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}} ''Under Pressure'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Logic. It was released on October 21, 2014, by Def Jam Recordings and Visionary Music Group. The production and songwriting were primarily carrying out by Logic, along with the Visionary's record producer 6ix, while Def Jam's No I.D. served as executive producer. The album was recorded over roughly two weeks from the Logic's home to the No I.D.'s studio, both in Los Angeles, and in hotel rooms where Logic has been staying while he was on tour. ''Under Pressure'' received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the production and Logic's lyricism in his storytelling. The album debuted at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold 72,000 copies in its first week of release, supported by two singles: "Under Pressure" and "Buried Alive". ==Background== Between 2010 and 2013, Logic released four free mixtapes online and funded his own tours, through which he built his fanbase and reputation. According to Logic, the largest factor of his rise was that he "hit the road and actually saw (fans ) face to face and shook their hands." He signed with Def Jam five months after the release of his ''Young Sinatra'' mixtape in 2011, a deal kept secret until 2013 because he "didn't want the fans to be like, ‘Oh, he’s going to change!'" Logic has characterized Def Jam as his "bank", which does not interfere with his creative control or deal much with his publicity. Visionary Music Group, an independent label run by Logic, managed and funded his audio mixing, mastering, tours and album art.〔 In 2013, Logic moved to Los Angeles to work on his debut album with Def Jam's No I.D.,〔 a mentor he later compared to Yoda. Several people told Logic to make the album more personal than his mixtapes, and so he decided to write about his difficult upbringing in Gaithersburg, Maryland.〔 On the advice of Don Cannon, he chose to maintain the album's personal theme by omitting guest appearances.〔 Its title ''Under Pressure'' reflects the challenges of Logic's private life and rap career, and his belief that the album is "his diamond", as diamonds are created by pressure. His mixtapes had dealt heavily with his biracial heritage, but he changed his focus from race to culture on the album. Rather than go "the radio route" with ''Under Pressure'', Logic wanted to create a classic hip hop album in the style of Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Big Daddy Kane, Kanye West and Big L. To help new listeners understand that his roots lie in this music, Logic tried to make ''Under Pressure'' more consistent and more quintessentially hip hop than his mixtapes, which he found incohesive.〔 Although he admitted to emulating other rappers on his earlier releases, he believed that the album would finally crystallize "the sound of Logic".〔 The album artwork was painted by Sam Spratt, an artist based in New York City. He was asked to recreate the basement of Logic's friend Big Lenbo, where Logic had lived and recorded early in his career. Using photographs taken at that time, Spratt painted a detailed reproduction of the space. The artwork's "half dark() half bright and beautiful look" symbolizes the two sides of Logic's life.〔 Spratt wrote that he collaborated heavily with Logic to make the album's narrative "sync up on the art side." The title and tracklist on the album art were hand-written by Big Lenbo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Under Pressure (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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