That said, When It’s Dark Out is easily the most personal body of work in his catalog. Since G doesn’t have gills, he has found it to be tough to manage.

If These Things Happen was him dipping his toes in the pool of success and fame, When It’s Dark Out finds him fully submerged in it. G-Eazy is fully immersed in his new-found fame. On single “I Mean It,” he spit, “ you people wonder who’s next up / that conversation really ends here.”įast forward a year. This is the point where his life changed, evident in a song like “Almost Famous,” where he openly questioned how long it all would last. He started to sell out solo shows the year prior, in addition to touring with Lil Wayne in the summer of 2013. On his debut album, G-Eazy was just starting to get a glimpse of fame. If the album cover didn't already spell it out for you, let’s break it down.

When It’s Dark Out is a direct continuation of These Things Happen. Luckily, Eazy has established himself enough over the past five years that his sophomore album, When It’s Dark Out, has been highly-anticipated by thousands of fans, myself included, despite it's unveiling taking place among a deluge of releases. If the Oakland native had released his debut this year, however, he likely would have been overshadowed by the crowded, never-ending release field. They say timing is everything, and at that time he created and released a better product than most of his competition. In a year as dry as 2014, G-Eazy’s debut album, These Things Happen, stood out more than most albums. Released: Dec 2015 Label: BPG/RVG/RCA Records G-Eazy steps his game up here, rapping more convincingly and, after the flavorless These Things Happen sold well but didn’t yield any major hits, he seems determined to craft better songs.

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