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Kevin Gates

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Kevin Gates

Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records. His debut studio album, Islah, released in January 2016 and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. Prior to Islah, Gates also released a number of mixtapes, including Stranger Than Fiction (2013), By Any Means (2014), and Luca Brasi 2 (2014), all of which peaked in the top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Albums

2016 Islah
2019 I’m Him
2021 Only the Generals, Part II
2022 Khaza
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New Music: Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2 Mixtape
Emotional thug Kevin Gates finishes 2014 strong with the Luca Brasi 2 Mixtape.. Louisiana rapper Kevin Gates and 2014 XXL Mag Freshmen Class member Kevin Gates is hard at work on his album for Atlantic Records right now, but in the meantime he's not leaving us hanging, finishing up 2014 strong with the delivery of his Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Luca Brasi 2, hosted by DJ Drama. It's the follow up to his 2013 breakthrough mixtape The Luca Brasi Story, and his most recent release since By Any Means, which came out earlier this year (he also jumped on a track with Rustie not too long ago). He’s joined on the tape by Atlanta's Rich Homie Quan (Word Around Town), R&B upstart August Alsina (I Don’t Get Tired #IDGT), B.O.B. (Talk on Phones), Red on Da Track for Perfect Imperfection and John Gotti (which also made it onto the tracklist for By Any Means), Rico Love, Bobby Johnson, B.O.B. and Bobbie Black. "Kevin Gates, I'm everybody's sworn favourite": for those new to Gates, his appeal lies mostl
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