G-Eazy
G-Eazy
Gerald Earl Gillum, better known by his stage name G-Eazy, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Oakland, California. His first major-label album, These Things Happen was released on June 23, 2014, and received positive reviews from critics. The album peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200. His second album, When It's Dark Out, was released on December 4, 2015...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth24 May 1989
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I've gone on in front of a crowd of 10 people and 7,000 people.
My whole career has been from scratch, so I never took it for granted that people care and support what I do.
I don't know if most people know it or not, but I produce, like, 95% of my own stuff.
I think when you're telling a story from inside of you that's genuine, people connect with it.
Keeping in touch with the people that matter is important.
When you're choosing the track list and the sequencing, it's important to make sure that there's some strong concepts on there and that it matters and it says something... that it sticks with people.
I didnt grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, Ive never wanted to speak to an all-white audience.
I dunno, there were always people believing in me, but you just gotta be confident in whatever you wanna do.
What inspires me is the desire to be on. The desire to be successful. The desire to reach people through my music and make a living off it and never have to do anything else. Being able to do music full time and travel the world and share this music with everybody. That's the dream.
I know what it feels like to walk out in front of a sold-out crowd of a thousand people that are there for you, and how good that feels, but as an opener, you just have to train yourself to think that it's going to be harder.
When I started making music, I was so heavy into the hyphy movement. That's something you only know so much about if you were right there living in it, submerged in the culture.
I think if you're constantly reinvesting into your content and giving the fans stuff, then you can continue to tour. You can continue to sell the merch and monetize the popularity of the brand.
When I first decided I wanted to make beats and write songs and stuff like that, it wasn't like I sat down and the first thing I wrote was even halfway legit. It took a while to find my way through it.
I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.