KEVIN GATES
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Kevin first began in
2005, when he began making music with fellow
Louisiana natives
Webbie and
Lil Boosie.
Gates first received attention with his 2008 single "Get in the Way" featuring Lil Boosie.
Soon after, he and
Boosie would be incarcerated in separate cases.[clarification needed] Gates would then be released in
2011 and immediately returned to recording music. He would soon earn the attention of
Lil Wayne and would start being managed by
Young Money Entertainment's management wing. In early
2013, Gates released a mixtape, The
Luca Brasi Story which was called "easily the best rap-related thing" in
February 2013 by
Spin Magazine, who also said he has "been a rapper to watch for a few years now". The Luca Brasi Story has been downloaded from popular mixtape sharing site, DatPiff, over
360,
000 times. On
February 15, 2013, it was announced that
Kevin Gates is in a partnership with
Atlantic Records. Gates was also featured on
Pusha T's 2013 mixtape
Wrath of Caine on the song "
Trust You" and was featured on frequent collaborator
Gudda Gudda's mixtape
Guddaville 3 on the song "
Hustle All Day" also featuring
Flow.
On July 16, 2013, Gates released a street
album entitled
Stranger Than Fiction, and it featured guest appearances by
Wiz Khalifa and
Juicy J along with being supported by the single "4:30". Stranger Than Fiction debuted at number 37 on the
Billboard 200 selling 8,400 copies in its first week.
Rolling Stone ranked his song "Wylin" at number 40, on their list of the
100 Best Songs of 2013. His second street album
By Any Means was released on March 17, 2014. It debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, selling 17,000 copies in the
United States. Gates was named part of the 2014
XXL Freshmen Class. In July
2015 Gates released "Kno One" which was then included on Gates' debut studio album,
Islah, which was released
January 29, 2016. The album was inspired by his daughter, whose name is also Islah which means to make better.
- published: 09 Jun 2016
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