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.
My Boombox
G-Eazy Lyrics
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A Thing For Me You say we never should've been But I disagree So like an…
Acting Up I stand here waiting for you all the time Hope you…
All I Could Do All I could do It's all I could do All I could…
Almost Famous Young with too much cash, watch how I came up…
Alone Yeah, yeah, yeah blue jeans, air ones and a white…
Apple of My Eye The other day seen this girl walk by the other…
Big I wanna be big, I wanna be big I wanna be…
Blazin On A Sunny Afternoon ft. MOD SUN Yeah, I woke up around 12, Looked to my right found…
Breathe My apologies if I'm too blunt, me no mean to…
California Culture On some old-school G shit, haha California culture, yeah …
Calm Down I've been sitting on the charts like a beach chair My…
Candy Girl She's my woman Sticky now And laid in chocolate treats I …
Coming Home ft. Bryce Vine Mama I'm coming home Same damn boy you've always known Right…
Complete And fuck whoever thought it wasn't that hard Fifteen hundred…
Dear Ms. Rose Baby, I could rule the world With a girl like you,…
Don You don't own me You don't own me Woah, let's go But I'…
Don't Let Me Go If we shall dance we shall dance for the night I…
Downtown Love Downtown love Don't want none of your downtown love Downto…
Drifting Got this flight to London, I ain't pop no Xans…
Endless Summer ft. Erika Flowers I had a dream of a place where the sun…
Everything Will Be OK Even if I don't stay Everything will be okay Everything wi…
Factory Girl These two are the leaders No party in New York is…
Far Alone Yeah, yeah, yeah blue jeans, air ones and a white…
For This Yeah, yeah, ah, yeah I waited all my life for this They…
Fresh! Grab the iPhone and hit up fam and Come through with…
Fried Rice These girls wanna tie a kid down and keep me…
Grown Up Life I'm trying to make sure my ends meet up But I…
Hang Ten They-they say I'm too old for my age But it's funner…
Hell Is Round The Corner I stand firm for our soil Lick a rock on foil So…
Hello Late to my own release party man I'm tore up…
I Don't Want You Back Boy you did me wrong And darling that's a fact No need…
I Mean It If I ever said I'm never scared Just know I mean…
Intro Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, rage against…
Just Believe Smokin' on the loudest? Tryna see through a cloud of…
Kings Hey Kyle how you doing? Oh yeah, I'm good Yeah doing…
Lady Killers Got on my leather jacket, thriller There sure ain't nothin'…
Let Take me down Take me all the way down tonight, soon…
Loaded Loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded Loaded, loaded, loaded, load…
Loaded %5Bfeat. DJ Carnage%5D Loaded, loaded, loaded, loaded Loaded, loaded, loaded, loade…
Lotta That Talking 'bout whiskey bottles (Gotta lotta lotta lotta that …
Luvaholic ft. Crush Club Sitting back in the chair Thinking about the last time I s…
Mad Yeah, I swear I fall in love With every gorgeous face Can'…
Make-Up Sex When they fight, they fight And when come home at night…
Mango Little momma let me see you move Little momma let me…
Marilyn I, I, I, I, I want to…
Me People talk, it's just word of mouth No, it ain't nothing…
Me %26 U ft. JAB %26 Rome Came with my whole gang 20 of us walked up Fuck you…
Me Myself & I Oh, it's just me, myself and I Solo ride until I…
Mean It If I ever said I'm never scared Just know I mean…
Must Be Nice Wishin' I could say goodbye to being broke, and say…
My Life is a Party My life is a party Grab the iPhone and hit up…
Netflix Living in New Orleans, she came in from Texas Every local…
Never Listen To Adults Never listen to adults I turned up the volume on my…
Nothing To Me People talk, it's just word of mouth No, it ain't nothing…
Of All Things Growing up they tell me follow your dreams Now I got…
One Of Them I seen that big house, I need one of them I…
Opportunity Cost Everything costs something bro When it's somewhere somewhere…
Order More I got racks on the menu She need more shawty cash…
Outta Pocket ft. Chippy Nonstop Outta pocket Outta pocket You know what you doctored in …
Paper Planes I fly like paper, get high like planes If you catch…
Plastic Dreams Fell asleep in a freshman class, woke up on a…
Purpell Treez ft. Noon Catch wiffs go and sniff that breeze when I light…
Random This is the anthem Told the world I need everything and…
Rebel He's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good He's…
Reefer Madness You couldn't catch me in the streets without a ton…
Remember You I will remember you She got her Own crib with a Twin bed…
Runaround Sue (Oooh) Here's my story it's sad but true (Oooh) It's about…
Sad Boy Gerald what the fuck is wrong, man? Cheer the fuck up,…
SB Dunks Yea, yea boy I really like them sneakers Yea, yea boy…
Shoot Me Down Yea, I may be right I may be wrong But you…
Some Kind Of Drug Wake up this morning, I'm shaking I can't be still…
Stay High Ridin through the city, rollin up sticky A bad bitch with…
Talk to You I just wanna talk to you Show you how I feel…
The Outsider Now how you measurin' Tellin' her or who's better than Shi…
These Things Happen Let's go Party in the penthouse, atop, passed the fuck out …
Think About You 'Cause I do, 'cause I do, 'cause I do, yeah Keep…
This Is Me Last week I had a thought I'm 20 years That's old…
Tumblr Girls 'Cause I'm in love with these Tumblr girls With skinny waist…
Waspy Yeah, she like the way I flip this Tennis shit But…
What If What If I had 100 million dollars I fuck, some fuck,…
You Got Me Came with my whole gang 20 of us walked up Fuck you…
You Were Up To Something ft. Caddywhompus My god you were up to something My god you were…
Zombie Land ft. Circa 87 Damn, tricking is a treat partner Every beat drops and I…
In G-Eazy's song "My Boombox," the artist reflects on his journey as a musician, from his humble beginnings in Oakland to his rise to success. The title itself is symbolic, as a boombox represents both nostalgia for the past and the power of music to unite people. G-Eazy starts off the song by describing himself as a "dreamer," noting that he always knew he wanted to make music despite the naysayers. He also touches on the importance of staying true to oneself and not getting caught up in outside influences or opinions.
Throughout the song, G-Eazy references specific moments in his career, such as his first show in San Francisco and the release of his debut album. He also acknowledges the hard work and dedication it took to get to where he is today, stating that he "worked for everything [he's] gotten" and that he doesn't take his success for granted. The chorus drives home the central message of the song: that music has the power to uplift, inspire, and bring people together, regardless of their differences.
Line by Line Meaning
I don’t need technology
I don’t need technology because I grew up in a different time when things were simpler
It’s meant to be raw, I’m not trying to clean it up
I purposely made this song raw and unfiltered, without trying to sanitize or censor it
So let this basement be the place that I go
This basement is where I go to escape from the world and focus on my creative process
And this boombox is the thing that I know
This boombox is my trusted companion that provides the soundtrack to my life
And you should be aware that I don’t care what you think
I’m not concerned with other people’s opinions about my music or my lifestyle
And I’ve got a message for the people out there
I have a message that I want to share with the world
You can achieve anything, you just need to dare
I want to inspire people to believe in themselves and take risks to achieve their dreams
It’s not about the money, it’s the passion that you bring
The most important thing is not the money, but the passion and dedication that you bring to your craft
And if you love what you do, then you’ll never need a thing
If you truly love what you do, then you won’t need anything else to feel fulfilled
Contributed by Christopher K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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