaiah}}

| length14 = 10:45

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Notes

• "Thank You" contains a sample of "Green Aphrodisiac", performed by Corinne Bailey Rae.
• "Everybody Dies" contains an interpolation of "Barry Bonds", performed by Kanye West.
• "The Return" contains a sample of "Crack Music", performed by Kanye West, and "Wild Is the Wind", performed by Nina Simone.
• "Wu Tang Forever" contains dialogue from the martial arts films Ten Tigers from Kwangtung (1979) and Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983); the same dialogue is used in Wu-Tang Clan's song "Bring da Ruckus" from their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers);{{cite web |title=Logic feat. Wu-Tang Clan's "Wu Tang Forever" |url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/597373/Logic-Wu-Tang-Clan-Wu-Tang-Forever-Wu-Tang-Clan-Bring-Da-Ruckus/ |website=WhoSampled |accessdate=September 2, 2019}} and interpolations of "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)", performed by Digable Planets.
• "100 Miles and Running" contains a sample of "Apache", performed by The Incredible Bongo Band, and interpolations of "Work", performed by A$AP Ferg.
• "YSIV" contains an interpolation of "Life's a Bitch", performed by Nas.
• "Iconic" contains an interpolation of "Icon", performed by Jaden Smith.

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