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.
Loaded
G-Eazy Lyrics
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Loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded
1-1-1-1-1, 2, 3
4 bring some hoes and pour some mo
Creez so clean should I floss it yo
I really don't know but I'm creezin ho
I got bitches, I got hoes
I got bitches, pullin' switches
On the block didn't you know
I be stunting, 100
Vans on, my-my pockets chunky (Stupid chunky)
Wh-white bitch, snap back
D dumb rich, with a tight ass
Kush-kush-kush up in the air
But my lungs clean
I got a white bitch, I call her baby lean
Cause she smokes that purple
That purple flower she sucks my dick
Every fucking hour
My niggas loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded
Yeah, my niggas
Loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
I'm too drunk to walk, let's drive
I got bitches with me all night
And the party don't start
'til the drugs arrive she took a dive
I don't lie about shit
I don't shuck and jive
Watchin hoes kiss hoes got it up to five
Hollywood Lesbos, Mulholland Drive
B-b ba bad bitches, everywhere I look
(Shwoop) this is not your beat no more bro
You must be mistook
I'mma-I'mma very bad man, I'm Captain Hook
G-g-g-g-got that dapper look
I'm banging Bridget after Brooke
Cause actin' shook will get your
Girlfriend smashed and took
When she gave me that nasty look
In came the pussy crook
Now we do what we want
You can have her after
She kept saying G-Eazy is her favorite rapper
My bitch is loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded
Yeah, my bitch is
Loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded
Call me Jimmy Cane, Jimmy's on pipe comma
Forty rocks in my ring
Stone Cold Steve Stunna
Yeah nigga, yeah I'm stuntin' hard
And I'm stuntin' clean and
I'm stuntin' bruh
Loaded off that Ciroc, Goose, Perri
And that cat bruh
G-g-g-g-gone, yeah nigga I'm tippin'
With thick pretty white hoes and
They all buckin' and lickin'
Young young nigga, yeah I'm goosed up
Forty hoes and they juiced up
Young nig young nigga, yeah I'm goosed up
Forty hoes and they juiced up
Purple chain, tippin' man
Thirty racked yeah you know the name
(Damn Thirty, is that gold in your mouth?)
Na that's copper bitch
Hoes love to suck a dick
Chubby nigga stay chubby rich
Only eat that foreign shit
That lobster nigga with that butter dick
My niggas loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded
Yeah, my niggas
Loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded
The song "Loaded" by G-Eazy is a rap that talks about his evolution as an artist in the music industry. The opening lines of the song “Emotional, choke-able, quotable sleuths, Negotiable ways to spit at the youth” portrays the struggles he has faced in trying to come up with new and original music that resonates with his fans. The song further talks about the commercialization of contemporary music and media’s readiness to pounce on artists perceived as “hot” without any regard to originality or artistic talent.
The line “Loaded off the crack, off the telly, it’s a cap” is a metaphorical way of showing how media personalities and some individuals are often easily swayed by things that are momentarily popular but have no real substance. Also, the line “Persuaded to say it, suggested, untold, Degraded in payment, implicitly cold” is a commentary on the manipulation of the music industry that is quick to discard artists who refuse to be censored or co-opted.
In summary, "Loaded" is a song that exposes the ups and downs, the wins and losses of a creative trying to make it in the business, while showing the disregard for originality and talent in contemporary society.
Line by Line Meaning
Loading
Getting ready for something big
Emotional, choke-able, quotable sleuths
Lyrics that can make you emotional, choke on your words and be quoted by others
Negotiable ways to spit at the youth
Finding ways to appeal to younger generations for marketing
Promotional phrase you pullin my tooth
Forced marketing phrases being overused
Approachable ways to mix up vermouth
Finding ways to make drinks more appealing to customers
Reproachable shit, embellish the truth
The use of negative tactics to market the product
Professional bars just call me Babe Ruth
Being confident in his rapping skills
Collecting the sound, I pop out the booth
Recording and mixing music
Refreshing my mouth, I need to reboot
Taking a break to start fresh again
It’s spoken
Something that has been said
It’s broken
Something that is not working or has been damaged
Systematic lotion
A systematic way of doing something
Lathering the slogan
Spreading the marketing message
Gathering the focus
Collecting the attention of people
Swing batter fatter
Trying hard to hit a home run
Scattering take notice
Grabbing attention of people and making them notice
Ooo yeah, I like it like that
Enjoying the way things are going
Sipping out the lap, out the palm, it’s a fact
Drinking alcohol in various ways
Loaded off the crack, off the telly, it’s a cap
Being under the influence of drug and watching TV
Reloaded, no joking, it’s potent not new
Something that has been re-packaged
Resold it as coating, insulting to you,
Using fake marketing tactics to sell something
Remolded as poking so don’t get all blue
Changing the message to appeal to a different audience
Beholden to quotin, I can’t with you two
Being bound to use a specific marketing message and getting tired of it
Footholding the voting, they’ve chosen a few
Manipulating voter behavior for political gain
Controlled it with coding, fake and untrue
Using technology to manipulate and create fake news
It’s golden your token, so go get a clue
Talking down to someone and telling them to be smarter
Come closer it’s soaking, it’s dripping with dew
Something that is very enticing is close and can be experienced
Hit you backhand like your compliments
Responding to compliments with a negative response
All surprised by the benjamins
Being surprised by money and material things
Loaded packed man forging documents
Someone who is loaded with money and is involved in illegal activities
Eating meaningful language
Using powerful words in his lyrics
Upper half looking hot
Feeling confident and looking good
It’s a load load load
Something that is heavy and significant
Unexpected what you got
Getting something without expecting it
On the low low low
Keeping things quiet and low key
And they wiser than they thought
Being smarter than people initially thought
It’s a slow slow slow
Something that is taking a long time
Burner, firin the shot
Making a powerful statement in his lyrics
Question to the answer and we run it back again
Repeating something to get a better understanding and seeking clarity
Status quo saying pretend
People pretending to be something that they are not
Salty to the taste and I’m loaded with suspense
Mixed emotions of being both salty and anxious
Talkin high inference
Speaking in a way that is indirectly implying something
I’m locked in, I’m loaded, I’m taking y’all aback
Being confident and ready to take on the competition
Stripped of their meaning and loaded with a trap
A message that has been manipulated and used to lure someone into doing something
Persuaded to say it, suggested, untold
Being convinced to say or do something without knowing the full details
Degraded in payment, implicitly cold
Being underpaid and not valued as much as deserved
Betrayed by your neighbor, deliberately bold
Being backstabbed by someone who was once trusted
Portrayed in the paper, but layered in gold
Being given a false sense of positivity in the media
Displayed it as major, but half have been polled
Making something seem more successful than it actually is
Invadin your brain and that’s what they stole
Manipulating people's thoughts and beliefs for their own gain
Grenadin the nation, they bombin ya soul
Being attacked and manipulated by powerful entities that control the government
Who swayin in favor, I’m takin a toll
Questioning who is actually benefiting from these manipulative tactics
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sike
2020 and this still bangs
Jeff Wright
Love this jam its got a sick beat and everything and its catchy
Joshua Lyle
This is a sick song. It's like a parody of mainstream rap songs but somehow it's still awesome
Dylan Siria
this is the future of rap I love it so fresh
Im Dallas
I didn't expect this to get this popular this fast, way to go G
Devin
You know you the man when you got a zebra on the beach 🙌💯
Christopher Trainor
I knew G-Eazy would make it. I remember when I bought his first EP and was bumping it around town.
Muoyrico9
This song is so hilarious i love G-Eazy music its the best Marilyn is dope Runaround is sick His Must Be Nice Album is a classic cant wait for more songs love the vibe fro
retr0fy
Can't stop listening to this !
FallingPolicy
Love it!