Textual Analysis Of G-Eazy

I started listening to hip-hop when I was transitioning into the 6th grade. It is a form of music, defined as stylized rhythmic music commonly accompanied by rap (merriam-webster). Hip hop involves rhyming of words and phrases into a verse. Verses are usually followed by a hook or chorus, like in most music genres. It is one of the top genres of music listened to among the youths of the U.S. I may listen to hip-hop, but I’m fairly new to rappers that have introduced themselves into the rap game over the recent years. G-Eazy, formally named Gerald Gillum (capitalextra.com), is a rapper that I am new to. I always knew who he was, just never bothered to listen to his music, as I act loyal listening to only a few rap artists. I am going to discuss …show more content…
The audience of a hip-hop song could be pertaining to a variety of people, such as the rapper's fans, haters, critics, friends, partners, etc. G-Eazy’s audience in the song “I mean it” is his haters. When I say haters, I mean of rappers and fans who despise him and his music. G-Eazy has haters in my opinion because of his race and how he grew up early in his life to his rise in fame. He is Caucasian, which will always bring some hate in the rap game as many speculate white rappers can’t rap. African americans are known to own the hip-hop industry since it has started and still to this day. They have the most fans and most attention when it comes to hip-hop music. G-Eazy was also not raised in poverty nor did he have a severe hardship in his life, besides his parents splitting when he was young (capitalxtra.com). He was able to attend college at Loyola University at New Orleans, where he developed and finished his first album (capitalxtra.com). This life story of G-Eazy is unlike most rappers, because he did not come from the hood, and didn’t have to worry about getting beaten, shot, or killed. All of what his haters seem to see is some handsome white dude, with his hair slicked back, wearing a black leather jacket, who rose to fame as a rapper in …show more content…
On page one G-Eazy raps, “I walk in, they all stare like ‘Who the fuck is this dude?’” (azlyrics.com). This line G-Eazy wrote is directed towards people who do not know him, as he was not very known in the rap industry when he wrote this song. This line means what it says, when he walks into a place, people don’t know him, but want too because they notice he looks so fly and wealthy (genius.com). A lot of rappers in the hip-hop industry are underrated, meaning they don’t get as much of the fame as they should. G-Eazy is pointing out in this line that he is one of