This Bright Future - Bobby Hall

This Bright Future

By Bobby Hall

  • Release Date: 2021-09-07
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 62 Ratings

Description

The instant New York Times bestseller and “inspiring and vulnerable” (Trevor Noah) memoir from Bobby Hall, the multiplatinum recording artist known as Logic and the #1 bestselling author of Supermarket.

This Bright Future is a raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist of our tumultuous age.

A self-described orphan with parents, Bobby Hall began life as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, the only child of an alcoholic, mentally ill mother on welfare and an absent, crack-addicted father. After enduring seventeen years of abuse and neglect, Bobby ran away from home and—with nothing more than a discarded laptop and a ninth-grade education—he found his voice in the world of hip-hop and a new home in a place he never expected: the untamed and uncharted wilderness of the social media age.

In the message boards and livestreams of this brave new world, Bobby became Logic, transforming a childhood of violence, anger, and trauma into music that spread a resilient message of peace, love, and positivity. His songs would touch the lives of millions, taking him to dizzying heights of success, where the wounds of his childhood and the perils of Internet fame would nearly be his undoing.

A landmark achievement in an already remarkable career, This Bright Future “is just like the author—fearless, funny, and full of heart” (Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One) and looks back on Bobby’s extraordinary life with lacerating humor and fearless honesty. Heart-wrenching yet ultimately uplifting, this book completes the incredible true story and transformation of a human being who, against all odds, refused to be broken.

Reviews

  • Amazing

    5
    By panchv10
    From the start to finish. The details behind every album. Knowing what Bobby went through to get to where he’s at. Amazing human. Makes you appreciate him that much more.
  • Inspiring

    5
    By mgamez3
    Being from Rockville the town right next to logics already makes this book an interesting read for me but the story of logics life is really inspiring it helps me realize that just like logic without all the bull crap and hard things of life I wouldn’t be the man I am today.
  • Book of the year !!!!!!

    5
    By Parra_Natalie
    Didn’t realize I had read over 100 pages. I haven’t read a book more insightful than this one in so long. Bobby really outdid himself with the writing. I love it so far !
  • So Captivating!

    5
    By AlyssaLovesApple
    As a fan, I have heard small pieces of Bobby’s story within his music, but hearing the full picture is just mesmerizing. After I picked it up and I could not put it down - it is one of the best memoirs I have read. Wether it be from the hand puppets with his mother or to the crack house that was split into 3 apartments to also reading him grow through his childhood into fame and then into being a husband and father… so much respect and admiration for the person he is now. Thank you for putting this out there, I think it will help and encourage a lot of younger readers to continue to pursue their dream even if they came from an abusive and drug fueled household.