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Kevin Gates
- Real Name: Kevin Jerome Gilyard
- Hometown: Baton Rouge, Lousiana
- Label: Bread Winners' Association / Atlantic Records
Kevin Gates' 'Chained to the City' Is a Potent Distillation of What Kevin Gates Does Best
Kevin Gates sounds like a storm brewing overhead.
Report Card: Blu Returns to 2007, BadBadNotGood Unleash Free Jazz, Russ Again Tackles The Fakes
And Kevin Gates has a single with PnB Rock that has real potential.
Report Card: L.A. VanGogh Massages Eardrums, G-Eazy Has a Banger, Miguel Lacks Luster
And an enjoyable effort from Kevin Gates.
Kevin Gates is The Most Popular Streaming Artist in the South
The only people challenging Drake for national streaming dominance are Eminem and...Kevin Gates?
Kevin Gates Says "I Don't Do Drugs" in Fascinating Interview
A recently sober Kevin Gates is emerging as a legitimate force in hip-hop. Could be witnessing the birth of rap's next icon?
Kevin Gates is Dominating the Charts & No One's Noticing
We all know Drake's a superstar, but there's another rapper putting up big numbers without a fraction of the hype and publicity.
Kevin Gates' Label Isn't Allowing Him to Drop Another Album This Year, Here's Why
Why would a label stop one of its top money makers from putting out another album? Welcome to the strange, hidden logic of the music industry.
Holy Sh*t, Kevin Gates' "Islah" Album Almost Outsold Rihanna & Adele
Kevin Gates new album almost knocked Adele out of the number two spot. We won't lie, we didn't see this coming.
Cheat Code Album Review: Kevin Gates "Islah"
Interested in Kevin Gates' new album but need a sampler before you devote any time to it? We got you covered.