Album Review: G-Eazy - These Things Happen

Far away from the bombastic, larger than life hip hop found on commercial radio lies the clean, elegant beats of California rapper G-Eazy. Now onto his third full-length with These Things Happen, the 25-year-old channels effortless cool into stripped-back soundscapes with sharpened edges. Tracks Opportunity Cost and Almost Famous demonstrate the independent rapper's talent for intricate flow, ramping between laidback and lightning-quick verses with ease. G-Eazy keeps it tight the whole way through and the album maintains its relaxed meditation on fame, girls and success to the very end.