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.
Talk to You
G-Eazy Lyrics
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Show you how I feel if you let me in just for a minute
Give you some compliments you cute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
Yeah, Let me holla at you what your name girl?
Let me walk with you and let me show you some things girl
But on the real, see I been looking for a main girl
So can I have a minute, that's only if you with it
We can exchange names and then digits then
Arrange visits or just meet up to kick it
But, I'm on your clock my sixty second is tickin
Yeah, you a cutie though, see I'm just trying to compliment you
Fly ground, fly too, think I would compliment you
One glance then I knew for sure I gotta get you
Put my name in her phone and said I'm glad I met you
See she a gemini, word we the same sign
And we from the same spot throw up the same sign
We both work plus school we on the same grind
Feel like a match, she the one I wanna make mine
I know, everything you like
So baby won't you let me in
And give you everything you wishin
So girl, just give it a try
Lemme just talk to you tonight
I just wanna talk to you
Show you how I feel if you let me in just for a minute
Give you some compliments you cute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
You could tell I want it girl
So won't you just come acknowledge, give me the okay
'Cause I wanna get to know you
Speak to you heart and lovin yo' body away
Woah, make you feel like you never felt before
Your smile shines bright like the stars are glowing
Givin my a chance to show everything
Show you
So come up on my flight in the sky were soarin
Make sweet love with nobody knowin'
Awh, girl, come on baby
I know, everything you like
So baby won't you let me in
And give you everything you wishin
So girl, just give it a try
Lemme just talk to you tonight
I just wanna talk to you
Show you how I feel if you let me in just for a minute
Give you some compliments you cute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
I know, everything you like
So baby won't you let me in
And give you everything you wishin
So girl, just give it a try
Lemme just talk to you tonight
All I need is a minute baby
See, now I ain't bein fast
I just wanna talk with you
No pressure, Let me walk around the block with you
Trying to think the kind of future we could walk into
And make you see all of the types of things I could offer you
A lifestyle that includes the things that a baller do
Put you in the wifey spot I do it all for you
And start to do all these things that I don't often do
You see I hold my future wifey so I'm broken too
And as some time pass, I prove that id be right for you
And I ain't gamin, leaving, no plays or audibles
Do what I oughta do but momma won't approve
'Cause she heard I be in the streets
Like j-walkers do
Just stop and think ma
Don't miss an opportunity
(I mean for real though)
Just listen what you do to me
And everything you do ma, you do it beautifully
Call me selfish 'cause all I want is you with me
('Cause all I want is you with me)
The lyrics of G-Eazy's song "Talk to You" featuring Blair Taylor, talk about the rapper's desire to meet a girl that he has just spotted. He wants to show her how he feels about her and express his interest in getting to know her better. The song paints a picture of a confident but respectful man who is driven by the desire to treat his potential partner well. G-Eazy's verses are all about introducing himself to the girl and getting to know her better. He acknowledges that she is probably used to being approached by guys who are "gaming" on her, but insists that he is different from those guys, and that he is genuinely interested in making a connection with her. The chorus is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing that all he needs is a minute to talk to her and show her how he feels.
The lyrics of this song are relatable to anyone who has experienced the desire to make a connection with someone they find attractive. G-Eazy's approach is not overly aggressive or pushy, but rather he emphasizes the importance of getting to know the person and being respectful of their wishes. Overall, the song is a modern take on the classic theme of love at first sight.
Line by Line Meaning
I just wanna talk to you
Show you how I feel if you let me in just for a minute
Give you some compliments you cute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
And introduce myself, ya let me in just for a minute
The singer wants to have a conversation with the listener to express his feelings and give her compliments. He asks for permission to spend just a minute with her so he could introduce himself.
Yeah, Let me holla at you what your name girl?
Let me walk with you and let me show you some things girl
And I know that your probably thinking that it's game girl
But on the real, see I been looking for a main girl
So can I have a minute, that's only if you with it
We can exchange names and then digits then
Arrange visits or just meet up to kick it
But, I'm on your clock my sixty second is tickin
Yeah, you a cutie though, see I'm just trying to compliment you
Fly ground, fly too, think I would compliment you
One glance then I knew for sure I gotta get you
Put my name in her phone and said I'm glad I met you
See she a gemini, word we the same sign
And we from the same spot throw up the same sign
We both work plus school we on the same grind
Feel like a match, she the one I wanna make mine
The singer asks for the listener's name and wants to spend time with her. He clarifies that he is looking for someone serious and proposes to exchange contact information, plan visits or just hang out. He compliments her and introduces himself. Upon learning they have things in common, he believes she is the one he wants to be with.
I know, everything you like
So baby won't you let me in
And give you everything you wishin
So girl, just give it a try
Lemme just talk to you tonight
The singer is confident that he knows what the listener wants and asks her to give him a chance to fulfill her wishes by opening up to him and having a conversation tonight.
You could tell I want it girl
So won't you just come acknowledge, give me the okay
'Cause I wanna get to know you
Speak to you heart and lovin yo' body away
Woah, make you feel like you never felt before
Your smile shines bright like the stars are glowing
Givin my a chance to show everything
Show you
So come up on my flight in the sky were soarin
Make sweet love with nobody knowin'
Awh, girl, come on baby
The artist can feel the attraction between him and the listener and asks her to give her consent to pursue her romantically. He says he wants to get to know her at a deeper level, love her and make her feel special. He invites her to join him in a secret flight to experience passionate love.
See, now I ain't bein fast
I just wanna talk with you
No pressure, Let me walk around the block with you
Trying to think the kind of future we could walk into
And make you see all of the types of things I could offer you
A lifestyle that includes the things that a baller do
Put you in the wifey spot I do it all for you
And start to do all these things that I don't often do
You see I hold my future wifey so I'm broken too
And as some time pass, I prove that id be right for you
And I ain't gamin, leaving, no plays or audibles
Do what I oughta do but momma won't approve
'Cause she heard I be in the streets
Like j-walkers do
Just stop and think ma
Don't miss an opportunity
(I mean for real though)
Just listen what you do to me
And everything you do ma, you do it beautifully
Call me selfish 'cause all I want is you with me
('Cause all I want is you with me)
The artist expresses his intention to spend time with the listener to discuss their future prospects. He wants to give her the life of a wealthy and successful person and wants to prove to her that he is the right man for her. He dismisses any doubts or criticism that his mother or anyone else might have about him and asks the listener to consider the opportunity of being with him. He admires her beauty and suggests he is not greedy, as he only wants her by his side.
Contributed by Layla C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Blue
This is a gem right here
Mariam Kadmiri
❤ OMFG❤ he’s freaking amazing!!!
Jane Doe Hipsta
This was my fav song for so many years! G eazy was grinding in NOLA while he was in school at Loyola
Arias
Where do I get the instrumental
Lady Mirabella
<3
Bernardo Garcia Marques
my god, can´t believe this used to be g eazy
Mariam Kadmiri
Gerald Gillum psychic hands down
Sun Sun Sun
Gemini word we the same sign yeah thats right ! 🥰