

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on 7 reviews. YSIV received positive reviews from music critics. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The album was released in the same week as another high-profile hip hop album, Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne. A few weeks prior to release of the album, Logic hosted an exclusive listening party with his fans, uploading a short movie about it to YouTube. On August 28, Logic released a video titled "YSIV Freestyle" and a social media post, finally announcing Young Sinatra IV along with its album cover. Logic himself wore a shirt which read, "F**k The Wall", and the kids wore shirts reading, "We Are All Human Beings". He later performed the song at the 2018 VMA Awards with collaborator Ryan Tedder, where he brought hundreds of migrant children onto the stage. The music video caused controversy, as it sympathized with the plight of undocumented migrants in the United States. For the first single "One Day", Logic released a music video for the song. The song "YSIV" has Logic paying tribute to rapper Mac Miller, who died earlier in the year via accidental drug overdose.

The album features the song "Wu Tang Forever" which features all the surviving members of the Wu Tang Clan including Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, RZA, GZA, Ghostface Killah. In July, August and September 2018, Logic released three singles "One Day" featuring Ryan Tedder, "The Return", and "Everybody Dies".
