By taking the best tracks from his "Young Sinatra" mixtape series, a really great album can come out, something as competent as a hip-hop record of the season. Logic tries to do this in "Volume 1", his first compilation, however, he's unable to close a project that is truly excellent, despite having a lot of material available. The first part of the tape is competent, "We Get High" is the only top moment and songs like "The Come Up" and "5 A.M." are obstacles to the solidity and regularity of the project. The central part suffers with forgettable songs such as "Ballin'" and "Man of the Year" (where the boy doesn't have Schoolboy Q's energy, Juice's liveliness, or Ruth Radelet's amazing delivery; damn, he doesn't even have Radelet's attack, even though the song doesn't sample "Cherry"), then it resumes with an excellent ending, concluding with "Tokyo Nights", the only original track where Like eclipses Logic on a promising boom bap with dry drum and light samples. Recommended for fans.
Highlights: "One", "We Get High", "Relaxation", "Just Another Day", "Dead Presidents III", "Inception", "Walk on By".
Rating: 7.5/10.
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