G-Eazy on Inner Freedom, Mac Miller Friendship & Rejection Stories He’s Never Shared

G-Eazy (IG: g_eazy) was born Gerald Earl Gillum on May 24, 1989, in Oakland, California, is a rapper, producer, and philanthropist whose journey reflects resilience, introspection, and staying true to his roots. Raised by a single mother, he overcame financial hardships and pursued his passion for music, earning a degree in music industry studies from Loyola University New Orleans. His 2014 album These Things Happen marked his breakthrough, featuring the hit single “Me, Myself & I” with Bebe Rexha, which reached the Billboard Top 10 and has over 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. In 2021, G-Eazy faced the profound loss of his mother, a life-changing moment he explored with raw honesty on his 2024 album Freak Show, reflecting on grief, love, and personal growth. Beyond music, he founded the Endless Summer Fund in 2018 to support at-risk youth in the Bay Area with education, mental health resources, and basic needs.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //

+ Going from a world tour with screaming fans to just back to your regular everyday life at home just doing laundry and making coffee is trippy AF

+ Discussing cities with rich historical musical legacies

+ G-Eazy’s original rap name which he never disclosed before!

+ Why G-Eazy sold his house in LA and moved to NY

+ The challenge of having to come off both super confident and super vulnerable simultaneously as a rapper

+ How the greatest joys in life come from choosing adversity and challenge and getting to the other side of those things

+ Selling verses for just $50 bucks when struggling early on and some people still popping up to this day trying to promote those songs saying they have a song featuring G-Eazy

+ Living out of a suitcase and on friend’s couches, selling sneakers and barely scraping by trying to get his career going

+ Getting flown out to NY and passed on by major labels, having to shake off the disappointment and keep pushing

+ How to psyche yourself out and achieve the impossible

+ His friendship with Mac Miller and his favorite memories with him

+ Meeting Kobe Bryant and what Kobe shared with him about mindset

+ Forgetting songs that his fans press him to play in his meet and greets before a show and him asking “how the hell do you remember that?”

+ Recalling performing “Me, Myself and I” throughout the world over 1300 times and how the song was created with Bebe Rexha

+ We explore the quote that “happy and healthy people don’t make great art,” and how artists often channel tension and anxiety into their work

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