When It's Dark Out
| G-Eazy
When It's Dark Out
When It's Dark Out is the third studio album by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on December 4, 2015, by RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Big Sean, E-40, Kehlani, Chris Brown and Grace, while the production was provided by OZ, DJ Spinz, Boi-1da and Michael Keenan, among others. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
His second record, When It's Dark Out, is a deliberately serious affair that refuses to play to his strengths.
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Sputnik Music
The most emotive hip-hop record of the year by far and his best piece to date, G-Eazy lights that fire in all of our souls, telling us to endure that depressing mental struggle, whatever and whenever it may be, because in darkness there is always light.
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The Guardian
Almost a crossover home run.
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Empty Lighthouse
Overall, When It's Dark Out is a solid sophomore effort from G-Eazy and a piece that he should be proud of.
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The Edge
With this album placing him firmly on the map, G-Eazy is here to stay.
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DJ Booth
When It’s Dark Out is a beautiful, conflicted body of work that finds G-Eazy at his most vulnerable. Everything he said the album would be is what it turned out to be. I have to say, this album quickly has become a personal favorite of 2015.
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Hit The Floor
Although the album is cohesive with an undertone concept of what G-Eazy is feeling, where it fails is it struggles to impose any real form of originality.
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The Musical Hype
It’s an enjoyable, well-conceived rap album. G-Eazy is true to himself and doesn’t pretend to be somebody he isn’t, which is what’s endearing about it.
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byBrad
Overall, When it’s Dark Out does well to solidify G-Eazy’s place in the modern hip hop game but it loses a little of the charm along the way, disappoints with its features and comes off feeling a bit rushed.
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Billboard
‘Runaround Sue’ Rapper G-Eazy Takes Big Step Up With ‘When It’s Dark Out’.
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Rhyme Junkie
I absolutely loved G-Eazy’s earlier release These Things Happen (2014) but this album is something else. Long live Young (King) Gerald.
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Odyssey
As a whole, tracks that keep with the classic hip-hop themes alleviate the heavy pressure of the more introspective track and keep the album's lighter tone intact. Well done production insures that G-Eazy's vocals and influence are not overshadowed by featured artists. Overall, the album is well worth a listen for fans of the rap genre.
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El Broide
He touches on many important topics and does so will ease and, most importantly, flow. The production is also fire. Sure, there are moments when production lets a song down but overall, G-Eazy has some sick beats on this one.
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Upcoming HipHop
When It’s Dark Out also has a great mix of tracks; some are slow, honest, bangers, and classic Gerald. As a fan of him for over 2 years, I’m very happy for him and his success. He deserves it.
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Athens Oracle
In general G-Eazy’s sophomore album, “When It’s Dark Out,” is overall an enjoyable album. Despite a few tracks and features that are bland, the memorable tracks pull the album together.
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Rock Star Dreams
Regardless of his internal struggles, G-Eazy sheds light when it’s dark out and deserves to be atop the hip-hop world with this new classic.
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Northern Transmissions
Aside from the deeply compelling “Everything Will Be OK”, this record is bubblegum hip hop that tastes like black liquorice and “the drips”. G-Eazy’s strength lies in his story-telling, but the record still sounds like listening to the guy who pissed everyone off at the party talk about his problems.
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West Side Story
Any hip hop fans that can appreciate thought out lyrics blended with music that help to amplify the words will not want to skip out on G-Eazy’s When It’s Dark Out.
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Wickedd Childd
Though the production is hard to fault, it’s his lack of insightful lyrics and weak hooks that is this album’s major shortcoming. I
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Parle
When It’s Dark Out, is arguably better than his debut. The project finds him at his most vulnerable, which is where most rappers shine. The album encapsulates a mindset of an individual, who is taking his success in strides while not forgetting where he’s come from.
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The Reflector
While this album has some good singles like “Random” and “Me, Myself & I,” the album as a whole is really stagnant and he really only raps about how hard his personal life is, à la the Eminem school of rap music.
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HipHop N More
As a whole, When It’s Dark Out travels in many different directions both sonically and lyrically. There is G-Eazy, the famous rapper who is poppin bottles and sending a middle finger to all the haters, as opposed to a more grounded version of himself who isn’t afraid to share the roller coaster feelings of joy and pain that have led him to this point in his career.
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The Knight Crier
All in all, I recommend this album to people who aren’t into mainstream rappers and want to discover new music.
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