The Beautiful & Damned (album)

The Beautiful & Damned
Studio album by G-Eazy
Released December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
Genre Hip hop
Length 74:22
Label
Producer
G-Eazy chronology
When It's Dark Out
(2015)		 The Beautiful & Damned
(2017)
Singles from The Beautiful & Damned
  1. "No Limit"
    Released: September 8, 2017
  2. "Him & I"
    Released: December 5, 2017
  3. "Sober"
    Released: December 8, 2017

The Beautiful & Damned is the fourth studio album by American rapper G-Eazy. It was released on December 15, 2017, by RCA Records.[1] It features guest appearances from Halsey, Cardi B, ASAP Rocky, Kehlani, Jay Ant, E-40, Charlie Puth and Anna of the North, among others.[2][3] The album was preceded by three singles; "No Limit", "Him & I" and "Sober".[3]

Background

The album's cover art and release was released on November 8, 2017.[4] A short film is set to accompany the album on its release date. The film was directed by Bobby Bruderle alongside G-Eazy, who co-wrote it and will be released as an Apple Music exclusive.[2][4][5] In an interview with Angie Martinez, he revealed the album's concept.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating

The Beautiful & Damned received polarizing reviews from music critics, with Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, reporting an average score of 59 out 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7] Substream Magazine rated The Beautiful and Damned 4.5/5 stars, and commented that G-Eazy finds balance on the album, describing it as a reminder of why he "is one of a kind".[8] The Irish Times called it a "grandiose hip-hop chronicle", giving it 3 out of 5 stars.[9]

Idolator said that it is "armed with some of the hottest beats of the year and the most chillingly earnest lyrics", rating it 4 out of 5.[10]

HipHopDX maintained that The Beautiful & Damned "possesses enough serious assertiveness and classic Bay area slick talk to burn well into 2018", giving it 3.9 out of 5.[11] Billboard described the album as compelling and confessional.[12]

In a negative review, Consequence of Sound gave the album a D+, noting that G-Eazy "only has one emotional state" and described it as cliched.[13]

Commercial performance

The Beautiful & Damned debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 122,000 album-equivalent units, of which 68,000 were pure album sales.[14] It is G-Eazy's third US top 10 album.[14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Beautiful & Damned" (featuring Zoe Nash)
  • Gerald Gillum
  • Dakarai Gwitira
  • Madison Wolf
  • Mali-Koa Hood
  • Georgia Sinclair
Dakari3:09
2."Pray for Me"
3:27
3."Him & I" (with Halsey)
The Futuristics4:28
4."But a Dream"
3:26
5."Sober" (featuring Charlie Puth)
  • The Futuristics
  • Dakari
3:23
6."Legend"
3:25
7."No Limit" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Cardi B)
  • Boi-1da
  • Ritter
4:05
8."The Plan"
  • Gillum
  • Gwitira
Dakari4:10
9."That's a Lot"
  • Gillum
  • Julian Gramma
  • John Mitchell
  • Machuca
  • Gwitira
J Gramm3:34
10."Pick Me Up" (featuring Anna of the North)
3:47
11."Gotdamn"
2:52
12."Leviathan" (featuring Sam Martin)
  • Gillum
  • Michael Keenan
  • Gwitira
  • Nicolas Scapa
  • Michael Aljadeff
  • Machuca
  • Keenan
  • Dakari[b]
3:47
13."Crash & Burn" (featuring Kehlani)
3:00
14."Summer in December"
  • Dakari
  • Henry Daher
3:06
15."Charles Brown" (featuring E-40 and Jay Ant)
  • Kuya Beats
4:48
16."No Less" (with SG Lewis and Louis Mattrs)
  • Gillum
  • Samuel Lewis
  • Louis Collard-Watson
  • Ed Thomas
SG Lewis4:10
17."Mama Always Told Me" (featuring Madison Love)
3:11
18."Fly Away" (featuring Ugochi)
  • Gillum
  • Gwitira
  • Ugochi Azuike
Dakari3:31
19."Love Is Gone" (featuring Drew Love)
  • Dakari
  • G-Eazy
3:54
20."Eazy" (featuring Son Lux)
  • Dakari
  • G-Eazy
5:09
Total length:74:22

Track notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • "Pray for Me" features background vocals by Madison Love.
  • "But a Dream" features background vocals by Devon Baldwin.
  • "Leviathan" features background vocals by Michael Jade and Nicky Blitz.
  • "No Less" is a remix of SG Lewis' song "No Less".
  • "Love Is Gone" features background vocals by Leven Kali.
  • "Charles Brown" contains uncredited interpolations of "Heard Em Say" by Kanye West.
  • "Eazy" samples "Easy" by Son Lux.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 38
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 87
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 106
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 18
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[22] 24
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 56
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 68
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 76
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[31] 8
US Billboard 200[14] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 1

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Gold 40,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[34] Gold 10,000*
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "The Beautiful & Damned by G-Eazy". Apple Music. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Benjamin, Jeff (November 9, 2017). "G-Eazy Shares 'The Beautiful & Damned' Album Release Date, Collaborators, Film Trailer". Fuse. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "G-Eazy Announces December 15th Release Date For "The Beautiful & Damned" Album & Short Film". RCA Records. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Mojica, Nick (November 8, 2017). "G-Eazy Shares 'The Beautiful & Damned' Album Cover, Release Date". XXL. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ "G-Eazy Reveals 'The Beautiful & Damned' Release Date, Film Trailer". Rap-Up. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Penros, Nerisha (October 17, 2017). "G-Eazy's 'The Beautiful and Damned' Will Be a Double Album". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for The Beautiful & Damned by G-Eazy". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Shotwell, James (2017-12-18). "REVIEW: G-Eazy finds balance on 'The Beautiful & Damned'". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  9. ↑ "G-Eazy: The Beautiful & Damned – a grandiose hip-hop chronicle". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  10. ↑ "Album Review: G-Eazy's Brooding 'The Beautiful & Damned'". Idolator.com. 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  11. ↑ "Review: G-Eazy Conquers His Personal Deities On "The Beautiful & Damned"". Hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ "Album Review: G-Eazy – The Beautiful and Damned". Consequence of Sound. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  14. 1 2 3 Caulfield, Keith (December 24, 2017). "Eminem's 'Revival' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, G-Eazy & Jeezy Bow in Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  15. 1 2 "The Beautiful & Damned / G-Eazy TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  20. ↑ "G-Eazy Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 2, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  23. ↑ "G-Eazy: The Beautiful & Damned" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 22 December 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  26. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  27. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 2, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 20, 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  32. ↑ "G-Eazy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – G-Eazy". Music Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Polish album certifications – G-Eazy – The Beautiful & Damned" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  35. ↑ "American album certifications – G-Eazy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 5, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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