G-Eazy released his sophomore LP, When It’s Dark Out, Friday (December 4) and celebrated the milestone with an album release party at Drai’s Nightclub in Las Vegas Sunday (December 6). He performed “You Got Me” from the album, as well as his breakout single “I Mean It.”
“Vegas is the greatest city in the world to throw a party in,” G-Eazy says during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX, “so it would only make sense to celebrate the album there. It’s definitely an honor to be able to have it at Drai’s too, and as an artist that says something about where you’re at in the world, the fact that it’s there.”
The San Francisco Bay Area rapper says that the concept of this album is much more stark than that of his debut project, These Things Happen. The album opens with a reference to Dylan Thomas’ weighty poem “Do not go gentle into that good night.”
“It was all made at night, most of the music takes place at night,” he says of the storyline in the album. “You see the world differently when it’s dark out.”
G-Eazy says this album is “very honest and personal.” Throughout the project, he addresses criticism and insists he didn’t get where he is randomly. He also details the difficulties of maintaining a romantic relationship on his journey through the industry on the Chris Brown and Tory Lanez-assisted “Drifting.”
G-Eazy On E-40 & Too $hort: “Those Are My Heroes”
Selecting the features for When It’s Dark Out was also a personal endeavor for G-Eazy as he looked for those who influence him as an artist. Bay Area rap legends Too $hort and E-4o each make an appearance on the album.
“Those are my heroes, people I grew up listening to,” G-Eazy says. “So when I finally met them, I was star-struck, and just humbled that they wanted to work with me.”
Along with meeting his idols, G-Eazy continues to build with upcoming artists, including Kehlani, who appears on the album, and Pell, with whom he toured last year.
“Pell’s the homie,” G-Eazy says of the New Orleans rapper. “He’s got great energy on stage. He puts on a good show, and he’s a really talented dude.”
g eazy can’t be serious. Those 2 bums are about as irrelevant as it gets with absolutely no accomplishments.
You think 40 and Too $hort are bums and haven’t accomplished anything in the game? You need to check your history bruh and that joint of all things with $hort on the album is strait fire the whole album is for that matter!
You have to give it to the homie the numbers he did are well respected he outsell jadakiss Ross the fraud and many of your other fav rappers. Numbers don’t lie kid makes good music hate all you want . G isn’t going anywhere period!
What the fuck do you know Shitty Aftermath? Your just some pop rap dick ridin bitch. Shady Aftermath that shit was played out 5 years also you fuckin lame. Your probably from over seas and dont know what fuckin time it is
I tell you,, im from right here, and G Easy is pretty sick,, album was good. And Shady Aftermath. Played out?? what the fuck you talking about? Your a fuckin clown! Dre’s a fuckin billionaire, and all his artists on aftermath have went platinum. Shady is literally one of the most successful labels, now making movies, owning there own tv networks, radio stations like shade 45. Not to mention Em is like the most sold rapper that dam near broke every rule set by industry lames. And here you are commenting on some pop rap dick riding shit.. Your the fuckin dick rider. you mad cause these white artist are doing more than the black artist you like? So jump off white dick, itsdafake fuckin lame! Educate yourself or just do you, and sit there sounding like a an idiot.
I’ve never listened to this guy but his rapper name is cheesy af
The new album is sick G Eazy is the future mark my words and if I’m not mistaken his last album is still on the billboard 200 he has a big buzz
You can’t be serious Eazy is by far the hardest working rapper in the game right now he is gonna be around awile and his album is fire One Of Them and Of All Things are just a cou
Are u serious right now? The future!?! The future of whack ass music when the trends are over he’s over TRUTH
G Eazy is the man,he shud do a few features with Drizzy it will uplift his music career-word!
Another Drake copy cat. Do we really need this?
Im from Nor Cal and G Eazy is botty ass music round my way. This dudes like a pussier looking version of Mackelmore. Keep dick ridin that commercial shit. Someone has to buy this garbage right? Lol
Im from Nor Cal and G Eazy is booty ass music round my way. This dudes like a pussier looking version of Mackelmore. Keep dick ridin that commercial shit. Someone has to buy this garbage right? Lol