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.
Endless Summer
G-Eazy Lyrics
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If youβ If you ask, then you shall receive
If you insist, then I'll oblige
Yeah
They know my history, so they bring up the past
When I step inside the booth they expect me to spaz
I just hop inside the 'Rari, I'm drivin' it fast
Tell me who is if I'm not the coldest?
I'm steppin' on their necks in my Prada loafers
To dominate the game, bruh, you gotta focus
I'm out in Dubai on Versace sofas
Immerse south of Paris, puttin' work in
YSL corporate at my show, fuck a Birkin
Stillhouse, pourin' heavy, sippin' my own Bourbon
G-Eazy, Gerald, Fight Club: Tyler Durden, yeah, hey
I'm always playin' both sides
Model money, rap money, bags double sized, yeah
Recognize, yeah, it's all mine
Believe I'ma profit off this jawline
Buyin' jewelry is gettin' old
My jeweler said 80k it's gettin' sold, yeah
Them diamonds hittin' boy, you gettin' bold
Ten shots to the necklace, we gettin' throwed
Yeah, every album automatic platinum
How many rappers doin' that? I'm actually really askin'
These Things Happen, When It's Dark Out, Beautiful is platinum
Three in a row, I'm really out here back-to-back-to-backin', yeah
Mixin' Prada with Balenciaga, 'member when I didn't have a dollar to my name
Now these girls chasin' clout, would swallow for the fame
And now my bank balance and my followers the same, M's
Kept my circle tight, I'm with the same friends
Zero to sixty, three seconds, not the same Benz
I live different, my whip different, my chick different
Only popping up with goddesses, I date tens, yeah
I step on stage and a star is born
Ten years ago nobody knew that I'd be far gone
In London, drippin' head to toe in Comme De Garçon
Garage is runnin' out of space to put these cars on, ah!
Silk Chanel scarf on
Play me a beat, I feel I need somethin' to barf on, yeah
Champion mentality like Steph Curry
I'ma sip and I'ma smoke 'til this cigar's gone
I got a lot on my platter, this shit so scattered
Bitches gettin' fucked, black lives matter
Fuck the chitter chatter, I put my dick behind what I say
Every check I get, it's a real nigga holiday
Ayy, politically incorrect, why?
'Cause I always put it on bloods, just tryna represent
I'm feeling the same way Pac felt before he left
You ain't got the cash nigga? Pay me in respect
I don't get my credit, I don't get recognition
If you ain't from the other side of Pico I keep my distance
They always bitchin', my homies always trippin'
Promoters don't wanna book me, takin' away from my daughter's riches
Ayy, but Harmony ain't 'gon like that
Life's a fight, live right yeah, fight back
But wait, my hands up don't shoot
Moment of silence for all this racist shit we goin' through
Yeah, goin' through, goin' through
Kap took a knee, they act like he let his gun shoot
Yeah, why's he speak the truth, but he be fuckin' up his cash
You niggas sound like house niggas, I'm in the field, green grass
The white boys say my flow's rad
Just tryna get it like I never had
I'm just tryna fuck a bitch that's bad
And have the homies in all gold like Trinidad
4Hunnid poppin', 4Hunnid poppin'
They gotta fuck with us, they ain't got a option
If they don't fuck with us, they obstant
If she ain't got a Chanel bag, she ain't a option
G-Eazy, you a real nigga
From The Oak town, boy, I know you feel niggas
All these blacks gettin' killed, my nigga
Please tell me how these white folks feel, my nigga
Cops killin' black kids and get off scot-free
What's the difference, what would happen if a cop shot me?
White privilege is real, black lives matter
I hope the barbecues at Lake Merritt get blacker
Town shit
Racial inequality, police brutality
This shit is all real, please pay attention to reality
The first verse of the song 'Endless Summer' by G-Eazy ft Erika Flowers is about his success and achievements in life. G-Eazy raps about his success in the music industry, his tours, his concerts, his expensive cars, and his luxurious life. He mentions that he focuses on his work to dominate the music game. He also talks about the challenges he faced before he became successful, indicating that he has come a long way. G-Eazy mentions how he used to mix and match his designer outfits with various brands but now can afford to wear them separately. He emphasizes his materialistic value by stating that he is always out with goddesses and dates tens. He emphasizes his champion mentality and his work ethic.
The second verse of the song is Erika Flowers' take on the Black Lives Matter movement (BLM). She speaks about the ongoing issue of police brutality and racial injustice in America. The line "black lives matter" refers to the BLM movement, which advocates for the protection of black people from police brutality and works towards ending systemic racism. She mentions the struggles Black people face, including being perceived as a threat by the system, and how they do not receive proper credit or recognition for their contributions to society. She calls out people who don't believe in the movement, saying they don't understand what it's like to be a Black person in America. She urges people to pay attention to the reality of the situation and the unequal treatment Black people face daily.
Line by Line Meaning
If youβ If you ask, then you shall receive
Asking for what you want may actually get you what you need
If you insist, then Iβll oblige
If you persist, then Iβll comply
They know my history, so they bring up the past
People often remind me of my previous mistakes
When I step inside the booth they expect me to spaz
People expect me to go hard when I start to rap
I just hop inside the βRari, Iβm drivinβ it fast
I love to drive my Ferrari fast on the highway
I love to roll up some gelato and listen to jazz
I enjoy smoking weed and relaxing to some jazz music
Tell me who is if Iβm not the coldest?
I am often touted as the most ruthless rapper out there
Iβm steppinβ on their necks in my Prada loafers
Iβm on top of the rap game and Iβm wearing the fanciest shoes to prove it
To dominate the game, bruh, you gotta focus
To rule rap, you need to concentrate really hard
Iβm out in Dubai on Versace sofas
Iβm living the luxurious life in Dubai, sitting on Versace furniture
Immerse south of Paris, puttinβ work in
Iβm working hard in the southern outskirts of Paris
YSL corporate at my show, fuck a Birkin
YSL is sponsoring my show, and I donβt care about Birkin bags
Stillhouse, pourinβ heavy, sippinβ my own Bourbon
Iβm still pouring whiskey from Stillhouse and sipping on my own bourbon
G-Eazy, Gerald, Fight Club: Tyler Durden, yeah, hey
I have three personalities: G-Eazy, Gerald, and Tyler Durden from Fight Club
Iβm always playinβ both sides
Iβm always trying to balance two different parts of my life: my rap career and my personal relationships
Model money, rap money, bags double sized, yeah
Iβm making money from both modeling and rapping, and my bags are constantly growing
Recognize, yeah, itβs all mine
I own all of my success and accomplishments
Believe Iβma profit off this jawline
I know that I can make money just from my good looks
Buyinβ jewelry is gettinβ old
Iβm bored with buying expensive jewelry
My jeweler said 80k itβs gettinβ sold, yeah
My jeweler wants to sell me an 80k item of jewelry, but Iβm not interested
Them diamonds hittinβ boy, you gettinβ bold
These diamonds are shining really bright, youβre getting brave
Ten shots to the necklace, we gettinβ throwed
Weβre partying hard, shooting tequila and having a good time
Yeah, every album automatic platinum
All my albums reach platinum status without me doing anything extra
How many rappers doinβ that? Iβm actually really askinβ
Not many rappers have achieved that level of success
These Things Happen, When Itβs Dark Out, Beautiful is platinum
These three albums have all gone platinum and are a source of pride for me
Three in a row, Iβm really out here back-to-back-to-backinβ, yeah
Iβve achieved three platinum albums in a row, and Iβm feeling great about it
Mixinβ Prada with Balenciaga, βmember when I didnβt have a dollar to my name
Iβm combining Prada and Balenciaga clothing, even though I remember a time when I had no money at all
Now these girls chasinβ clout, would swallow for the fame
These girls are willing to do anything to become famous
And now my bank balance and my followers the same, Mβs
I have a lot of money and a lot of Instagram followers, and theyβre about the same number
Kept my circle tight, Iβm with the same friends
Iβm loyal to my friends and have kept the same ones for a long time
Zero to sixty, three seconds, not the same Benz
My car can go from zero to sixty in three seconds, and itβs not just any old Mercedes-Benz
I live different, my whip different, my chick different
Iβm living my life differently and enjoying life with my unique car and girlfriend
Only popping up with goddesses, I date tens, yeah
I only hang out with the hottest women, perfection is all I want
I step on stage and a star is born
Every time I step on stage to perform, itβs like creating a new star in the sky
Ten years ago nobody knew that Iβd be far gone
A decade ago, nobody thought Iβd be as successful as I am today
In London, drippinβ head to toe in Comme De GarΓ§on
I was in London wearing a Comme De Garçon outfit from head to toe
Garage is runninβ out of space to put these cars on, ah!
Iβm running out of space in my garage for all of my cars
Silk Chanel scarf on
Iβm wearing a silk Chanel scarf
Play me a beat, I feel I need somethinβ to barf on, yeah
I need to hear a hard beat to rap on, like something thatβll make me vomit
Champion mentality like Steph Curry
I have the mindset of a champion, like basketball player Steph Curry
Iβma sip and Iβma smoke βtil this cigarβs gone
Iβm going to drink and smoke until I finish my cigar
I got a lot on my platter, this shit so scattered
I have a lot of responsibilities and things going on, and it can be overwhelming
Bitches gettinβ fucked, black lives matter
Even though I have a lot going on in my personal life, I still care about the Black Lives Matter movement
Fuck the chitter chatter, I put my dick behind what I say
Iβm not just talking shit, I actually back up my words with actions
Every check I get, itβs a real nigga holiday
Whenever I get paid, itβs like a holiday for real niggas
Ayy, politically incorrect, why?
Iβm not politically correct, and I donβt really care why
βCause I always put it on bloods, just tryna represent
I always speak the truth, even if it gets me in trouble, because Iβm trying to represent my gang
Iβm feeling the same way Pac felt before he left
I feel the same way Tupac did before he died
You ainβt got the cash nigga? Pay me in respect
Even if you donβt have money, you can still show me respect
I donβt get my credit, I donβt get recognition
Iβm not getting as much recognition as I feel I deserve
If you ainβt from the other side of Pico I keep my distance
I donβt associate with people who arenβt from my side of the street
They always bitchinβ, my homies always trippinβ
My friends are always nagging me or getting into arguments
Promoters donβt wanna book me, takinβ away from my daughterβs riches
Iβm losing out on money for my daughterβs future because promoters donβt want to book me for shows
Ayy, but Harmony ainβt βgon like that
But I know my daughter Harmony isnβt going to like that
Lifeβs a fight, live right yeah, fight back
Life can be tough, but you can overcome challenges if you keep fighting for whatβs right
But wait, my hands up donβt shoot
Iβm protesting police brutality and hoping the cops donβt shoot me
Moment of silence for all this racist shit we goinβ through
Letβs all pause and reflect on all the racism weβre experiencing
Yeah, goinβ through, goinβ through
Itβs a tough time for everyone, weβre all experiencing racism
Kap took a knee, they act like he let his gun shoot
Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, and people acted like he had shot someone
Yeah, whyβs he speak the truth, but he be fuckinβ up his cash
Why is it that when people speak the truth, they end up losing money or their livelihood?
You niggas sound like house niggas, Iβm in the field, green grass
You guys sound like youβve been conditioned to think and act like white people, while Iβm out in the field with the grass and the hard work
The white boys say my flowβs rad
White people often tell me that they like my rapping style
Just tryna get it like I never had
Iβm just trying to succeed and make money like I never have before
Iβm just tryna fuck a bitch thatβs bad
I just want to sleep with an attractive woman
And have the homies in all gold like Trinidad
I want my friends to look like theyβre from Trinidad with their gold chains and bracelets
4Hunnid poppinβ, 4Hunnid poppinβ
4Hunnid is my gang affiliation, itβs very popular
They gotta fuck with us, they ainβt got a option
People have to work with us, they donβt have a choice
If they donβt fuck with us, they obstant
If they donβt work with us, then theyβre going against us
If she ainβt got a Chanel bag, she ainβt a option
If a woman doesnβt have a Chanel bag, then sheβs not good enough for me
G-Eazy, you a real nigga
People recognize and respect that Iβm a true gangster
From The Oak town, boy, I know you feel niggas
I grew up in The Oak, and I know what itβs like to be a true gangsta
All these blacks gettinβ killed, my nigga
All these black people are getting killed, and itβs affecting me deeply
Please tell me how these white folks feel, my nigga
I want to know how white people feel about all the police brutality thatβs happening
Cops killinβ black kids and get off scot-free
Police are killing innocent black children and getting away with it
Whatβs the difference, what would happen if a cop shot me?
I wonder what would happen if a cop shot me, would I get any justice?
White privilege is real, black lives matter
White people have privilege, while black people are struggling to survive and their lives matter too
I hope the barbecues at Lake Merritt get blacker
I hope more black people come to the barbecue at Lake Merritt and feel welcome
Town shit
This is my hometown and Iβm proud of it
Racial inequality, police brutality
These are serious issues that need to be addressed in our society
This shit is all real, please pay attention to reality
This is not just made up, these are real issues and we need to take them seriously
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Gerald Earl Gillum, Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@taylorrector
2023 & still bumping old school Gerald. Whoβs with me?
@Apollo_Street
Hell yeah
@AdrianHanson-im2fx
Can never get rid of this music
@taylorrector
Tapping in to 2024π€πΌ
@_munt
Am I the only one who still comes back and listen to all his old music
@EveryThingOnMind
Bruv is fire
@141237cookie
Always too
@OhhEnvyBrah
yes sir
@sfduplle339
davinci_Ψ―Ψ§ΩΩΨͺΨ΄Ω nope me to
@swaggytoast5242
Yeah dude. You're the only person on planet earth that "still comes back and listen to all his old music"