On The Road With G - E A Z Y

Tips on staying sane while touring the world (spoiler alert: sour candy) from one of the hardest-working rappers in the game.

- Rebecca Haithcoat

G-Eazy’s years of hustling mixtapes on street corners have blurred into extensive tours of the world’s arenas, but the 29-year-old Bay Area rapper and music-business grad hasn’t forgotten where he comes from. Shell out for a meet-and-greet ticket, and you’ll pregame in a decked-out Airstream trailer and be coiffed with G-Eazy’s cut, courtesy of his best friend and personal barber. It puts the standard selfie and-hug VIP package to shame — and why wouldn’t you want to take after the guy? Last December’s The Beautiful & Damned, his third major-label studio album, has already gone gold. It includes “Him & I,” a duet with his girlfriend, Halsey, that hit number one on the Billboard pop chart. To borrow the title of his first album: Must be nice. With the repetition and constant travelling of being on tour, how do you stay sane? I don’t think I am. [laughs] I lost that a long time ago. To stay grounded, the most important thing is calling home, whether that’s family or friends you grew up with. It’s important not to lose touch with that.