Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever

***Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever*** was the third installment in the *Young Sinatra* series, following *Young Sinatra* and *Young Sinatra: Undeniable*. It was Logic's fourth mixtape and was released as a free online download by Visionary on May 7, 2013; the mixtape was also Logic's first commercial release, as well as his first release with Def Jam. The mixtape was downloaded over 100,000 times in less than twenty-four hours of its release and has racked up over 1,000,000 downloads overall. *Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever* is followed by *YSIV (Young Sinatra IV)* (considered an album, not a mixtape), which was the final installment in the *Young Sinatra* quadrilogy.

## Background

In the time leading up to the release of *Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever*, Logic released the music videos for "Walk On By" and "Nasty". In an interview with MTV Hive about his features, Logic replied:

> "I love to give the people what they want and that's me. I don’t mean that to sound arrogant but when you listen to someone's music it's them you want to hear [and] not a million and one other people. So if there are features you want them to make sense and have them as something that people are going to be excited for whether they're unexpected or not".
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*Welcome to Forever* features guest appearances from Kid Ink (from his 2013 XXL Freshman class), Trinidad James and Dizzy Wright along with Jhené Aiko, Elijiah Blake, C Dot Castro, and Jon Bellion.

## Production

Producers who contributed to the mixtape included Logic himself, 6ix, Arthur McArthur, C-Sick, Don Cannon, Kevin Randolph, Key Wane, and No I.D..

## Critical Reception

*Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever* received critical acclaim from critics. HipHopDX's consensus determined the project as a "free album," their highest possible praise for a mixtape on the site.  DJBooth agreed with HipHopDX in saying *Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever* had top notch production and sounded like an album.  Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX found Logic's fourth effort (not including *Psychological*) as an indication of his vision, saying, "In a little over three years, Logic has gone from a young lyricist with raw potential to a legitimate rap artist with *Welcome to Forever*." Multiple sources state that Logic's cohesive lyricism has never been a point of question. His music is versatile and diverse, which can be said is the tape's strongest appeal. DJBooth.net felt the project was relatable, introspective, and honest and also said, "his wordplay is potent and when he gets on his lyrical tip, it's hard to argue that he isn't on top of his game." BET's Jake Rohn gave the mixtape 4 out of 5 stars, saying it showcased Logic's remarkable growth and adaptability.

## Track List

#### **Sample credits**

* "Welcome to Forever" samples "Never More" performed by Shoji Meguro, "Pray" performed by JAY-Z and Beyoncé, and "GOOD Friday" performed by Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Charlie Wilson, Common, Kid Cudi and Pusha T.
* "925" samples "Mad Crew" performed by KRS-One, and "Backseat Freestyle" performed by Kendrick Lamar.
* "Roll Call" samples "Ms. Jackson" performed by Outkast.
* "Feel Good" samples "GOOD Friday" performed by Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Charlie Wilson, Common, Kid Cudi and Pusha T.
* "Saturday" samples "It Was A Good Day" performed by Ice Cube, "My Girl" performed by The Temptations, and "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" performed by Barry White.
* "Walk On By" samples "Walk On By" performed by Dionne Warwick.
* "The Come Up" samples "The Last Time" performed by Oliver Tank, and it contains interpolations from *Rocky* and Kid Cudi.
* "Nasty" samples "Nasty" performed by The Eleventh Hour, and "Power" performed by Kanye West and Dwele.
* "Life Is Good" samples "The Highways of My Life" performed by The Isley Brothers.
* "Young Jedi" samples "Completeness" performed by Minnie Riperton.
* "The High Life" samples "Over My Dead Body" performed by Drake.
* "Common Logic / Midnight Marauder" interpolates "What Music Worth, According to My Mom" on YouTube, and samples "Award Tour" and "Suck N\*gga" performed by A Tribe Called Q.U.E.S.T., "Humbling Love" performed by John Klemmer, "Living Together Is Keeping Us Apart" performed by Clarence Reid, and "Do That Stuff" performed by Parliament.
* "Just a Man" samples "My Kind of Town" performed by Frank Sinatra.
* "Man of the Year" samples "Long Red" performed by Mountain.
* "The End" samples "Skyfall" performed by Adele.

## Music Video(s)

Logic - Walk On By (Official Music Video)Logic - Just Another Day Ep. 13- In The Studio-2Logic - Just Another Day Ep. 14- Europe Tour-2Logic - Just Another Day Ep. 15- London Tour-2Logic Signs To Def JamLogic - Just Another Day Ep. 16- Welcome To Forever Tour-2Logic - Just Another Day Ep. 17- Welcome To Forever Tour-2Logic - Just Another Day Ep. 18- Welcome to Forever Tour-2
## Remastered tracks

Five of the tracks on *Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever* were remastered and made it to Logic's 2021 compilation *YS Collection, Vol. 1*, which features a collection of songs from his Young Sinatra years. The original versions of the songs that made it to *WTF* were kept in an archive, the location of which is unknown.

## Throwaways

Eight tracks were scrapped for *Welcome to Forever*, some of them alternate versions of already existing tracks, while some were either sold, leaked, or teased on stream. Regardless, close to none (or simply none) of these tracks made it to the general public.

 "Dear Mercy"
 "Swerve (AKA: "Mercy")"
 "Light Up (AKA: "Bubbly Callait")"
 "Light Up [Alternate Instrumental]"
 "Right Now"
 "Space Case (AKA: "Light Up [OG]")"
 "Whole Team Winning (AKA: "Break It Down [OG]")"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Logic - Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever (Download & Listen)". *DatPiff*.
2. ↑ Mlynar, Phillip. "Logic on Working with No I.D., Signing to Def Jam, and Sleeping on Couches". *MTV Hive*.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ortiz, Edwin. "Logic - Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever (Mixtape Review)". *Hip Hop DX*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Booth, DJ. "Logic - Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever". *DJ Booth*.
5. ↑ Santiago, Eliezer. "Review: Logic's Welcome to Forever". *Hot New Hip Hop*.
6. ↑ Rohn, Jake. "Mixtape Review: Logic, Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever". *BET*.
7. ↑ "Kid Cudi Talks About His New Label and Changing Hip Hop". *YouTube*.