“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.”

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.