Logic Explains His Creative Process Behind “Deeper Than Money”

On July 1, Logic unleashed his new surprise mixtape Bobby Tarantino. Three weeks later, Logic sits down with Hard Knock TV for an interview in which the Maryland MC describes the creative process for standout track "Deeper Than Money."

The Gaithersburg, Md. native explains how he never makes music for the money. Logic says, "Everything I do creatively is never for money. Every time I step in the booth, every time I write, [it isn't for money]."

He goes on, saying, "Just because you got money doesn't mean you're gonna be happy, and just 'cuz you can buy everything in the world doesn't mean you're gonna find your purpose. And so that's what ['Deeper Than Money'] is about."

Logic also says the final verses on "Deeper Than Money" were freestyles. He spits, "I don't do this shit for nothing but myself/Think I need to focus more on my health/I do, I do/This the shit that I love/This the shit that I love/Comes straight from above/Off the top off the dome/Gotta get it, go home/Hella late, feeling good, got a lot on my plate/What the fuck is on my mind?/I just, I just want to rhyme/This the type of shit I got to do/Oh my God, what's the time?/Can you feel it right now?/Can you feel the whole style?."

He continues, "It's the type of shit, I gotta get it, gotta get it/I've been vibing out here in Malibu/Would you come through?/Tell me motherfucker truly what it do?/L-O-G-I-C, this is who I be/L.A. where I'm at, M.D. what I be/All that, all that/God, I can feel it, I can feel it/I'm a fly on the wall feeling ten feet tall/Right now this the type of shit, this the style/This the motherfucking style/And so I tell em..."

In case you missed it, be sure to check out Bobby Tarantino. The project contains 11 tracks with a feature from fellow DMV rhymer Pusha T. Logic also recently appeared on "Sucker for Pain," a track off the new Suicide Squad soundtrack.

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