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Exploring the two sides to his personality, the Bay Area rapper born Gerald Gillum tackles his duality as G-Eazy on his third effort, The Beautiful & Damned. A double album, the collection chronicles the pitfalls of a hedonistic lifestyle in the limelight, as well as the clichéd behavior that comes with the territory. With production from the likes of the Futuristics, Boi-1da, Dakarai, David Guetta, and others, it's his best-produced and most pop-leaning offering to date, elevated by a stacked roster of guests. Soulful vocalists Charlie Puth ("Sober") and Sam Martin ("Leviathan") provide plaintive choruses to offset Eazy's cautionary musings about his fast living, while Kehlani ("Crash & Burn") and Madison Love ("Mama Always Told Me") contribute two of the many highlights on The Beautiful & Damned. In fact, the album functions best when Eazy is paired with a female foil, his bad-boy heartthrob image tamed by an often stronger presence. On "No Limit," both Eazy and A$AP Rocky take a back seat to the show-stealing (and showstopping) Cardi B, her verse as satisfying and hard-hitting as Nicki Minaj's on "Monster." Elsewhere, Zoe Nash and Anna of the North make similar improvements, but it's the lead single, "Him & I," that truly shines. A self-described "2017 Bonnie and Clyde" with then-girlfriend Halsey, it's the type of song that makes an entire album worth the effort, an immediate hit and standout. On his own, Eazy's solo tracks lean toward contemporary 2017 trap stylings, hypnotic and woozy atmospherics pairing with typically dark and fatalistic lyrics like "I would die a legend if today they JFK me." However, at the album's close, Eazy makes a surprising turn toward clarity and defiance, taking the podium to address social issues on "Love Is Gone" with Drew Love of THEY., before ending on a poignant note with "Eazy," a warning to his younger self. Through the dark and the light, the arrogance and the contrition, the temptation and the control, both Eazy and Gillum take their turns in the spotlight like a leather-clad, slick-haired Jekyll and Hyde. With an inspired guest list and excellent production, The Beautiful & Damned is a satisfying artistic accomplishment that cautions as much as it seduces.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Madison Katherine Wolf, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - Zoe Nash, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G-Eazy feat. Zoe Nash, AssociatedPerformer - Georgia Sinclair, Composer, Lyricist - Mali Koa Hood, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer - Matthew Samuels, Composer, Lyricist - Boi-1da, Producer - Cubeatz, Producer - Kevin Gomringer, Composer, Lyricist - Tim Gomringer, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Madison Love, Background Vocal - Edgar Machuca, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Joe Khajadourian, Composer, Lyricist - Halsey, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Futuristics, Producer - Jim Lavigne, Composer, Lyricist - Alexander Schwartz, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Ashley Frangipane, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - Madison Love, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Edgar Machuca, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy & Halsey, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Malone, Guitar
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Dillon Francis, Producer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Devon Baldwin, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Dillon Hart Francis, Composer - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Ester Dean, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Khajadourian, Composer, Lyricist - Breyan Isaac, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - The Futuristics, Producer - Alexander Schwartz, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Charlie Puth, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dragstrem, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Edgar Machuca, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy feat. Charlie Puth, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Danno, AdditionalStudioProducer - oz, Producer - Ozan Yildirim, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Christoph Andersson, Composer, Lyricist, AdditionalStudioProducer - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - Daniele Gagliardi, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer - Matthew Samuels, Composer, Lyricist - Boi 1da, Producer - A$AP Rocky, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rakim Mayers, Composer, Lyricist - ALLEN RITTER, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ivan Jimenez, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Anthony Fort, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Cardi B, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Machuca, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy feat. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B, AssociatedPerformer - Belcalis Almanzar, Composer, Lyricist - Klenord Raphael, Composer, Lyricist - Jordan Thorpe, Composer, Lyricist - Earl Patrick Taylor, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer - Ivan Jimenez, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - John Mitchell, Composer, Lyricist - Julian Gramma, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - J Gramm, Producer - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Edgar Machuca, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Giorgio Tuinfort, Composer, Lyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - David Guetta, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Marcus van Wattum, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Jim Lavigne, Composer, Lyricist - Holly Hafermann, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Anna Of The North, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - Anna Lotterud, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy feat. Anna of the North, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - oz, Co-Producer - Ozan Yildirim, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Murda Beatz, Producer - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Shane Lee Lindstrom, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Sam Martin, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Nicolas Scapa, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Keenan, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Michael Jade, Background Vocal - Nicky Blitz, Background Vocal - Edgar Machuca, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy feat. Sam Martin, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Aljadeff, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Christian Ward, Composer, Lyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Cardiak, Producer - Carl McCormick, Composer, Lyricist - Kehlani, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - Hitmaka, Co-Producer - Floyd "A1" Bentley, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy feat. Kehlani, AssociatedPerformer - Kehlani Parrish, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Roget Chahayed, Composer, Lyricist, Co-Producer - Edgar Machuca, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - Gabrielle "Goldie" Nowee, Composer, Lyricist - Isaac Wriston, Bass
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - CHICK COREA, Composer, Lyricist - Gary Burton, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - Henrique Daher, Composer, Lyricist - HenryDaher, Producer - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gerald Goffin, Composer, Lyricist - Dakari, Recording Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Earl Stevens, Composer, Lyricist - E-40, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kanye West, Composer, Lyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Michael Masser, Composer, Lyricist - ADAM LEVINE, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Ant, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Rodriguez, Composer, Lyricist - Paulo Rodriguez, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G-Eazy feat. E-40 & Jay Ant, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Anthony Fort, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - Kuya Beats, Producer - David Obata Teel, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Samuel Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Edward Thomas, Composer, Lyricist - Louis Collard-Watson, Composer, Lyricist - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - SG Lewis, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Mattrs, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy x SG Lewis x Louis Mattrs, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Kaelyn Behr, Composer, Lyricist - Jack Revens, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Mule, Composer, Lyricist - Isaac De Boni, Composer, Lyricist - Swish, Producer - FNZ, Producer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Samuel Ahana, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Madison Love, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew James Colwell, Composer, Lyricist - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy feat. Madison Love, AssociatedPerformer - Francis George Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Bradford Pinto, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - G-Eazy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - Ugochi, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy feat. Ugochi, AssociatedPerformer - Ugochi Azuike, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Drew Love, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G-Eazy, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Leven Kali, Background Vocal - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy feat. Drew Love, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Dakari, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Son Lux, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G-Eazy, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Gillum, Composer, Lyricist - Ryan Lott, Composer, Lyricist - Dakarai Gwitira, Composer, Lyricist - David Nakaji, Assistant Engineer - Ben Milchev, Assistant Engineer - G-Eazy feat. Son Lux, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Exploring the two sides to his personality, the Bay Area rapper born Gerald Gillum tackles his duality as G-Eazy on his third effort, The Beautiful & Damned. A double album, the collection chronicles the pitfalls of a hedonistic lifestyle in the limelight, as well as the clichéd behavior that comes with the territory. With production from the likes of the Futuristics, Boi-1da, Dakarai, David Guetta, and others, it's his best-produced and most pop-leaning offering to date, elevated by a stacked roster of guests. Soulful vocalists Charlie Puth ("Sober") and Sam Martin ("Leviathan") provide plaintive choruses to offset Eazy's cautionary musings about his fast living, while Kehlani ("Crash & Burn") and Madison Love ("Mama Always Told Me") contribute two of the many highlights on The Beautiful & Damned. In fact, the album functions best when Eazy is paired with a female foil, his bad-boy heartthrob image tamed by an often stronger presence. On "No Limit," both Eazy and A$AP Rocky take a back seat to the show-stealing (and showstopping) Cardi B, her verse as satisfying and hard-hitting as Nicki Minaj's on "Monster." Elsewhere, Zoe Nash and Anna of the North make similar improvements, but it's the lead single, "Him & I," that truly shines. A self-described "2017 Bonnie and Clyde" with then-girlfriend Halsey, it's the type of song that makes an entire album worth the effort, an immediate hit and standout. On his own, Eazy's solo tracks lean toward contemporary 2017 trap stylings, hypnotic and woozy atmospherics pairing with typically dark and fatalistic lyrics like "I would die a legend if today they JFK me." However, at the album's close, Eazy makes a surprising turn toward clarity and defiance, taking the podium to address social issues on "Love Is Gone" with Drew Love of THEY., before ending on a poignant note with "Eazy," a warning to his younger self. Through the dark and the light, the arrogance and the contrition, the temptation and the control, both Eazy and Gillum take their turns in the spotlight like a leather-clad, slick-haired Jekyll and Hyde. With an inspired guest list and excellent production, The Beautiful & Damned is a satisfying artistic accomplishment that cautions as much as it seduces.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:22
- Main artists: G-Eazy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BPG - RVG - RCA Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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