G-Eazy pays tribute to his late mother with touching new single ‘Angel’

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G-Eazy has paid tribute to his late mother, Suzanne Olmsted, with the release of a touching new single called ‘Angel’ – listen to it below.The new track, which arrives on his mother’s first birthday since her passing last November, hears G (real name Gerald Gillum) sing over a guitar-led backdrop, accompanied by Devon Baldwin and Vida Simon on background vocals.Produced by G and Zac Brunson, the tribute record also features a choir, led by Tim Davis, and Goody Grace on the drums, guitar and bass guitar.“Grief can be a difficult thing to navigate.

It’s definitely not a linear process and it comes at you in waves,” G said in a statement. “There will never be enough words to describe the feeling of losing your best friend, or the desire to see them again.

In a literal sense, I tried to capture that feeling of longing in the lyrics of the song. But ‘Angel’ is so much more than a song or a tribute.“My mom was more than just my mom, she was everyone’s mom.

She was everyone’s teacher. She was everyone’s inspiration. Nothing made her happier than loving people and sharing her creativity with the world.