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1. His real name is Gerald Earl Gillum.
When he was a kid, he went by the nickname "G.E." from his initials, which he claims grew into "G-Eazy" when the time came for the rapper to make a name for himself.
2. He's from the Bay Area and proud of it.
3. Speaking of the Bay, he's a Golden State Warriors fan.
4. His songs can get very personal.
From his latest album When It's Dark Out, the song "Everything Will Be OK" delves into G-Eazy's childhood that involved leaving his brother behind to chase the fame of becoming a rapper and understanding his mother's choice to leave his dad for a woman. His mother's girlfriend's depression led to a fatal overdose in which he was the first to find her body.
5. Before he became a solo artist, he was a member of "The Bay Boyz", a local hip hop group.
6. His first independent album Must Be Nice, which he produced, wrote and recorded himself during the 2012 Vans Warped Tour, was No. 3 on the iTunes Hip Hop Chart.
7. His interest in fashion has landed him a spot on GQ's Top 10 Most Stylish list at New York Fashion Week in 2014.
8. He graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans in 2011 and received his BA in Music Industry Studies.
9. His first studio album These Things Happen topped the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B and Top Rap Albums Charts.
10. His latest album When It's Dark Out, which was released December 4, 2015, is currently the No. 1 Hip Hop/Rap album on iTunes.
11. He's pretty tall, towering at 6' 4".
12. He joined Lil Wayne, T.I. and 2 Chainz on America's Most Wanted Music Festival in 2013.
13. He's addicted to fame.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, he said, "I want to be a star. I want to be a fucking DiCaprio of this shit. I don't want to be a small time independent successful rapper."
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