Bobby Tarantino

***Bobby Tarantino*** is Logic's fifth mixtape. It was released on various platforms without prior announcement, and it serves as Logic's first mixtape since *Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever* (2013). The production was handled primarily by Logic and 6ix, with both of them focusing on a similar style to that of their previous independent projects, such as reinstating previous elements that were considered as missing from Logic's commercial releases.

The mixtape was preceded by the release of the singles "Flexicution" and "Wrist", which were released ten days apart from each other.

## Background

When "The Incredible World Tour" concluded earlier in 2016, Logic made the announcement that future tours in the U.S. would be alongside G-Eazy and ProdaG. Dubbed the "Endless Summer Tour", it would also feature Yo Gotti and YG as opening acts, along with other special guests. The group of five appeared in 22 shows across the U.S., with a singular show in Toronto.

Before the announcement of the summer tour took place, however, Logic suffered a panic attack when waiting to see *Star Wars: The Force Awakens*. After being rushed to a nearby hospital, Logic deemphasized the impact of the attack by attributing it to attacks he would have as a chiild. Remaining insistent that the tour continue, his health deteriorated further, and eventually led him to a state of derealization. Logic eventually took some time off, and in an interview, stated:

> [I've] gone my entire life, especially the last seven years, professionally, without a break. Literally, I got married and a week later, I jumped on a tour bus instead of taking my wife to an awesome exotic place [in favor of] [seeing] my fans, over the span of two weeks, over the entire country, playing my album before it came out, for the fans. I put the fans before my health, the music before my health, and the work ethic before my health. There was so much on my shoulders that it really began to weigh down, and [that's not good].
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## Commercial Performance

In the U.S., *Bobby Tarantino* debuted at #16 on the US *Billboard* 200, with 19,000 album-equivalent units (including 8,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.  This became the third highest debut of the week. In its third week, the mixtape jumped to number 12 on the chart, earning 26,000 album-equivalent units. It was the eighth best-selling album and second best-selling digital album of the week selling 16,000 copies. On August 7, 2020, the mixtape was certified gold by the RIAA for combined sales and album-equivalent units over 500,000 in the United States.

## Track List

### Sample credits

* "The Jam" contains samples of "Mad Crew" performed by KRS-One and "Gang Related".
* "Slave II" originally contained a sample of "Rambo" performed by Bryson Tiller, however, Logic and 6ix were forced to alter the beat due to complications with Def Jam.
* "44 Bars" contains a sample of "Vibe Is Right" performed by Barrington Levy.

## References

1. ↑ Goddard, Kevin (June 14, 2016). "Logic - Flexicution (New Song)". *Hot New Hip Hop*.
2. ↑ Smith, Trevor (June 21, 2016). "Logic - Wrist feat. Pusha T (New Song)". *Hot New Hip Hop*.
3. ↑ Scwartz, Danny. "G-Eazy, Logic, YG, & Yo Gotti Announce 'Endless Summer' Tour". *Hot New Hip Hop*.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Drake Bounced From Top Spot Of Billboard Album Chart". Hip Hop DX.