★★★★★
In Macklemore's wake, there's a hardened consensus that hip-hop is whiter, the old patterns of cultural co-option well underway. G-Eazy slid easily into this old new world, building an organic, devoted fanbase without the explicit mass support of hip-hop's original audiences. This isn't a strike against the quality of G-Eazy's work; his new album is well-crafted and considered...
- pitchfork.com
2014-07-10
★★★★★
There's a mere second on the new album from Oakland rapper G-Eazy - his major-label debut - when it feels as if he's about to exhibit some genuine humility. It comes midway through the dreamy, defying-the-odds track "Far Alone," as he begins a verse with the bumper-sticker ready line "From the BART train to a tour bus." But then there's the kicker: "It's still the same game/ Except I'm pulling more sluts/ More butts/ More bucks/ Never giving more f-...
- www.sfgate.com
2014-06-22