When Gillum was in the first grade, his mother left his father, an associate professor of art at CSU Fresno. Gillum moved in with his grandparents in Berkeley, California, where he attended Berkeley High School. They later moved to North Oakland, although Gillum continued to attend school in Berkeley. Gillum attended Loyola University New Orleans, where he graduated with a BA in music industry studies in 2011.
Starting out as a record producer, G-Eazy began working on singles while he was still a student at the Loyola University at New Orleans with his producer Christoph Andersson who also was a student there.[4][5] He gained some recognition for being a part of the new hip hop scene back in the East Bay Area, joining with such artists as Lil B, Crohn and The Cataracs.[6][7] He became a member of a local hip hop group called "The Bay Boyz", who had released several songs on their Myspace page.[8]
In 2008, he was performing at a college talent show and was nearly booed off, when Matt Bauerschmidt noticed him and signed him as a client to his new music management company The Revels Group which he started with Matt Davis.
In 2010, G-Eazy was given an opportunity to open for some well-known artists, most notably Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg.
G-Eazy's mixtapes at this period of time were met with limited success. In August 2011, he released The Endless Summer, with an updated version of the 1961 hit song "Runaround Sue", which garnered over four million views via YouTube. The music video was directed by Tyler Yee. The mixtape features guest appearances from Greg Banks, Erika Flowers, and Devon Baldwin. In November 2011, Gillum embarked on a nationwide tour with Shwayze. "My Life Is a Party" was featured in the game Saints Row: The Third on an in-game radio station.
On June 16, 2012, G-Eazy performed all United States dates on the annual Vans Warped Tour. On July 25, 2012, the Excellent Adventure Tour was announced, which featured Hoodie Allen and G-Eazy. The two performed in cities across the U.S., including Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Columbus, Des Moines, New Orleans, Atlanta, Austin, and Philadelphia. On September 26, 2012, G-Eazy released his first full-length album, Must Be Nice. The album, which was completely independent of a label, landed at number 3 on the iTunes Hip-Hop Chart. On July 9, 2013, G-Eazy, alongside 2 Chainz, opened for Lil Wayne's "America's Most Wanted Tour". On December 15, 2013, G-Eazy and Master Chen B performed "Lotta That" from These Things Happen in New York City. On January 15, 2014, G-Eazy announced his "These Things Happen Tour" with Rockie Fresh, KYLE, and Tory Lanez accompanying him. The tour ran for 40 stops throughout the United States and Canada from February until April 2014.
On June 23, 2014, G-Eazy released his major-label debut album, These Things Happen. The album topped the US Billboard's Hip-Hop/R&B and Top Rap Albums charts, also earning him the number 3 spot on the US Billboard 200 and the Top Digital Albums Chart. The album has sold nearly 265,000 copies to date. On October 21, 2014, Gillum embarked on his sold-out "From the Bay to the Universe" tour. The tour traveled across the globe to countries like Australia and New Zealand. This was his first headlining tour overseas.
During the summer of 2015, G-Eazy played some of the main stages at a series of notable music festivals, including Lollapalooza, Electric Forest, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Made in America, and Austin City Limits. With the rise of his music career, Gillum has also taken up an interest in fashion by releasing a collaboration with Rare Panther in the fall of 2015 and being named GQ Magazine's top 10 most stylish at New York Fashion Week. Gillum's second album, When It's Dark Out, was released on December 4, 2015. On January 6, 2016, G-Eazy launched his second world tour. The tour saw G-Eazy tour the United States, Europe, and Australia. His single "Me, Myself & I", in collaboration with Bebe Rexha, peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
He co-headlined the Endless Summer tour with American rapper Logic, along with YG and Yo Gotti as supporting acts, from June to August. Before the tour, he announced his mixtape, Endless Summer II. He canceled the tape due to problems with sample clearance. In May 2016, G-Eazy confirmed that he would be featured on Britney Spears' single "Make Me...". The single was released on July 15, 2016, and serves as the lead single from Spears' ninth studio album.
G-Eazy performed "Make Me..." and "Me, Myself & I" with Spears at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards and the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival. Gillum released an EP with Guatemalan DJ Carnage called Step Brothers on March 27, 2017. G-Eazy released his new single, a collaboration with American singer Kehlani called "Good Life", which is a part of the eighth installment of the film franchise Fast & Furious, titled The Fate of the Furious. He was also featured in the new Dillon Francis single titled "Say Less".
On June 14, 2017, G-Eazy announced through Instagram and Twitter that his next studio album, The Beautiful & Damned, would be released in the fall of 2017. On November 8, 2017, the official release day was announced as December 15, as well as an accompanying short film.
On December 5, 2017, G-Eazy released his second single from The Beautiful & Damned titled "Him & I" with Halsey, with whom he was in a relationship. They performed the song together on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve of 2017. On February 27, 2019, G-Eazy released the single, "West Coast", featuring Blueface, and released the video on March 28, 2019, adding ALLBLACK and YG.\\G-Eazy released an EP B-Sides on June 25, 2019, which contained the songs that wouldn't make it onto his then-upcoming album. The EP spawned the song "Bang" with American rapper Tyga. He later re-released the EP on August 22 and September 19 with additional tracks.
Gillum released the single "I Wanna Rock", featuring American rapper Gunna, as the lead single of his EP Scary Nights, on October 16. The EP was released on October 18. In March 2020, G-Eazy announced a new project featuring an indie rock sound titled Everything's Strange Here. The album was officially released on June 26, 2020.
G-Eazy released his long-anticipated fourth studio album These Things Happen Too on September 24, 2021. It was supported by the singles "Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)" featuring Kossisko, and "Breakdown" featuring Demi Lovato in the weeks leading up to the release date.
In 2018, G-Eazy headlined a concert for Bay Area fire relief that raised $15 million, pulled out of an H&M sponsorship deal after blowback about a sweatshirt advertisement that some considered to be racist, performed at an Everytown fundraiser on the eve of March For Our Lives, and used his platform to speak out against gun violence. Also that year, G-Eazy launched the Endless Summer Fund, which is a non-profit dedicated to helping young people reach their full potential and strengthening the Bay Area community.
In 2022, G-Eazy joined the ownership group of the Purpose-driven, professional soccer team Oakland Roots.
Drifting
G-Eazy Lyrics
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In case you was wonderin', I ain't even plan for it
I just left L.A, barely caught the plane
Fuckin' TSA, swear a nigga ran for it
Ain't used to this fame shit
This you-all-know-my-name-shit
Me, I'm just the same kid
That fucked around and made it
Fucked over my main chick
Damn she was the main chick
Thinkin' 'bout the game
I shouldn't have played, but I played it
And now I'm missin' your love
I'm faded once again, I don't know where I am
But I just know I'm driftin' far from you
I'm tryna keep my head strong, but my heart won't
Just let me grow away from you
Don't you know we're driftin' off, driftin' off?
I know you think that it's my fault we're fallin' off
All this hope and disregard, driftin' off
I know you think there ain't no fault, we fall apart
And now I'm missin' your love
I blame it on the distance
Why I'm fuckin' with these bitches
These numbers in my phone
A text pops up, she's like, "Who is this?"
You probably got a mistress
Probably every week it switches
Now is this cause for concern?
And should I be suspicious?
I'm overseas trippin', a million miles away
And she's still in L.A., my mom's out in the Bay
And these overseas minutes add up, that's a lot to pay
I can pay it, yeah I know, but it's the excuse I say
She's been tryna track me down
I feel like I'm cattin' now
Dodgin' her when she's the one
I'm out here trippin', actin' wild
Start to wonder if I've changed
I'm like how could that be now?
Would these bitches be here really
If I wasn't rappin' now?
Now tell me now
I'm faded once again, I don't know where I am
But I just know I'm driftin' far from you
I'm tryna keep my head strong, but my heart won't
Just let me grow away from you
Don't you know we're driftin' off, driftin' off?
I know you think that it's my fault we're fallin' off
All this hope and disregard, driftin' off
I know you think there ain't no fault, we fall apart
And now I'm missin' your love
I'm just so conflicted
It's been so long since we've kicked it
And I can't lie, I've missed it
But somewhere the current shifted
And now I'm somewhere else
Far away, feel like we drifted
Hard to face the facts
I'm drinkin' to escape, and then get lifted
Get swept under a rug, 'till I'm trippin' on a pile
Did it change, somethin' different for a while
Yeah, we grew apart with time
We ain't kicked it in a while
But I still think about you now
Without you, see there's differences now
But shit happens, how could we have known?
Nothin' can prepare us
From sleepin' at your parents, now to sold out shows in Paris
To parties at my hotel ashin' blunts up off my terrace
Tell me, how'd we ever come to live this careless?
Tell me now
I'm faded once again, I don't know where I am
But I just know I'm driftin' far from you
I'm tryna keep my head strong, but my heart won't
Just let me grow away from you
Don't you know we're driftin' off, driftin' off?
I know you think that it's my fault we're fallin' off
All this hope and disregard, driftin' off
I know you think there ain't no fault, we fall apart
And now I'm missin' your love
And now I'm missin' your love
In the beginning of the song "Drifting" by G-Eazy, he talks about boarding a flight to London and not taking Xanax. He did not even plan to go there; he just left L.A. The artist talks about fame, and how it has changed him. He admits to playing with his main chick and messing things up between them. G-Eazy is now away from his love, and he does not know where he is, but he knows that he is drifting away from her. The artist is trying to keep his emotions together, but it seems like his heart is not willing to let go.
Throughout the song, the artist talks about how he is acting wild, partying, drinking to escape and getting lifted. He misses his girl but is conflicted about their relationship. He does not have time to connect with her, and they have drifted apart. G-Eazy acknowledges that they have grown apart with time, and they are not as close they used to be. Despite the struggles in their relationship, he misses her and regrets the way things fell apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Got this flight to London, I ain’t pop no Xans for it
I didn't take any Xanax to calm myself down for this flight to London. Just in case you're wondering, I didn't make any plans for this trip either.
In case you was wonderin', I ain't even plan for it
I just want to make it clear that I didn't have any plans for this trip to London.
I just left L.A, barely caught the plane
I barely made it to the plane on time after leaving Los Angeles for this trip to London.
Fuckin' TSA, swear a nigga ran for it
The TSA made me run to catch my flight, and it annoyed me.
Ain't used to this fame shit
I'm not used to being famous.
This you-all-know-my-name-shit
It's weird to have so many people know my name just because I'm famous.
Me, I'm just the same kid
I'm still the same person I was before becoming famous.
That fucked around and made it
I became famous by messing around and making music.
Fucked over my main chick
I messed up my relationship with my main girlfriend.
Damn she was the main chick
I really regret losing my main girlfriend because she was very important to me.
Thinkin' 'bout the game
I'm reflecting on the choices I made in my life and how they have affected my relationships.
I shouldn't have played, but I played it
I regret making some choices and playing games in my relationships.
And now I'm missin' your love
I miss the love and affection of my ex-girlfriend.
I'm faded once again, I don't know where I am
I'm feeling faded and lost, and I don't know where I am.
But I just know I'm driftin' far from you
I know that I am drifting apart from my ex-girlfriend.
I'm tryna keep my head strong, but my heart won't
I'm trying to keep a strong head, but my heart is breaking due to the distance between us.
Just let me grow away from you
I feel like growing apart is just a natural part of life and it's something I have to go through.
Don't you know we're driftin' off, driftin' off?
We're drifting farther and farther away from each other and becoming distant.
I know you think that it's my fault we're fallin' off
You think that I am the one responsible for our relationship falling apart.
All this hope and disregard, driftin' off
Our relationship was full of hope and disregard, but we're drifting apart now.
I know you think there ain't no fault, we fall apart
You think that there is no fault in our relationship falling apart and it's just something that happens naturally.
I blame it on the distance
I think that the distance between us is the reason why our relationship fell apart.
Why I'm fuckin' with these bitches
I'm hooking up with other girls because of my loneliness and distance from my ex-girlfriend.
These numbers in my phone
I have many numbers in my phone from girls I've hooked up with since breaking up with my ex-girlfriend.
A text pops up, she's like, "Who is this?"
I received a text from a girl I hooked up with, and my ex-girlfriend saw it and asked who it was.
You probably got a mistress
My ex-girlfriend probably thinks I have a mistress or am seeing other girls at the same time.
Probably every week it switches
I'm hooking up with different girls every week, and my ex-girlfriend probably knows that or suspects it.
Now is this cause for concern?
Is it concerning that I'm hooking up with other girls since we broke up?
And should I be suspicious?
Is my ex-girlfriend being suspicious of me hooking up with other girls?
I'm overseas trippin', a million miles away
I'm traveling overseas, far away from my ex-girlfriend, and I feel lost and directionless.
And she's still in L.A., my mom's out in the Bay
My ex-girlfriend is still in Los Angeles, while my mother is in the Bay area.
And these overseas minutes add up, that's a lot to pay
The cost of calling back to the United States from overseas is adding up and costing me a lot of money.
I can pay it, yeah I know, but it's the excuse I say
I can afford to pay for the expensive phone calls, but I use it as an excuse to avoid calling my ex-girlfriend.
She's been tryna track me down
My ex-girlfriend has been trying to contact me and find out what I've been up to since we broke up.
I feel like I'm cattin' now
I feel like I am acting like a cat and hiding from my ex-girlfriend instead of facing her.
Dodgin' her when she's the one
I am avoiding my ex-girlfriend even though she is the one who wants to talk to me and clear things up.
I'm out here trippin', actin' wild
I'm acting out and being wild while traveling overseas and ignoring my responsibility to face the issues in my relationship.
Start to wonder if I've changed
I'm starting to wonder if I've changed since becoming famous and if that's the reason for our relationship falling apart.
I'm like how could that be now?
I can't believe that I could have changed so much that it would cause our relationship to fall apart.
Would these bitches be here really
If I wasn't famous and successful, would these girls still be interested in hooking up with me?
If I wasn't rappin' now?
If I wasn't a successful rapper, would these girls still be interested in hooking up with me?
I'm just so conflicted
I'm feeling confused and uncertain about my feelings and my relationship.
It's been so long since we've kicked it
It's been a long time since my ex-girlfriend and I have talked and hung out together.
And I can't lie, I've missed it
I have missed spending time with my ex-girlfriend, and I can't pretend otherwise.
But somewhere the current shifted
Something changed in our relationship and caused us to drift apart.
And now I'm somewhere else
I'm in a different place emotionally and geographically from my ex-girlfriend.
Far away, feel like we drifted
I feel like we've drifted far apart and are in different places in our lives now.
Hard to face the facts
It's difficult for me to accept the reality of our relationship falling apart.
I'm drinkin' to escape, and then get lifted
I'm drinking and getting high to try and escape from my problems and numb my feelings.
Get swept under a rug, 'till I'm trippin' on a pile
I'm ignoring my problems and trying to push them away, but eventually, they pile up and overwhelm me.
Did it change, somethin' different for a while
Something changed in our relationship, and it's been different for a while now.
Yeah, we grew apart with time
Our relationship grew apart over time, and it's been hard to reconcile.
We ain't kicked it in a while
We haven't hung out for a while, and it's caused our relationship to suffer.
But I still think about you now
I still think about my ex-girlfriend and our relationship, even though we are no longer together.
Without you, see there's differences now
Without my ex-girlfriend, there are many differences in my life, and it's hard to adjust.
But shit happens, how could we have known?
Sometimes life takes a turn and causes things to change, and there was no way we could have known that it would happen to us.
Nothin' can prepare us
No amount of preparation or foresight could have prevented our relationship from falling apart.
From sleepin' at your parents, now to sold out shows in Paris
We've come a long way from sleeping at your parents' house to me performing in front of sold-out crowds in Paris.
To parties at my hotel ashin' blunts up off my terrace
Now, I'm partying in fancy hotels and smoking weed off my hotel balcony.
Tell me, how'd we ever come to live this careless?
I'm reflecting on how we ended up living such carefree and wild lifestyles, and how it contributed to our relationship falling apart.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: David John, Daystar Peterson, Gerald Gillum, Magnus Hoiberg, Nathan Perez
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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