Logic Teams With Norah Jones, Details Shifting Priorities On New Song “Paradise II”

Logic Teams With Norah Jones, Details Shifting Priorities On New Song “Paradise II” 

It’s the third single off Logic’s forthcoming ‘College Park’ album.

Logic has returned with a third taste of his forthcoming album, College Park, and this time, it’s the sequel to the Jessie Boykins III-assisted song “Paradise,” off his 2015 album The Incredible True Story.

Titled “Paradise II,” Logic’s third single follows “Highlife” and “Wake Up,” and features vocals from singer-songwriter Norah Jones. This isn’t the first time the Maryland rapper has linked with Jones—in 2022, he called on the jazz singer to help record an acoustic rendition of his 2015 song “Fade Away” for the Norah Jones is Playing Along podcast.

Produced by Conor Albert, “Paradise II” features a smooth jazz-infused beat and finds Logic in a new phase of life. Now that he’s a dad, music no longer comes first.

Fatherhood my hustle, nowadays I’m makin’ music on the side
I confide in the page, weed smoke fill the air, like Sage

Fatherhood isn’t the only thing that’s changed him, either. Natural signs of aging have also altered how he lives his life.

Thirty-two my age, I spot a couple grays
Feel my blood pressure raise
No longer are the days of my childhood
My priority nowadays is making sure my wife and my child good

In the second half of his verse, Logic shifts from focusing on the present to reflecting on his past. He reached some major music milestones—like performing at Madison Square Garden—only to find out success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

From the cover of XXL to my moment of clarity (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
As I excel at Madison Square, I swear
The rap game will split your shit, like an affair
Prepare for the worst

Through it all, Logic has learned an important lesson—you can’t live life to please others. You have to do what’s best for you.

No longer needin’ approval and feedin’ into the vision of the public
I’m above it, used to do it how they did it
’Cause I thought that’s how you did it, now I do it, ’cause I love it
I don’t covet everything they got that I don’t (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

Jones takes the outro, where she sings about finding peace, no matter the costs.

Take me into paradise
Gotta keep our heads tonight
Even if it makes a fight