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Bibliotekernes vurdering
d. 4. mar. 2016
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Thomas Tiedje
d. 4. mar. 2016
Gerald Earl Gillum alias G-Eazy er en 26-årig hvid rapper fra Bay Area, Californien - samme område som fostrede den legendariske turntablist DJ Shadow. I en verden af hip hop, hvor genren af mange ses som en afroamerikansk sfære, har G-Eazy's hvidhed været en faktor, han har skulle kæmpe imod. Eller som han rapper på "What if": <i>"What if the game didn't care I was white/Would I still be selling out shows every night/Would they all believe in the hype/Regardless of image/I'm askin' would people still love me despite/I'd still be right here in these shoes cuz I fit 'em/I worked for this life." Så G-Eazy tager det her seriøst, og det er også for let at afskrive ham som en anden Macklemore. Snarere kommer han som et mix af Drakes melankoli og Kendrick Lamars soberhed og med en række cool og distinkte beats. Det her er G-Eazys andet album, og fan-basen vokser støt.
Pitchfork
d. 10. dec. 2015
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Sheldon Pearce
d. 10. dec. 2015
"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".
AllMusic
2016
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Neil Z. Yeung
2016
"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".