Young Sinatra (mixtape)
Young Sinatra is the second mixtape by American rapper Logic. It was released on September 19, 2011, by Visionary.[1] It has been downloaded over 750,000 times on DatPiff since its release.[2] It was followed by Young Sinatra: Undeniable, Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever and YSIV. The album cover features a mugshot of musician and singer Frank Sinatra at the age of 20.
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| Released | September 19, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 72:42 | |||
| Label | Visionary | |||
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Logic samples several of Frank Sinatra’s songs throughout the album.
Background
Logic's Mixtape Young Sinatra is the first installment of four in the series and is titled after his alter ego which is based on one of his favorite singers Frank Sinatra. Since it couldn't be released on major platforms due to the inability to get the samples cleared, Logic released it to datpiff.com, a site known for having some of the best mixtapes released. There the mixtape received over 750,000 downloads since its initial release. On this mixtape he samples Frank Sinatra's song It Was Very Good Year on the record One. The song is now on all platforms as he was able to get the sample cleared in 2021. Logic published a Music Videos for his songs All I Do, Mind of Logic, Live on Air, Young Sinatra II, and Just Another Day. The music videos have acquired 73,628,002 combined views.
Production
The mixtape was produced by Logic, Black Diamond, 6ix, C Dot Castro, OB, Baum Beats, Inspired Mindz, Charli Brown Beatz, Project Marvel, and Sunny Norway.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "One" | 2:51 | |
| 2. | "Shine On" | 2:38 | |
| 3. | "30,000" | 3:09 | |
| 4. | "All I Do" | Black Diamond | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Sell Out Records (skit)" | 1:54 | |
| 6. | "Beggin'" (featuring C Dot Castro) | C Dot Castro | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Mind of Logic" (featuring Camille Michelle Gray) | OB, 6ix | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Champagne Thoughts (Interlude)" | 1:31 | |
| 9. | "Are You Ready" (featuring Phil Ade) | OB, 6ix | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Highs & Lows" | Shamel Bryant | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Addiction" | Baum Beats | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Stewie Griffin" | Inspired Mindz | 2:56 |
| 13. | "Live on the Air" | 2:49 | |
| 14. | "Young Sinatra II" | 3:10 | |
| 15. | "Juice" | Charli Brown Beatz | 2:20 |
| 16. | "Prime" | Project Marvel | 3:20 |
| 17. | "Take It Slow" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn) | OB, 6ix | 3:33 |
| 18. | "Let Me Go" (featuring Lykke Li) | OB, 6ix | 3:59 |
| 19. | "Mixed Feelings" | 2:06 | |
| 20. | "Growing Pains II" | 4:53 | |
| 21. | "As I Am" | 4:40 | |
| 22. | "Just Another Day (In My Mind)" | Sunny Norway | 4:06 |
Reviews
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| Source | Rating |
| Album of The Year | 68/100 |
| Rate Your Music | 3.06/5 |
| Sputnik Music | 3.5/5 |
One review on Albumoftheyear.org said "Definitely better than his previous ''Young, Broke & Infamous'' mixtape by and being way more cohesive and not all over the place. The production is much better and interesting with the BoomBap style production being here fucking addictive asf, the instrumental choices are great to the hear here." Another Review this one coming from Rateyourmusic.com said "This and Undeniable are in my opinion Logic's best 2 projects, around this time it truly felt like Logic had no filler bars and could just rap for hours at a time and still have great lines up until the finish and that's what I feel this mixtape and Undeniable are, Logic shortened his career by making these as good as they are." Lastly a review from Sputnikmusic.com said this about the project " Logic’s first efforts- mainly the Young Sinatra mixtapes and the original Psychological Logic tape- showcase minimal development in terms of sound, but the utmost expansion in confidence and prowess. This single-minded approach by the young rapper has undoubtedly produced a large number of tracks focusing on the achievement of his goal, but it has also created a metric by which his progress can be monitored."