“Sales don’t determine the artist you are anymore,” he explains. “I’m still gonna tour the world and sell merchandise. How Chance the Rapper makes money is how I make money. It’s how legitimate artists, a true artist with a fanbase, makes money.” However, he still takes time to rap “Shout out to Def Jam even though they under shipped me” on the album but assures he’s not angry about it, just wanted it to be known.

If he wanted to expand his reach without radio, having some famous friends on his album could have helped. He’s gotten big co-signs from guys like Lupe Fiasco, who made waves when he said Logic was lyrically better than Kendrick, and Big Daddy Kane, who told Grantland he was inspired to write raps after hearing Logic’s record. Just like his debut, the album doesn’t have any big-name features, though not for lack of effort. He reached out to Lil Wayne for “I’m the Greatest” and Erykah Badu for “Intermission,” but neither worked out due to timing. He even attempted to reunite OutKast on “Paradise,” but they declined. There’s a Big Sean cameo that lasts about five seconds and six words, but it only came together last minute after Logic asked Sean about it for nine months.

“With features, I still didn’t give a shit,” he says. There’s a viral clip of Logic saying, “I don’t fuck with nobody at all,” and that he just stays home all day, but that’s not entirely true. He kicked it in the studio with Juicy J, hung out with Hopsin, and is text buddies with Cole, but he likes to keep that stuff lowkey. “A lot of people in my position could use that power and go knock on those doors because it might help boost them. Man, fuck that. I’d rather have so-and-so just chilling. When I feel I have the one, I’m gonna be like, ‘Hey, you would fucking kill this.’ And they’ll know I’m not trying to use them. I’m not about to just flex on Instagram, that’s stupid. I’m trying to use your wisdom, get to know you as a person and as a friend.”

The people Logic has embraced are his fans, so much so he’s essentially adopted two of them. One of the kids who lives with him is 17 years old, and like Logic, his parent’s were MIA and he was homeless before he moved in. The kid, who looks kind of like Justin Bieber in his swagged out stage, is also a rapper. “I’m like, ‘I was homeless when I was your age! Come out here, we’re gonna build you as a young man, and you’re gonna grow and be a good person, and then we’ll talk about your music.’” Another kid in the house, Jay, has a similar story. Jay is 19 years old and met Logic three years ago when he was on tour in San Antonio, Texas. Jay was pushing tickets for the show and asked Logic if he needed a connect for weed and girls. Impressed by his enthusiasm, he told Jay to graduate from high school and he’d give him a job. Jay is now Logic’s personal assistant.