“I think the most important thing is to be yourself and be genuine and don't try to tell anybody else's story but your own. And if it comes from a genuine place, I think people can tell, and if it doesn't, I think people can tell, and I think that eventually it shows.”

American rapper and singer-songwriter, born 1989

G-Eazy, born Gerald Earl Gillum, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter based in Oakland, California. He began his career in 2006 and came to wider attention with his major-label debut, These Things Happen, in 2014. Before signing with RCA Records, he released two studio albums on his own. These Things Happen reached number three on the Billboard 200, and the single "I Mean It" became his first Billboard Hot 100 entry and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.