Musik / hip hop

These things happen


Anmeldelser (3)


Bibliotekernes vurdering

d. 21. juni 2015

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Thomas Tiedje

d. 21. juni 2015

Fra Eminem til Macklemore har den hvide mand indtaget den amerikanske hip hop, og ofte med stor kommerciel succes til følge. Seneste skud på stammen er den 26-årige Gerald Earl Gillum fra Californien, og under kunstnernavnet G-Eazy (mindes man en Eazy E fra NWA her?), er han gået helt til tops på adskillige hitlister. Det er sket uden superproducere og prominente gæsterappere men via blogs, sociale medier og en intensiv turnéaktivitet, hvorved G-Eazy har skabt sig en stor og vedholdende fanbase. Musikalsk er dette album ganske fornøjeligt og iørefaldende, vekslende mellem groovy beats og r&b-lignende strofer, tilsat personlige tekster om tilværelse og opvækst, som ikke synes traumatisk. Fans af Drake eller Kid Cudi kan også være med her.


Pitchfork

d. 10. juli 2014

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David Drake

d. 10. juli 2014

"This is not a record of hits, and there are no real pop moments. It's solemn, sincere, and deliberate, seemingly more influenced by self-serious auteurs like Kendrick Lamar than G-Eazy's hometown heroes. It's not the only place Kendrick's influence looms; the way G-Eazy's voice dips in "Opportunity Cost" is a deadringer for his delivery ... His actual rap style is somewhat plain, but not distractingly so, and-"Tumblr Girls"-records aside-his writing is often purposeful. He's started to emerge as a distinct voice: humble yet confident, the record is at its strongest when he's taking stock of his rapidly shifting world and finding his place within it".


AllMusic

2014

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Matt Collar

2014

"The album follows up a string of G-Eazy's previous mixtapes, including his hugely popular and widely lauded 2011 release, The Endless Summer. Featured on the album are such guest artists as E-40, Remo, John MIchael Rouchell, Devon Baldwin, and others. Included on These Things Happen are the singles "Been On," "Lotta That," "Almost Famous," and more".