Song from Logic features young singers from Baltimore-area music school
Maryland native and hip-hop star Logic has released “Pipeline” to raise awareness of illegal gun trafficking in his home state. The rapper contributes the song and video to the Stop the Iron Pipeline initiative that encourages Marylanders to take action against gun trafficking entering the state. Maryland-based LifeBridge Health and StrawberryFrog are behind the initiative.
Maryland has the nation’s highest rate of out-of-state illegal gun imports, which account for two-thirds of all gun crimes in the state. Traffickers bring guns in from other states along Route I-95, a major north-south corridor known as the “Iron Pipeline.”
The Stop the Iron Pipeline movement aims to give a voice to those impacted by gun violence, which patients and community members say affects their health and well-being.
In a 2024 community health needs assessment, respondents named gun violence, neighborhood safety, and gun safety among their top health-related social concerns. In June 2024, the surgeon general declared firearm violence to be a public health crisis.
Maryland leads the nation in the rate of illegally trafficked guns used in crimes—nearly three times the national average, according to a 2020 Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence analysis. Columbia University research published this year in JAMA Network Open concluded interstate gun transfers are a major contributor to gun crime, injury and death in the U.S.
The Stop the Iron Pipeline initiative kicks off with a powerful music video that illustrates the dangers of the Iron Pipeline by following the road trip of a gun trafficker and concluding with him selling a gun to a teenager. Logic’s passion, combined with his musical prowess and Maryland roots, made him the ideal artist for this initiative. Thirteen young singers from Baltimore-area music school Resonate Baltimore, ranging in age from five to 13, provided backup vocals on the track.
“Growing up in Maryland, I saw how gun violence tears apart families and communities—it’s an issue that hits close to home and feels deeply personal to me. That’s why I’m proud to support the Stop The Iron Pipeline initiative. Smuggled guns are fueling so much of the bloodshed, and this effort is about cutting off that supply and making a real difference” Logic says. “I contributed to this powerful project in the way I know best—through music and lyrics—telling the story of The Iron Pipeline and the impact it has. My hope is that this initiative helps create a better, safer future for the next generation.”
The anthem and three-and-a-half-minute short film will run on social media. Vignettes will air on local broadcast media, streaming services, and other outlets. Stop the Iron Pipeline will also be featured in print and billboard advertising across the state, including Washington, DC.
