G-Eazy

Combining the image of James Dean with the world of hip-hop, G-Eazy is a rapper, songwriter and producer from Oakland, CA. After making music with his group the Bay Boyz and sharpening his producing skills while in college, he began releasing his own tracks in 2009 and earned a fair amount of attention with his tunes "Waspy" and "Candy Girl." He released his solo mixtape The Endless Summer, in 2011 with a number of samples from songs antonymous with the hip-hop genre. The tape featured "Runaround Sue," an updated version of Dion Dimucci's 1961 number one hit of the same name, and the track became his breakthrough hit.