Zitat des Tages von G-Eazy:
I actually went to high school with Lil Uno.
When I was 12 or 13, the hyphy movement was beginning to bubble. And you had local acts such as the Federation or E-40, Mac Dre, and Too Short that the local radio station would play all the time. You'd hear E-40 as much as you'd hear Jay Z.
I wanna put numbers on the board. And the thing that everybody doesn't get is that it just doesn't happen. It doesn't just fall out of the air and land on your lap; the only way to get it is to get it and put the work in.
Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I'm on the road so much that if I wear all black, my clothes never get dirty. You can't tell if I've worn the same shirt twice.
I've seen what you can do in this grassroots, do-it-yourself world, and I've seen how far that can get you. To be iconic, you still need the gatekeepers to open the doors.
There's multiple ways I express myself. Music is my first love and will always come first. But, there are other areas and industries I'm interested in that reflect different aspects of my lifestyle.
When you use a sample in a big way, when you loop something in the way I did with 'Runaround Sue,' it's like you have your chords and your melody and the quality of the song right there before you add your own production. It's like the song is already made, in a sense.
A halfway decent haircut will go a long way!
In the past, my process would start with a sample of another song, and I'd chop it up and use that as the basis of the song that I was making.
My friends put me on to Mobb Deep when I was a little kid. I've always been a big fan.
What's weird is the Hot Boys and the whole New Orleans Cash Money thing had a really big impact on the Bay when that was popping off. I don't all the way understand it. I mean, I know that they were big everywhere and had a lot of commercial success in the mid to late '90s, but they were really, really felt in the Bay Area.
I'm not inherently the most politically or, like, socially conscious rapper, you know? You're not just going to wake up tomorrow and be Common.
Whenever I can squeeze it in, I'm writing and recording.
Music is only special when it's coming from a genuine place - it's just energy trapped in a bottle.
I fell in love with hip-hop at an early age as a culture, as a sound, both from the perspective of a fan and a creative outlet.
I've definitely grown and evolved as a person, as an artist, you know. Just in terms of my style, my taste, my influences, everything... That's a part of being an artist I think.
It was inspiring to see local legends like E-40 and Keak da Sneak break out with 'Tell Me When to Go.'
You have to be dope; you have to find an audience and reach that audience with your identity and your message.
I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade.
When I sample something, it's just me drawing from what I'm actually into. It's whatever sounds like a good track.
Touring is a tough plane to get off the ground, and it takes a lot of hard work and a lot of investments.
'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour.
The gatekeepers don't control the gates, and the powers that be aren't as powerful.
If you look at any creative person's work, you can see bits and pieces of their influences. That's what an artist does.
It's our approach to treat each show like an arena show. We over-invest in production to make the stage look bigger, turning the show into an experience and not just somebody standing around with a microphone rapping.
I thought everybody unanimously hated this man. I don't know anyone who was like, 'Go Trump.' I was surprised.
I think if you're constantly reinvesting into your content and giving the fans stuff, then you can continue to tour. You can continue to sell the merch and monetize the popularity of the brand.
I think being a rock star is a little bit different than being an athlete or even a movie star.
I feel like if you're stuck doing the same thing your whole career you've got to be doing something wrong. Unless you're getting great results from it or you're just comfortable in that spot.
When you're making an album, it's, like, exciting every night you make something new, but you're the only one who gets to hear it.
I remember, when I was ten, I wanted to look like Em. I had the bleached blonde hair.
I grew up watching Kobe Bryant.
When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
I'm really attracted to girls who are passionate about music because that's what I'm obsessed with.
Being in a position to bring people together like we do is a beautiful thing.
