Logic Calls Out G-Eazy Fan For Booing Him At Hometown Show

Imagine the curse of being known as a nice-guy rapper. It must be so hard! At least on some level, rap is inherently an egocentric art form. To be convincing, you have to know that you're a motherfucking star, that nobody can tell you shit. You have to convey that to the rest of the world and maybe also to yourself. If you take steps to be more human and approachable, that might give people the impression that you're not the character that you portray, and then you have to deal with that while still attempting to be nice. It must be so awkward. It definitely was so awkward for Logic at a recent hometown show.

Back in 2016, Logic and G-Eazy, two dominant pop-rap hitmakers of that moment, headed out on their co-headlining Endless Summer tour. Right now, they're back out on the road together, along with Juicy J, for Endless Summer II, the tour for pop-rap fans who wish that it was still 2016. On Sunday night, the tour came to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. This was the hometown stop for Logic, who's from Rockville, just a half-hour down Route 29. This should've been a triumphant moment for Logic, but he felt that he had to stop the show completely because one G-Eazy fan kept booing him.

When someone goes to a show and boos the performer, you cannot reason with that person. If you're there for the headliner and you're not enjoying the opening act, you're not going to get the headliner to the stage any faster by booing. You're just going to make the vibe weird. In decades of going to shows, I can only remember one moment (Swollen Members opening for Ghostface Killah at BB King's in New York in 2005) when a hostile crowd actually forced the opener off the stage. But the person who boos anyway is a particular personality type. To this person, logic means nothing. Evidently, capital-L Logic also means nothing.

During his Merriweather set, Logic stopped performing mid-song and singled out a particular member of the audience, asking him to be respectful and let him do his show. Logic really tried to reason with this guy. He kept an interaction going for a long time. He smiled at him. He cajoled him. He looked for common ground. He threatened to kick him out. Evidently, nothing worked. Some men refuse to hold a respectful mid-show interaction with Logic. Some men only want to watch the world burn.

Video of the incident only captures Logic's side of the conversation, so we can't be sure what the other guy was saying to him, but it went on for several uncomfortable minutes without leading to any resolution. Here, preserved for posterity, is what Logic had to say to this gentleman.

Stop, stop. Hold on. This guy, right here. Stop the music. What did he say? He said, "That's wack"? Come here, come here. What did you say? He said, "That's wack." He's like, "Fuck you!" I just wanna know! Don't get mad at him. Are you not having a good time? You're not having a good time? Why are you here?

Don't boo him, don't boo him! This is a human being with feelings. Clearly, something's going on.

Oh, he's, of course, we all want G-Eazy, but why you hating on me, bro? Wait, no, no, hold on, hold on. This is a great moment. Dude! I have kids. I'm home here in Maryland. I'm so happy to be here. Are you not happy for me, this guy? No seriously, do me a favor. Do me a favor. 'Cause you seem really drunk . Can you do me a solid and just be respectful?

No, no, you're not being respectful when you're doing this and saying "fuck you" and doing all this stuff. Let's not do that. Could you just do, stop talking when I'm talking or I'll kick you the fuck out. How 'bout that? OK? Let's respectfully talk to each other. No, he's, like, rolling his eyes and shit. He's all upset. Can you just do me a favor if you're gonna be in my fuckin' house? He said, "This isn't your house." Yes, it is! Can you do me a favor? Look at me. Look at me when I talk to you, bro! Seriously! We're human beings! You don't have to be an asshole about it! I'm trying to be nice to you.

Now, listen. Can you do me a favor and please respect me? I'm trying to perform. I don't need you to do this [thumbs down] and things like that. Is that OK? Can you just be respectful? Yeah, freedom of speech, for sure, but could you be respectful, please? [ Smile slowly fades .]

All right, don't kick him out, don't kick him out... Just make sure he's good. I'm not a bully, I'm not none of that. But if was me, if it was G, if it was T-Man, Juicy J, and somebody's doing this, all that, we don't play that. Peace, love, and positivity all night.

If you're doing an acting class or doing an audition, I strongly recommend using this as a monologue. It involves such drama, so many emotions! Watch the video below.

Logic recently stopped his show in his home state of Maryland to address a guy in the audience who was booing him during The Endless Summer Tour Part II with G-Eazy. (?blueberry_muffin06/TikTok) pic.twitter.com/JO8Lwvfomx

Logic used to use "Rap Larry David" as his Twitter name, and this could easily be the bases for an entire Curb Your Enthusiasm episode.

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