My reality is very different than the reality my family lives day to day and my friends live day to day. What all that does is isolates and separates you. When all are surrounding you, it's a thin line between enjoyment and becoming dependent on them and overusing or abusing them. Sex is a drug, success is a drug, alcohol's a drug, and of course, drugs are drugs. Recently a singer and I were discussing the ways to kill, and he said, "Drugs and success." The common theme there is they both isolate. But there's also another side to it that’s heavy on the personal side. I really still believe I'm truly blessed to be here, because it's so rare for all of this to actually come true-to do what you love and provide for your family and friends and travel the world and make all this happen. There's a lot of blessings that come along with it, lot of beautiful things. It gets really heavy, and you almost become disenchanted with this fantasy you had as a kid once you realized what it really is on the inside. There's a really dark side to all this-a lot of pressure, isolation.
I was fortunate when I started making music and I had this fantasy of where I wanted it to take me, and oftentimes it's really not. Which direction do you want to go?" I responded with: "Why don't we make a double album, about the duality of me, the duality of the lifestyle that comes with it, the highs and low? Split it into two experiences and make a double-disc album?"Īs news of Lil Peep's overdose spread across Twitter, I saw someone ask why would he, a burgeoning artist, be depressed, and someone replied, "Because you reached your dreams in this industry and it's nothing like what you imagine." Is that the reality? That's exactly what it is. My engineer and producer talked to me and said, "Okay, we have these two different sounds-different sides of you. That was the case with The Beautiful & Damned. Usually, halfway through the process, I have a good feeling what it is I want to say and what it is I'm making. I just go ahead and create with an open mind and see where it takes me. GQ: Did you start this album with The Beautiful and Damned in mind? G-Eazy: When I start working on a project, I never really know what I want it to be. "I daydreamed about the day I'd be able to pay rent off my own music, let alone get my mom a house and a car." For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction, and the blessings of success are rich, too. Plus, G plays it smart by making sure the glittering guest list toys with duality itself: In-demand starlets from the pop and rap worlds (Halsey and Cardi B) make appearances, as do Bay favorites both new and old (Kehlani and E-40).Īnd lest you think the album's a total downer, don't get him wrong. But his honesty on songs like "Fly Away," on which he details a breakup and his substance abuse ("My lifestyle is gettin' outta hand, I come down and take a Xan / Did too much blow tonight … Ignoring phone calls … I ain't tryna listen to another lecture"), is compelling enough to engage more than just his diehard fans. Also, make sure to cop When it’s Dark Out before he sets on tour, making 3 stops here in Texas, and don’t sleep on tickets before they sell out (links below).Releasing a 20-song album in the era of ever-shorter attention spans is a risky move (or a play to game his Spotify streams). Watch the links below to get to an inside perspective on G-Eazy. Also, as a native to the Bay Area, he even remixed his single “Random” for the Golden State Warriors which made it’s debut yesterday on ESPN’s SportsCenter. Talking everything from the process of working with friends & idols, women, touring, and taking a more vulnerable but, confident approach to his sophmore album.
With such growing success and a 2016 tour on his plate, he’s recently paid visits to some of the biggest publications and MC’s in the game from Billboard, Hot 97, Big-Boy, & Sway in The Morning where he even gives ScoreMore a shout-out. If you’ve been rocking with us, you know G-Eazy has been blessing our stages on various tours over the past few years. 1 on the Hip-Hop Billboard charts selling 132,000 copies. After first week sales have been released, G-Eazy’s When it’s Dark Out debuts at No.
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