G-Eazy

Biography

Gerald Earl Gillum (born May 24, 1989), known professionally as G-Eazy, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Based in Oakland, California, he began his career in 2006 and self-released two studio albums before signing with RCA Records to release his third album and major label debut, These Things Happen×These Things Happen29 April 2014 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1These Things Happen2:242Far Alone4:283I Mean It3:564Interlude0:455Opportunity Cost3:546Almost Famous4:297Lotta That4:498Factory Girl (skit)0:139Downtown Love5:2710Complete3:0911Let’s Get Lost4:0112Shoot Me Down3:1713Been On3:2914Remember You3:3615Tumblr Girls4:1616Just Believe4:03 (2014). It peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "I Mean It" (featuring Remo), which received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.
His fourth and fifth albums, When It's Dark Out (2015) and The Beautiful & Damned×The Beautiful & Damned15 December 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 1A1The Beautiful & Damned3:09A2Pray for Me3:28A3Him & I (with Halsey)4:29A4But a Dream3:26A5Sober3:24B1Legend3:25B2No Limit4:05B3The Plan4:11B4That’s a Lot3:35B5Pick Me Up3:47Disc 2C1Gotdamn2:53C2Leviathan3:47C3Crash & Burn3:00C4Summer in December3:06C5Charles Brown4:49D1No Less4:11D2Mama Always Told Me3:11D3Fly Away3:32D4Love Is Gone3:55D5Eazy5:10 (2017), both debuted within the Billboard 200's top five. Their respective lead singles, "Me, Myself & I" (with Bebe Rexha) and "No Limit" (featuring Cardi B and ASAP Rocky), both entered the Billboard Hot 100's top ten; the latter peaked at number four on the chart and remains his highest-charting song. His sixth album, These Things Happen Too×These Things Happen Too24 September 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1These Things Happen Too3:262When You’re Gone3:573Instructions3:124Christoph’s (interlude)0:515Wanna Be Myself4:366Everything Is Everything4:047Origami2:388Solar Eclipse2:089I, Me, Myself3:2910Now, Later, Next2:4711Speed2:4712Breakdown2:4613Faithful4:2714Wicked Game4:1715Bad Bad News!2:5116No More2:5017Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)3:5218Time4:3719Gerald4:41 (2021), was met with a commercial decline, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard 200. His seventh and eighth albums, Freak Show×Freak Show21 June 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Welcome1:072Showbiz2:173Freak Show3:094Femme Fatale3:105Say Less2:256Backseat3:257WTFDIK2:018South of France3:129One Day3:3110Love You Forever4:2711Lady Killers III2:5612Anxiety3:29 (2024) and Helium×Helium23 May 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1GRWM2:142Kiss The Sky3:223Helium2:484Outside3:085Dream About Me2:326Fight & Fuck3:167Nada2:138After Dark4:339How Can You Sleep3:1710Vampires2:45 (2025), both failed to chart in any territory.

Early life

Gerald Earl Gillum was born on May 24, 1989, the eldest of two sons. His mother, Suzanne Olmsted, was a fine arts professor. He has a younger brother named James. Gillum has stated that his father is of partial Mexican descent.
When Gillum was in first grade, his mother left his father, and he then 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.

2008–14: Career beginnings

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. He gained some recognition for being a part of the new hip-hop scene back in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, joining with such artists as Lil B, Crohn and The Cataracs. He became a member of a local hip-hop group called "The Bay Boyz", who had released several songs on their Myspace page.
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 that 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×Must Be Nice26 September 2012 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Hello2:372Plastic Dreams3:543Lady Killers4:094Mad3:105Interlude0:416Marilyn3:167Stay High3:378Breathe2:519Must Be Nice3:2710Loaded2:36. 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.

2014–16: These Things Happen and When It's Dark Out

On June 23, 2014, G-Eazy released his major-label debut album, These Things Happen×These Things Happen29 April 2014 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1These Things Happen2:242Far Alone4:283I Mean It3:564Interlude0:455Opportunity Cost3:546Almost Famous4:297Lotta That4:498Factory Girl (skit)0:139Downtown Love5:2710Complete3:0911Let’s Get Lost4:0112Shoot Me Down3:1713Been On3:2914Remember You3:3615Tumblr Girls4:1616Just Believe4:03. The album topped the U.S. 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 in 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 U.S. 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 new mixtape, Endless Summer II. He cancelled 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.

2017–18: Step Brothers and The Beautiful & Damned

Gillum released an EP with Guatemalan DJ Carnage called Step Brothers×Step Brothers31 March 2017 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Guala5:142Gimme Gimme2:403Buddha3:134Down for Me3:24 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×Say Less7 April 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Say Less3:25".
On June 14, 2017, G-Eazy announced through Instagram and Twitter that his next studio album, The Beautiful & Damned×The Beautiful & Damned15 December 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks · 2 discsDisc 1A1The Beautiful & Damned3:09A2Pray for Me3:28A3Him & I (with Halsey)4:29A4But a Dream3:26A5Sober3:24B1Legend3:25B2No Limit4:05B3The Plan4:11B4That’s a Lot3:35B5Pick Me Up3:47Disc 2C1Gotdamn2:53C2Leviathan3:47C3Crash & Burn3:00C4Summer in December3:06C5Charles Brown4:49D1No Less4:11D2Mama Always Told Me3:11D3Fly Away3:32D4Love Is Gone3:55D5Eazy5:10, 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×West Coast7 March 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1West Coast2:20", featuring Blueface and released the video on March 28, 2019, adding ALLBLACK and YG.

2019–21: Acting debut, B-Sides, Scary Nights, Everything's Strange Here and These Things Happen Too

G-Eazy released an EP B-Sides×B-Sides27 June 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1All Facts3:012Bang3:143Too Loud3:324Spectacular Now3:305Got A Check3:436No Rappers3:077It's Eazy2:17 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.
He made his acting debut with crime-comedy movie Hustlers, where he played Johnny, released in September 13, 2019.
Gillum released the single "I Wanna Rock", featuring American rapper Gunna, as the lead single of his EP Scary Nights×Scary Nights18 October 2019 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Scary Nights3:562I Wanna Rock2:433Full Time Cappers3:514Big Ben3:075K I D S2:486Hittin Licks2:357Demons & Angels4:148A Very Strange Time3:40, 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×These Things Happen Too24 September 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1These Things Happen Too3:262When You’re Gone3:573Instructions3:124Christoph’s (interlude)0:515Wanna Be Myself4:366Everything Is Everything4:047Origami2:388Solar Eclipse2:089I, Me, Myself3:2910Now, Later, Next2:4711Speed2:4712Breakdown2:4613Faithful4:2714Wicked Game4:1715Bad Bad News!2:5116No More2:5017Running Wild (Tumblr Girls 2)3:5218Time4:3719Gerald4:41 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.

2022–present: Freak Show and Helium

In April 2022, G-Eazy released the song "Angel" which is a tribute to his mother who died in November 2021.
In March 2023, he released "Tulips and Roses", which is his comeback single after a year of hiatus. G-Eazy appeared in a few interviews over summer 2023 to confirm that his next album will be coming soon.
On April 4, 2024, he released "Femme Fatale×Femme Fatale4 April 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Femme Fatale3:10" featuring Coi Leray and Kaliii as the lead single to his upcoming seventh studio album Freak Show×Freak Show21 June 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Welcome1:072Showbiz2:173Freak Show3:094Femme Fatale3:105Say Less2:256Backseat3:257WTFDIK2:018South of France3:129One Day3:3110Love You Forever4:2711Lady Killers III2:5612Anxiety3:29. On June 6, 2024, he released "Anxiety×Anxiety6 June 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Anxiety3:29" as the second single from the album. The album Freak Show was released June 21, 2024.
G-Eazy released his eighth studio album titled Helium×Helium23 May 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1GRWM2:142Kiss The Sky3:223Helium2:484Outside3:085Dream About Me2:326Fight & Fuck3:167Nada2:138After Dark4:339How Can You Sleep3:1710Vampires2:45 on May 23, 2025.

Philanthropy

In 2018, G-Eazy headlined a concert for Bay Area fire relief that raised $15 million, pulled out of a 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 professional soccer team Oakland Roots.

Personal life

From 2017 to 2018, G-Eazy was in a highly publicized relationship with singer Halsey. From 2020 to 2021, G-Eazy was in a relationship with actress Ashley Benson.

Legal issues

On May 2, 2018, Gillum was arrested in Stockholm, Sweden on suspicion of assault and possession and use of drugs after he allegedly punched a security guard and was found to have cocaine in his pocket. Gillum pleaded guilty to violent resistance, drug possession, and assault against an official in court on May 4. He was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 and a $900 compensation fee to the security guard he assaulted.
On September 13, 2021, he was arrested and charged with assault in New York City. It was reported that he assaulted two men at the Boom Boom Room at the Standard.

iHeartRadio Titanium Award

iHeartRadio Titanium Awards are awarded to an artist when their song reaches 1 Billion Spins across iHeartRadio Stations.