Back Home, Independent
After more than a decade in the major-label system, G-Eazy is going independent. The Bay Area rapper has entered a joint partnership with Ty Dolla $ign's EZMNY Records and distributor EMPIRE — his first move outside the majors after six albums on RCA, stretching from 2014's These Things Happen to 2025's Helium.
'JFK' First, Album Next
The partnership already has music. G-Eazy and Ty released "JFK" on September 25 — produced by Nic Nac with Count Bassy and Jacob Olofsson — after debuting it live at Ty's Madison Square Garden show. It follows "Pretty Girls," which arrived in August, and both tracks lead into his next album under EZMNY and EMPIRE.
"To me, this is bigger than a deal. This is about bringing it all home. Literally," G-Eazy told Billboard. "After spending over a decade signed to a major label and bringing so many of my dreams to life — the one dream I never let go of was to work with my friends where we collectively and culturally prioritized both creativity and music first." Ty and business partner Shawn Barron added that the joint venture shows how "two forward-thinking independent labels can join forces to redefine what a joint venture can look like in 2026."
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