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Contents. Early life When Gillum was in the first grade, his mother left his father (who is an associate professor of art at ). Gillum moved in with his grandparents in. They later moved to, although Gillum continued to attend school in Berkeley. Career 2008–14: Career beginnings Starting out as a, G-Eazy began working on numerous singles while he was still a student at the with his producer who also was a student there. He then gained some recognition for being a part of the new scene back in the, joining with such artists as, Crohn. During his early years, he became a member of a local hip hop group, called 'The Bay Boyz', who had released several songs on their official page.
When It's Dark Out is the third studio album by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on December 4, 2015, by RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Big Sean, E-40, Kehlani, Chris Brown and Grace, while the production was provided by OZ, DJ Spinz, Boi-1da and Michael Keenan, among others. G-Eazy released his new single, a collaboration with singer Kehlani called 'Good Life', which is a part of the eighth installment of the film franchise The Fast and the Furious, titled The Fate of the Furious.
In 2010, G-Eazy started gaining popularity when he was given an opportunity to open for some well-known artists, most notably. G-Eazy's mixtapes at this period of time were met with limited success. In August 2011, he released via his official site. The mixtape sampled a number of songs, most notably an updated version of 1961's US No.
1 hit song, ', performed. This song garnered over four million views via YouTube. The music video for 'Runaround Sue' (featuring Devon Baldwin) was directed by Tyler Yee.
The mixtape features from Greg Banks, Erika Flowers and Devon Baldwin. In November 2011, Gillum embarked on his nationwide tour with. 'My Life Is a Party' was featured in the game on an in-game radio station. G-Eazy performing in 2013 On June 16, 2012, G-Eazy performed all United States dates on the annual.
On July 25, 2012, the Excellent Adventure Tour was announced, which featured 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,. The album, which was completely independent of a label, landed at number 3 on the Hip-Hop Chart. On July 9, 2013, G-Eazy, alongside, opened for Lil Wayne's 'America's Most Wanted Tour'. On December 15, 2013, G-Eazy and Master Chen B performed 'Lotta That' from in New York City.
On January 15, 2014, G-Eazy announced his 'These Things Happen Tour' with, and accompanying him. The tour ran for 40 stops throughout the United States and Canada from February until April 2014. 2014–2016: These Things Happen and When It's Dark Out On June 23, 2014, G-Eazy released his major-label debut album,. 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 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 summer of 2015, G-Eazy played some of the main stages at a series of notable music festivals, including,. 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 ’s top 10 most stylish at. Gillum's second album, was released on December 4, 2015.
On January 6, 2016, G-Eazy launched his second world tour. The tour will see G-Eazy cross the United States, Europe, and Australia. His single ', in collaboration with, peaked at number 7 on the US. He co-headlined the Endless Summer tour with fellow rapper, along with supporting acts and, from June to August. Before the tour, he announced his new, 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 ' single '. The single was released on July 15, 2016, and serves as the lead single from Spears'. G-Eazy performed 'Make Me.' And 'Me, Myself & I' with Spears at the and the 2016.
2017: Step Brothers and The Beautiful & Damned & Endless Summer II Gillum released an EP with Guatemalan DJ called on March 27, 2017. He is currently working on his third label album. G-Eazy released his new single, a collaboration with singer called ', which is a part of the eighth installment of the film franchise, titled.
He is also featured in the new single entitled 'Say Less'. On June 14, 2017, G-Eazy announced through and 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 ' with. Afterwards, he broke up with and got involved in a relationship with Halsey, before splitting in July 2018. Before the split, they performed the song together on of 2017. On February 27, 2019 G-Eazy released the single, 'West Coast', featuring and released the video on March 28, 2019, adding ALLBLACK and YG.
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On May 2, 2018, Gillum was arrested in, on suspicion of assault, possession of narcotics and use of narcotics, after he allegedly punched a security guard and was found to have in his pocket. Gillum pleaded guilty to violent resistance, narcotics possession, and assault against an official in court on May 4. He was sentenced to, and ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 and a $900 compensation fee to the security guard he assaulted. Main article:. The Epidemic LP (2009). (2012).
(2014). (2015). (2017) Philanthropy and impact In 2018, G-Eazy headlined a concert for Bay Area fire relief that raised $15M, pulled out of H&M sponsorship deal after blowback about a racist sweatshirt advertisement, performed at an fundraiser on the eve of, and used his platform to speak out about anti-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.
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