G-Eazy | Gerald Earl Gillum

Gerald Earl Gillum started as a record producer during his high school years. He joined the hip hop group The Bay Boyz and started recording and releasing their tracks on MySpace. Gillum also produced tracks for other artists during his college years. In 2009, he released his first studio album, The Epidemic LP, which won him the NAACP Best Music on Campus award. The artist changed his name to G-Eazy because the public did not like his character. He preferred to be called by his initials G.E. which later became G-Eazy.

Due to his rising popularity, it was only a matter of time before becoming an opening act for rappers like Drake and Snoop Dogg. He earned his degree in Music Industry Studies from the Loyola University in New Orleans then went on a tour. His first major-label album was These Things Happen, which landed at the number 3 spot on the Billboard 200 chart.