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.
Guala
G-Eazy Lyrics
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Ayy, you see, yeah, you hear them diamonds bitch
(Yeah) You hear them diamonds bitch
I'm worth, I'm worth forty five million
(Yeah) Me and G together, we're worth three hundred million
He got more money than me 'cause he white
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You ain't 'bout that action, no, woah
Yeah, yeah I'm 'laxin', woah
Your bitch is cashin'
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
Guala guala, guala guala
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah (Me and Carnage)
Guala guala, yeah
Guala, guala, guala guala
I'm livin' like it's no tomorrow
Don't loan my style, won't let you borrow
You thirsty, have a glass of water
I'm killing these beats, there'll be more dead
I put my dick on her forehead
Less conversation and more head
Emergency, this is a code red
Guala, guala, guala guala
She said her name but I forgot it
I seen it, liked it, so I copped it
If you ain't talkin' money, change the topic
Afterparty in the Hills
She want Vodka and pills
She so numb she don't feel
Always stay active, we stay in the field
Man, Goddamn it's too real
Crazy, Amityville
Yeah, yeah, I'm gassin', woah
You ain't 'bout that action, no, woah
Yeah, yeah I'm 'laxin', woah
Your bitch is cashin'
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
Guala guala, guala guala yeah
Guala guala, yeah (Thirty rack, thiry rack homie)
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala on my dick
Guala guala on your bitch, bitch
Guala guala on my wrist
Diamonds lookin' like piss
Forty hoes on my dick, huh
Fifty hoes on my dick, woah
Sixty hoes on my dick, woah
Goddamn, nigga rich, bing
Bitch Cuban, she don't talk a lot
All she knows is to fuck a lot
She break it down for a nigga
She shoot a nigga if you talk a lot
'Cause I'm bad to the bone
All diamonds, straight froze
If you fuck with my nigga
I'mma have to let it go
Yeah, yeah, I'm gassin', woah
You ain't 'bout that action, no, woah
Yeah, yeah I'm 'laxin', woah
Your bitch is cashin'
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah
Me and Carnage, we don't lose
I don't chase, I go choose
I drink water, I drink booze
Fresh clothes, new shoes
Aw this shit is AOB
Get money out a bitch is my J-O-B
I just smoke, drink, stay lowkey
Goddamn these bitches stay on G
I'm baffled the fuck boy that hate on me
I give the game that they don't see
If they know me, they don't pay no fee
I'm the weather channel man at KOD
It's lit like a matchbook
If she look, well then that's took
And if I take her right in front of you
She comin', she don't come with you
Mmm, that's a bad look
Yeah, yeah, I'm gassin', woah
You ain't 'bout that action, no, woah
Yeah, yeah I'm 'laxin', woah
Your bitch is cashin'
Ayy look, I don't care what anybody tells you 'bout money
I hear all these guys saying, man, money don't matter
If you follow the money, if you just work for money
Oh my God, you're gonna fail
Let me tell you something
Go get that money
Go chase that money
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
And she want the guala guala
And she like the guala guala
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah
Guala guala, yeah
The lyrics to G-Eazy's "Guala" are all about the riches that G-Eazy and his collaborator Carnage have amassed through their music careers. The song opens with G-Eazy boasting about the sound of his diamonds, before bragging about his own net worth of $45 million, coupled with the fact that Carnage is worth $300 million. He also teases that this is down to Carnage's being white, playing on the idea of white privilege in America. The hook, where he repeats "guala guala," seems to be a reference to the sound of cash registers, celebrating the money they have made from their success.
In the second verse, G-Eazy continues to brag about his sexual prowess, particularly by mentioning how his sexual partner is "cashing" – suggesting that she is climaxing frequently – and he also makes numerous references to enjoying excess (parties, vodka, pills, etc). Throughout the song, G-Eazy puts on a persona of extravagant wealth and machismo, playing into the trope of the successful hip-hop artist.
The overall meaning of "Guala" is that success is measured by wealth, particularly in the music industry, and that there are certain keys to success that should be followed, such as working hard, making the right choices, and staying focused on money. This message is delivered through boastful lyrics that are meant to reflect G-Eazy and Carnage's own success, but it is also meant to inspire other musicians to follow their lead in achieving immense wealth and success.
Line by Line Meaning
I like the guala guala part
I enjoy saying 'guala guala'
Ayy, you see, yeah, you hear them diamonds bitch
You see and hear my expensive jewelry
(Yeah) You hear them diamonds bitch
My diamonds are so flashy that you can't ignore them
I'm worth, I'm worth forty five million
My net worth is $45 million
(Yeah) Me and G together, we're worth three hundred million
My buddy G-Eazy and I have a combined net worth of $300 million
He got more money than me 'cause he white
My white friend G-Eazy has more money than me
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Just some added exclamations
Yeah, yeah, I'm gassin', woah
I'm hyped up and excited
You ain't 'bout that action, no, woah
You're not as adventurous as me
Yeah, yeah I'm 'laxin', woah
I'm comfortable and relaxed
Your bitch is cashin'
Your girlfriend is making money
And she want the guala guala
She wants money
And she like the guala guala
She likes expensive things
Guala guala, guala guala
Repeating the catchphrase
Guala guala, yeah
More catchphrases
Guala guala, yeah (Me and Carnage)
The catchphrase with a mention of my friend Carnage
Guala, guala, guala guala
Repeating the catchphrase yet again
I'm livin' like it's no tomorrow
I'm living in the moment without worry for the future
Don't loan my style, won't let you borrow
My style is unique and not to be copied
You thirsty, have a glass of water
You appear to be desperate
I'm killing these beats, there'll be more dead
I'm doing well in the music industry and will continue to succeed
I put my dick on her forehead
I received oral sex from her
Less conversation and more head
I'd rather have oral sex than talk
Emergency, this is a code red
This is a dire situation
She said her name but I forgot it
I don't remember her name
I seen it, liked it, so I copped it
I saw something I liked and bought it
If you ain't talkin' money, change the topic
If you're not discussing money, talk about something else
Afterparty in the Hills
An event I am attending in a wealthy area
She want Vodka and pills
She wants to consume alcohol and drugs
She so numb she don't feel
She is heavily intoxicated
Always stay active, we stay in the field
I stay busy and in the music industry
Man, Goddamn it's too real
The situation is intense
Crazy, Amityville
A reference to a horror movie and perhaps a dangerous place
Thirty rack, thiry rack homie
More talk about money, specifically $30,000
Guala guala on my dick
Money is coming easily to me
Guala guala on your bitch, bitch
Money is coming easily to your girlfriend
Guala guala on my wrist
I have expensive jewelry
Diamonds lookin' like piss
My diamonds are so shiny they look like urine
Forty hoes on my dick, huh
Many women are interested in me sexually
Fifty hoes on my dick, woah
Even more women are interested in me sexually
Sixty hoes on my dick, woah
An even higher number of women are interested in me sexually
Goddamn, nigga rich, bing
I am wealthy
Bitch Cuban, she don't talk a lot
My Cuban girlfriend is quiet
All she knows is to fuck a lot
All she's interested in is having sex
She break it down for a nigga
She explains things to me
She shoot a nigga if you talk a lot
She will become violent if you talk too much
'Cause I'm bad to the bone
I have a tough persona
All diamonds, straight froze
My diamonds are so shiny they appear to be frozen
If you fuck with my nigga
If you mess with my friend
I'mma have to let it go
I will take action against you
Me and Carnage, we don't lose
My friend Carnage and I are successful
I don't chase, I go choose
I make my own decisions
I drink water, I drink booze
I consume both water and alcoholic beverages
Fresh clothes, new shoes
I always have new and fashionable clothing
Aw this shit is AOB
This situation is amazing
Get money out a bitch is my J-O-B
I make money exploiting women sexually
I just smoke, drink, stay lowkey
I keep a low profile and enjoy smoking and drinking
Goddamn these bitches stay on G
Women are always interested in me because of my wealth and status
I'm baffled the fuck boy that hate on me
I don't understand why people dislike me
I give the game that they don't see
I offer unique insights into the music industry
If they know me, they don't pay no fee
People who are familiar with me don't need to pay for my advice
I'm the weather channel man at KOD
I am in control of the atmosphere at a strip club called King of Diamonds
It's lit like a matchbook
The situation is intense and exciting
If she look, well then that's took
If I'm interested in a woman, I take her
And if I take her right in front of you
If I steal your girlfriend
She comin', she don't come with you
She will leave with me
Mmm, that's a bad look
That's a negative situation
Ayy look, I don't care what anybody tells you 'bout money
I place a high value on money
I hear all these guys saying, man, money don't matter
I disagree with those who claim money isn't important
If you follow the money, if you just work for money
If you prioritize making money
Oh my God, you're gonna fail
You will not succeed if your sole focus is money
Let me tell you something
Pay attention to what I'm about to say
Go get that money
Make as much money as you can
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GERALD GILLUM, DIAMANTE BLACKMON, BRADLEY SANER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Gumbino
someone should make a friday type of movie with bobble heads like this, would be so fun to watch
@andrewwhite1605
I’m
@ybpriest
But not as comedy, imagine some psychology drama with those faces.
@soulsg8947
Rip Debo
@tiffanynunemaker2758
Agree
@celestegreene8853
Yesss I'm wit it
@MrJackejr
Carnage sounds like the type of guy to run out of breath from taking a breath.
@2robot1
lol,
W.
@CanWeHitSubscribersWithN-wh6fd
Tori Black The God Of War W lmao
@colinsullivan6842
Carnage is the DJ the dude rapping with g is thirty rack