Logic on Why He's Making the Leap From Platinum Rapper to Director With His First Movie
131Grammy-nominated rapper, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Logic is branching into filmmaking. Logic steps behind the camera with his directorial debut, Paradise Records, a film that blends his passion for music with narrative world-building, further exploring the cinematic influences he’s showcased throughout his career in a new media format.
Paradise Records tells the story of a struggling record store owner (Logic) fighting to keep his doors open before the bank takes control. As we watch his struggle play out, we’re introduced to a number of entertaining characters that work at the store. Like Clerks and other one-location movies, the reason to watch is the crazy situations that arise at the store and the dialogue between the long-time friends. If you’re a fan of hangout movies, this is for you.
In addition to Logic portraying the central role of Cooper, the ensemble cast for Paradise Records features Tramayne Hudson, Reed Northrup, and Mary Elizabeth Kelly. The movie also features cameo appearances from several notable stars, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, David Krumholtz, Tony Revolori, Kevin Corrigan, Juicy J, Bobby Lee, and Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes as Jay and Silent Bob.
Before the world premiere of Paradise Records at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, Collider's Steve Weintraub sat down to chat with Logic, who gets candid about his directorial debut in-depth, diving into why he's making the move into filmmaking and how J.J. Abrams, Seth MacFarlane, and Smith were essential in beginning the process for him. Logic also discusses funding the project himself independently, as well as writing, directing, producing, and starring in the project, and explains how closely he worked with Smith, who also serves as editor on the film. Plus, he also shares his plans for both more filmmaking and music and they discuss music, video games, and so much more.
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