G-Eazy Divulges On Why He Is "Freak Show" On 7th Studio Abum

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The Oakland MC talks about loss, anxiety, and his vices across 12 tracks.

Gerald Earl Gillum, popularly known as G-Eazy, has come through with Freak Show, ending a three-year album hiatus. The 35-year-old Oakland-based rapper and singer, like past projects, is bringing a mixture of genres to the table. You will hear pop-punk, pop rap, emo, some rock, and everything in between, which is pretty impressive given there are just 12 songs to be had. Leading up to this seventh studio effort, G-Eazy did share quite a bit of the tracklist before this weekend. To be exact, a third of the LP was released over the last three months.

It started with the fan-maligned "Femme Fatale", a sex-positive and hedonistic anthem featuring Coi Leray and Kaliii. That would be followed up by "Lady Killers III", continuing the series after the second dropped in March. Then, G-Eazy delivered his most personal track out of the crop with "Love You Forever", which is about his deceased mother who passed back in 2021. Finally, "Anxiety", which is the now the closing track to Freak Show, sees him wrestle with his inner voice. Overall, G-Eazy troubled but unapologetic about what it took to get to this point. In fact, he spoke with USA Today, according to People, about that very overarching message. "It's an album about self-acceptance. It is honest. It's revealing of how I got here, who I've been, the stories of the come-up and some of the hardships and some of the missteps and some of the flaws along the way".

Listen To Freak Show By G-Eazy

Freak Show Tracklist:

  1. Welcome
  2. Showbiz
  3. Freak Show (feat. French Montana)
  4. Femme Fatale (feat. Coi Leray & Kaliii)
  5. Say Less (feat. Lancey Foux)
  6. Backseat
  7. WTFDIK
  8. South Of France
  9. One Day (feat. Leon Bridges)
  10. Love You Forever
  11. Lady Killers III
  12. Anxiety
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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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