When it's dark out

"Rapping and being a rapper often feel like chores for G-Eazy, and it can be a chore to listen to him. There's a certain earnestness to his writing, which focuses in on the things he wants-whether that's a Ferrari, a Grammy, or just for his grandmother to stay in her old home-and he's a very capable lyricist. But when he raps, "And fuck it, I'm the coldest white rapper in the game since the one with the bleached hair," on "Calm Down" it somehow feels less like a boast and more like an admission of a shallow field. When he's sharing space with someone as engaging as E-40, the holes really start to show".

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"Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. And rap. On G-Eazy's second LP, When It's Dark Out, the self-made Young Gerald oozes confidence on a nocturnal journey of hedonistic rhymes set to the wooziest of productions. He spits about what he knows: gratification, how to attain it, and the energy expended in the process. Yet despite the pitfalls and pain that he raps about here, the lures of pleasure and fame remain mighty. There aren't many surprises for fans, save for the fact that he manages to spin similar tales of drugs, partying, and fornicating over 17 addictive tracks without the decadence ever growing stale, like wandering through different, enticing corners of a dark club".

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