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.
Fried Rice
G-Eazy Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
But I would never change; I’m a dog, I’m a hound
But I told them what they wanna hear
They like how it sounds
Tell them I’m gone with the wind and I’m lost, never found
I met her at my show, then we smashed right after
If we go three rounds then she'll fall in love faster
The very next morning I’m Casper
It’s a disaster; to her I’m a drug
I do her kinda dirt, but they still fall in love
And I don’t understand it
Foreign chicks on me
And she speak another language like she from a different planet
She struggle when I’m gone
It’s hard when I leave
Being Ricky Pen, wear my heart on my sleeve
And she tell me that she love me but it’s hard to believe
'Cause I’m coming and going, then I cum then I leave
And I swear I’m really not that shady
But you can’t blame me for who I’ve met lately
Nowadays chicks wanna call a kid baby
As soon as they find out I rap, shit's crazy
But I do play along, yo I can’t front
I give in to every groupie with a fat butt
London to Japan
Hong Kong to Iran
Chicks say I’m the man
What that bitch say?
What that bitch say?
And everywhere I go, these girls in my ear
And everywhere I go, these girls in my ear
And everywhere I go, these girls in my ear
And everywhere I go, these girls in my ear
In “Fried Rice,” G-Eazy talks about his struggles with commitment as a successful rapper constantly on the move. The first two lines set the tone for the song: women want to tie him down, but he doesn’t want to change his ways. He likens himself to a dog or hound, someone who desires to roam and explore. He admits that he tells these women what they want to hear, even though he has no intention of sticking around. He goes on to describe how he meets women at his shows, hooks up with them, and then disappears the next morning, repeating the cycle in different cities. Though he acknowledges that he treats these women poorly, he doesn't understand why they still fall in love with him. He also mentions the cultural differences with the foreign women who approach him, describing some of them as speaking another language like they’re from a different planet.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of restlessness and disconnection, as G-Eazy struggles to form meaningful connections with women despite his fame and success. He chases pleasure and novelty but ultimately finds himself unfulfilled, lonely, and grappling with the implications of his own behavior. The repeated line “What that bitch say?” suggests that he doesn't actually listen to what these women are saying, instead focusing on the attention they give him as a famous rapper.
Line by Line Meaning
These girls wanna tie a kid down and keep me around
Girls want to have a committed relationship with me and keep me close
But I would never change; I’m a dog, I’m a hound
I will always remain in the same lifestyle and be a player
But I told them what they wanna hear
I lied to the girls about my feelings just to please them
They like how it sounds
The girls enjoy hearing what I tell them, even if it's not true
Tell them I’m gone with the wind and I’m lost, never found
I pretend to be difficult to catch and say I'm always traveling or busy
I met her at my show, then we smashed right after
I had sex with a girl I met at my performance
If we go three rounds then she'll fall in love faster
If we have sex multiple times, she will develop deeper emotions for me
The very next morning I’m Casper
I disappear completely and leave the girl alone
In another city for a show somewhere getting plastered
I go to another city for my next performance and drink excessively
It’s a disaster; to her I’m a drug
To the girl, I am addictive and she cannot resist me
I do her kinda dirt, but they still fall in love
Even though I treat the girls poorly, they still develop strong feelings for me
And I don’t understand it
I'm confused why the girls still love me even though I am dishonest
Foreign chicks on me
I attract women from different countries
And she speak another language like she from a different planet
The girl talks in a language I don't understand, making her seem like she is from a different world
She struggle when I’m gone
The girl has a hard time when I am not with her
It’s hard when I leave
It's difficult for the girls when I depart from their lives
Being Ricky Pen, wear my heart on my sleeve
As an artist, I am vulnerable and honest with my emotions
And she tell me that she love me but it’s hard to believe
The girls say they love me, but I doubt their sincerity
'Cause I’m coming and going, then I cum then I leave
I show up, have sex, then depart from the girls' lives
And I swear I’m really not that shady
I promise I am not a deceitful person
But you can’t blame me for who I’ve met lately
I cannot control who I meet and interact with
Nowadays chicks wanna call a kid baby
Modern women want to use endearing pet names like 'baby' for me
As soon as they find out I rap, shit's crazy
As soon as the girls discover I am a rapper, they behave erratically and fanatically
But I do play along, yo I can’t front
I go along with the girls' wishes and cannot deny their attention
I give in to every groupie with a fat butt
I indulge in every fan with a curvaceous figure
London to Japan
I attract fans from all over the world
Hong Kong to Iran
My fans come from distant and diverse locations
Chicks say I’m the man
The girls praise and adore me
What that bitch say?
What did that girl say about me?
And everywhere I go, these girls in my ear
At every place I visit, girls show interest in me and try to speak with me
Contributed by Dominic M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@oletiniusstavelepsoe5178
2024, who is here?
@MewTCG1
Ole Tinius Stave Lepsoe 🤙🤙🤙🔥🔥
@josephmcelroy7587
Yeee always
@reddotlocked5412
2020 March 06
@ajc5605
Future GANG!
@cerensu1085
Ole Tinius Stave Lepsoe i'm here🐣
@Pritchzrd
I remember being 13, walking to school blasting this through my head phones lmao. What a time away that was.
@davidmason3671
Bro fosho I was in the bus after school on my phone headphones this blasting
@darmerc2147
You guys are the real g’s man
@Ericstroman100
Bro I swear I wanted to cook rice sometime in 2014 and this song popped up 😂