The Ultimate Dirty South Rap Collection
Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates
Biography
Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Born Kevin Jerome Gilyard, Gates was born in New Orleans and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Growing up, Gates often listened to rappers such as Master P and Hot Boy$.
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. 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 274,000 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.
Discography |
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Kevin Gates - Islah |
Bread Winners Association, Atlantic | 2016 |
Guest Appearances |
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Max Minelli - Pre Med |
Minelli World Records | 2009 |
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Dumaine - I'm Who They Waitin' On |
Battleline Records | 2009 |
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Max Minelli - Heart Of A King |
Max Minelli LLC | 2011 |
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Doobie Smoov - Get Blowed |
Not On Label | 2012 |
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Starlito - Cold Turkey |
Grind Hard LLC. | 2013 |
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Starlito - Fried Turkey |
Grind Hard | 2013 |
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Slim Thug - Boss Life |
Hogg Life Entertainment | 2013 |
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The Game - Blood Moon: Year Of The Wolf |
Blood Money Entertainment, eOne | 2014 |
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Lil Keke - Money Don't Sleep |
Swisha Blast Ent., Seven 13 Music, LLC | 2014 |
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Starlito - Black Sheep Don't Grin |
Grind Hard | 2014 |
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Lil Keke - Screwed Up Click 4 Life |
Swishahouse | 2014 |
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Dylan Cage - Pre-Roll's |
Blacklight Music Group | 2014 |
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Maseratti Nix - Only For A Selected Few, Vol. 1 |
Selected Few Entertainment | 2014 |
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Fdamusic - Fame |
FDAmusic, LLC. | 2014 |
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Stevie Stone - Malta Bend |
Strange Music, Inc | 2015 |
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Chedda Da Connect - Chedda World "The Album" |
eOne Music | 2015 |
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Byrd - Hate Me Cuz U Luv Me |
Square Bizness Only | 2015 |
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Devious - You Sleep Out Here |
Free World Entertainment | 2015 |
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Richie Wess & Yung Dred - My Brother And Me |
YTC Ent. | 2015 |
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Byrd - Possession With Intent |
Square Bizness Only | 2015 |
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Dilly Da Dillinger - The Big Macaroni |
Hard Ball Organization | 2015 |
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Jay Tha Prince - Feel Like It's My Time |
Mm2mm Entertainment | 2015 |
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Josh Gates - Open The Gates |
Open The Gates | 2015 |
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V-Lo The Maestro - The Vision 2 |
State 2 State Entertainment, LRT | 2015 |
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Killa Kyleon - Blessed To Raise Hell |
Team Run It | 2016 |
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Dumaine - Gotta Keep It Gangsta |
Battle Line Records LLC | 2016 |
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Compton Menace - The Way It Is |
Money Hoggs | 2016 |
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Benzfinesse - Product Of Da Mud |
NignorantEntertainmentgroup, Finessegang | 2016 |
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Wess Musiq - Wess Musiq's - EP |
Mad Capitol Records | 2016 |
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Montana Of 300 - Fire In The Church |
FGE, TSO Music Group | 2016 |
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Tex Garcia - Tex Garcia |
Villain Music Co. | 2016 |
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Anonymous That Dude - Coffee & Kush 2 |
No Days Off Entertainment | 2016 |
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Flatline - Diary Of A Hustla |
Bloody Money Music | 2016 |
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Tree Thomas - Your Eyes |
OXG | 2016 |
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T-Rell - Get Used To Me |
T-Rell Music | 2016 |
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Tree Thomas - Roots |
OXG | 2017 |
Compilations |
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Various - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Furious 7 |
Atlantic | 2015 |
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Lil' Keke - Top Features, Vol. 2 |
Seven 13 | 2015 |
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Various - New Louisiana |
Not On Label | 2015 |
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Various - That's My Hood, Vol. 5 |
AMB Digital | 2015 |
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Armani DePaul - Run The Streets Vol. 2 |
Beach Boi Music | 2016 |
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Various - Kannon Entertainment, Vol. 1 |
Kannon Entertainment | 2016 |
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Various - Already On |
Big Top Entertainment L.L.C. | 2016 |