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.
Still Be Friends
G-Eazy Lyrics
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I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though?
And if you haven't fucked a friend (I'm just sayin')
I'd be the closest thing (haha, I, I'd be the closest thing)
So can we fuck and still be friends, though?
You know?
Bitch, you can't be my girlfriend
I got a girl, and my girl got a girl too (too)
Scarface crib, it's my world too, uh (it's my world too)
My pillow recognize her perfume
Tell her man, "Relax," she'll make it home by curfew (haha)
Tom Ford cologne (oh), I look like I'm on (ay)
Playboy Mansion, "Honey, I'm home" (honey I'm home)
Backdoor to Oracle, fuck it I'm home (woo)
King of the Bay, getting dome on my throne, uh
Dime and in the rough, uncut gyms
She not my girlfriend though, we just friends (just friends)
Somehow I fit six, all in one Benz (one Benz)
All of us fuck buddies, all fuck friends
Lookin' like a snack, she'll devour me (ay)
Your boyfriend's whole salary's my hourly (haha)
Throwin' bands in Miami, it's showerin' (it's showerin')
Bad boy, I'm the white Mike Lowrey (haha, yee)
I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing (I'm the closest thing, baby)
Now, can we fuck and still be friends, though?
(Can we fuck and still be friends, you know?)
And if you haven't fucked a friend, I'd be the closest thing (haha)
So can we fuck and still be friends, though?
(I'm just sayin', yee)
Yeah, T-Raww
I can pull any bitch, man, it's automatic
Pussy, money, alcohol, I'm a big fanatic
And my diamonds OD, so dramatic (big)
Like I'm Adam Sandler, she call me "Big Daddy" (yeah)
I'm insane in the brain, what you know 'bout it? (Ay)
I got shawty and her friend, waitin' in the lobby (yes)
Loggin' in my account, that's my favorite hobby (yes)
I like a new bitch, with a new body (ah)
Bad bitch, I need all that (all that)
Here's my number, you can call that (call that)
Tell your nigga he can fall back (fall back)
I'm wanna make you mine, wanna my own at (own at)
Go shawty, it's your birthday (birthday)
Simon says, "Do what I say" (I say)
Drink it up, I know you're thirsty (thirsty)
She said, "Baby make it hard, but don't hurt me," ay
I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though?
And if you haven't fucked a friend
I'd be the closest thing
So can we fuck and still be friends, though?
Lil' mama thirsty, I said thirsty
Shawty, they ain't fuckin' with you on your worst day
And she cut a nigga off, give 'em first-aid
How the hell she fit the gym and a work day?
I got wristwatch I got big Glocks
I got bunch of pretty bitches tryna liplock
See the Rollie on my wrist, and it don't tick-tock
If you nasty when I fuck you, let my bitch watch
I said, "Right cheek," I said, "Left cheek"
Hit it so good, you gon' feel it next week
When I kill the pussy they gon' arrest me
I be lookin' at it like, "Don't test me"
Shake that ass on a nigga like, duh duh duh
I be all up in the pussy 'til there's none left there
In the nighttime, 'til the sun up, yeah
No pun intended, shawty you a come up, yeah, ay
I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though?
And if you haven't fucked a friend
I'd be the closest thing
So can we fuck and still be friends, though?
In "Still Be Friends,” G-Eazy raps about a girl who "doesn't do one night stands" but still wants to hook up and be friends afterwards. He’s aware that she hasn’t hooked up with a friend before, and makes the case that he could be the closest thing to it. He talks about his situation with having a girlfriend who also has a girlfriend, basically implying that he really can’t be with this girl he’s interested in. Tyga jumps in on the second verse, making sexual advances and expressing his admiration for bad bitches. The chorus repeats, giving a sense of a back-and-forth dialogue between G-Eazy and this girl.
The song has a laid-back, smooth R&B flow, somewhat reminiscent of Drake's music. Lyrically however, it takes a much more aggressive approach towards women, what they should do with their bodies, and how they should relate to men. It can be viewed as an ode to the male ego, as both G-Eazy and Tyga are flaunting their wealth, success, and sexual prowess, with little to no regard for the feelings or autonomy of the women they’re talking to.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you don't do one night stands
I understand that you're not interested in one night stands
So I'm the closest thing
That's why I think I'm the best option for you
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though?
Is it possible for us to have sex and still maintain a friendship afterward?
And if you haven't fucked a friend (I'm just sayin')
I'm not trying to pressure you, but if you're interested, I'm available
I'd be the closest thing (haha, I, I'd be the closest thing)
I'm not bragging, but I think I'm the best option for you
You know?
I'm asking if you understand where I'm coming from
Bitch, you can't be my girlfriend
I'm not interested in a romantic relationship with you
I got a girl, and my girl got a girl too (too)
I'm already in a relationship with multiple people
Scarface crib, it's my world too, uh (it's my world too)
I live in a luxurious house and feel like I'm on top of the world
My pillow recognize her perfume
I can still smell your perfume on my pillow
Tell her man, "Relax," she'll make it home by curfew (haha)
I'm reassuring her that I'll make sure she gets home on time and safely
Tom Ford cologne (oh), I look like I'm on (ay)
I wear expensive cologne and feel like I'm on top of the world
Playboy Mansion, "Honey, I'm home" (honey I'm home)
I'm referencing a luxurious location and joking that I'm a playboy
Backdoor to Oracle, fuck it I'm home (woo)
I'm referencing a lucrative business deal and joking that I'm successful
King of the Bay, getting dome on my throne, uh
I'm referencing a top position in the music industry and receiving oral sex
Dime and in the rough, uncut gyms
I've found some really attractive women who are not as well known
She not my girlfriend though, we just friends (just friends)
I'm reiterating that I'm not interested in a romantic relationship with this person
Somehow I fit six, all in one Benz (one Benz)
I can fit multiple women in my car at once
All of us fuck buddies, all fuck friends
I'm referencing the casual nature of my relationships with these women
Lookin' like a snack, she'll devour me (ay)
I'm referencing the attractiveness of a woman and how I think she'll want to have sex with me
Your boyfriend's whole salary's my hourly (haha)
I'm jokingly saying that I make a lot more money than her boyfriend
Throwin' bands in Miami, it's showerin' (it's showerin')
I'm referencing my lavish lifestyle and throwing money around
Bad boy, I'm the white Mike Lowrey (haha, yee)
I'm referencing the character Mike Lowrey from the movie Bad Boys and comparing myself to him
Lil' mama thirsty, I said thirsty
I'm referencing the sexual desire of a woman and acknowledging it
Shawty, they ain't fuckin' with you on your worst day
I'm saying that I'm attracted to her and no one else can compare
And she cut a nigga off, give 'em first-aid
I'm saying that if someone tries to date her, she'll end it quickly and cut them off
How the hell she fit the gym and a work day?
I'm impressed by her ability to balance her career and fitness routine
I got wristwatch I got big Glocks
I have expensive watches and guns
I got bunch of pretty bitches tryna liplock
I attract a lot of attractive women who want to kiss me
See the Rollie on my wrist, and it don't tick-tock
I'm referencing my expensive Rolex watch and saying that it doesn't make a ticking noise
If you nasty when I fuck you, let my bitch watch
I'm saying that if she's into it, she can watch me have sex with someone else
I said, "Right cheek," I said, "Left cheek"
I'm referencing specific sexual positions
Hit it so good, you gon' feel it next week
I'm saying that I'm good in bed and she'll feel it for a while afterward
When I kill the pussy they gon' arrest me
I'm saying that I'm so good in bed, she'll have a hard time recovering from it
I be lookin' at it like, "Don't test me"
I'm saying that she shouldn't try to play games with me
Shake that ass on a nigga like, duh duh duh
I'm referencing a sexual dance move
I be all up in the pussy 'til there's none left there
I'm saying that I will continue to have sex with her until she's had enough
In the nighttime, 'til the sun up, yeah
I'm saying that I will have sex with her all night long
No pun intended, shawty you a come up, yeah, ay
I'm referencing her as a good opportunity
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Michael Stevenson, Mike Elizondo, Daystar Peterson, Gerald Gillum, Curtis Jackson, Altariq Crapps, Andre Young
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kj1992
[Intro]
Everything Foreign
[Chorus: Tory Lanez & G-Eazy]
I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though?
And if you ever fucked a friend (I'm just sayin')
I'd be the closest thing (Haha, I, I'd be the closest thing)
So can we fuck and still be friends, though? (You know)
[Verse 1: G-Eazy]
Bitch, you can't be my girlfriend (Uh)
Got a girl, and my girl got a girl too (Too)
Scarface crib, it's my world too, uh (It's my world too)
My pillow recognize her perfume
Tell her man relax, she'll make it home by curfew (Haha)
Tom Ford cologne, I look like I'm on (Ayy)
Playboy mansion, honey, I'm home (Honey, I'm home)
Backdoor to Oracle, fuck it, I'm home (Woo)
King of the Bay, getting dome on my throne, uh
Diamond in the rough, uncut gems
She not my girlfriend though, we just friends (Just friends)
Somehow I fit six all in one Benz (One Benz)
All of us fuck buddies, all fuck friends
Lookin' like a snack, she'll devour me (Ayy)
Your boyfriend's whole salary's my hourly (Ha)
Throwin' bands in Miami, it's showerin' (Showerin')
Bad boy, I'm the white Mike Lowrey (Haha, yee)
Chorus: Tory Lanez & G-Eazy]
I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing (I'm the closest thing, baby)
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though? (Can we fuck and still be friends, you know?)
And if you ever fucked a friend
I'd be the closest thing (Haha)
So can we fuck and still be friends, though? (I'm just sayin', yee)
[Verse 2: Tyga]
Yeah, T-Raww, yeah
I could pull any bitch, man, it's automatic (Yeah)
Pussy, money, alcohol, I'm a big fanatic (Ha)
And my diamonds odee, chains so dramatic (Big)
Like I'm Adam Sandler, she call me Big Daddy (Yeah)
I'm insane in the brain, what you know 'bout it? (Ayy)
I got shawty and her friend waitin' in the lobby (Yes)
Loggin' in my account, that's my favorite hobby (Cash)
I like a new bitch with a new body (Ah)
Bad bitch, I need all that (All that)
Here's my number, you can call that (Call that)
Tell your nigga he can fall back (Fall back)
I wanna make you mine, wanna own that (Own that)
Go shawty, it's your birthday (Birthday)
Simon says, do what I say, ayy (I say)
Drink it up, I know you thirsty (Thirsty)
She said, "Baby, make it hard, but don't hurt me," ayy
[Chorus: Tory Lanez]
I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though?
And if you ever fucked a friend
I'd be the closest thing
So can we fuck and still be friends, though?
[Verse 3: Tory Lanez]
Lil' mama thirsty, I said thirsty
Shawty, they ain't fuckin' with you on your worst day
And she cut a nigga off, give him first aid
How the hell she fit the gym in a workday?
I got wristwatch, I got big Glock
I got bunch of pretty bitches tryna lip-lock
See the Rollie on my wrist and it don't tick-tock
If you nasty when I fuck you, let my bitch watch
I said right cheek, I said left cheek
Hit it so good, you gon' feel it next week
When I kill the pussy, they gon' arrest me
I be lookin' at it like, "Don't test me"
Sit that ass on a nigga like duh-duh-duh
I be all up in the pussy 'til it's nothin' up there
In the nighttime, 'til the sun up, yeah
No pun intended, shawty, you a come-up, yeah, ayy
[Chorus: Tory Lanez]
I know you don't do one night stands
So I'm the closest thing
Now can we fuck and still be friends, though?
And if you ever fucked a friend
I'd be the closest thing
So can we fuck and still be friends, though?
@harry14imb
I like how all 3 of them brought their own flavor and flow to their verses. Great example to other artists that you don't have to sound the same on a track
@zxxkzxxk7643
AXTX AMA AXXX😅😅😅😅😅
@mardamnaji778
Yes..!but tyga got always same flowand sme type of lyrics
@TraeTheTruth-bz7xp
2pac would make them his bitch 😅
@fardeenalvi516
Never get tired of this song...
@yannickbadoc
The explixit version it’s better
@23_.shadhu_2
yeah i can play this song million times in day
@azzamsamuel6552
@Fan_de_Mcfly et Carlito this IS the explicit version
@noraibloom478
@Azzam Ismail nah
@nawaf7130
Same here 🗿