''College Park'' is the eighth

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by American rapper

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, released on February 24, 2023, by BobbyBoy Records, Three Oh One Productions, and

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. The album marks Logic's first release as an independent artist since '' Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever'', following a 10-year stint with

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. It features guest appearances by Adé,

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, Big Lenbo,

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, C Dot Castro,

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, Jordan Harris,

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, Redman,

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, and

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Background

Logic first teased the album in October 2021 in an

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story. The album's title was referenced several times in Logic's 2022 album ''

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''. ''College Park'' was officially announced on January 10, 2023, set to be his first release since parting ways with Def Jam after releasing seven studio albums with the label. In the past, he had expressed his frustration with the label: "I think for me, I've had a relationship that's been very up and down, but it's been a lot of ups, it really has. I can't sit here and just go in on Def Jam, when it's not Def Jam, it's major labels in general," he told

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. In a video posted on Logic's

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channel, Logic told fans, "I love y'all and I'm making shit from the heart. I'm loving hip-hop. I was not really feeling it for a while. I don't really mean the music, I just mean the bullshit of the industry. But I realize now more than ever that none of that shit matters. I've missed you guys and I'm here and I just want to have fun and I'm so excited for ''College Park''."

Critical Reception

Commercial performance

In the United States, ''College Park'' debuted on number 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Track listing

Notes: * "Lightsabers" contains uncredited vocals by

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Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals (all tracks), electric guitar (track 13) * Josh Lippi – bass guitar (1–9, 12, 13, 16), electric guitar (3, 4, 8) * Steve Wyreman – electric guitar (1, 6, 12) *

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– synthesizer (1–6, 12),

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(2–9, 13, 16), keyboards (2),

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(4, 5, 9, 12), piano (5, 17), organ (12) *

– vocals (1) * Chris Thornton – backing vocals (2–5, 8, 16, 17) *

– backing vocals (2–5, 8, 12, 16, 17) * Pete Jacobson – cello (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17) * Tom Lea – viola, violin (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17) *

– additional vocals (3) * Greg Somerville – backing vocals (3) * C Dot Castro – vocals (3, 7, 15) * Travis Stacey – electric guitar (5) *

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– saxophone (5, 8, 13, 16, 17),

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(13) * Josh "Rookie" – additional vocals (6) * Chukwudi Hodge – drums (6) * Arkae Tuazon – keyboards (6) *

– vocals (6) * ADÉ – vocals (7) * Big Lenbo – vocals (7, 15) *

– vocals (7) *

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– electric guitar (9, 13), sound effects (11), acoustic guitar (14), bass guitar (14) *

–

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, vocals (9) * Redman – vocals (9) *

– vocals (9) *

– vocals (10) *

– celeste piano, piano (11) * Jordan Harris – vocals, backing vocals (12) *

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– vocals (12, 16) *

– vocals (16) Technical * Dave Kutch – mastering * Bobby Campbell – mixing (all tracks),

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(1, 6, 7, 11, 13) * PSTMN – engineering (1–6, 8–10, 12, 14, 15), engineering assistance (7) * Reed Seely – engineering (2–5, 8–10, 12, 16, 17) * Nich Jones – engineering assistance (2–5, 8–10, 12, 16, 17) * Josh Kay – engineering assistance (11)

Charts

References

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