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Kevin Gates is a Louisiana-based rapper and entrepreneur born in 1986 as Kevin Jerome Gilyard to a Puerto Rican mother and African-American father. Gates started his career as a rapper in 2007 when he signed a deal with Dead Game Records, which had also signed Baton Rouge performer Max Minelli.<\/span><\/p>\n

As of 2021, Kevin Gates has released 17 mixtapes, two studio albums, and three EPs. He has performed on at least 34 singles, nine of which he appears on as a featured guest. His current labels, Bread Winners\u2019 Association and Atlantic Records, expect to release a third studio album in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gates did not release his first studio album,\u00a0<\/span>Isiah<\/em>, until 2016. During the first decade of his career, he focused on recording mixtapes and perfecting his performance skills. In 2009, he self-released three mixtapes (<\/span>All or Nuthin\u2019<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span>All In<\/em>, and\u00a0<\/span>Behind Enemy Lines<\/em>).\u00a0<\/span>Behind Enemy Lines<\/em>\u00a0was his first recording to rank on the U.S. Billboard charts. It peaked at number 15 for the U.S. chart, six on the R&B\/Hip-Hop chart, and number one on the Rap chart.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oddly enough, Kevin Gates was in prison when\u00a0<\/span>Behind Enemy Lines<\/em>\u00a0became popular. He and Boosie Badazz, who also worked on the mixtape, were indicted for separate crimes in 2008. Gates was released in 2011 for good behavior. During his time in prison, he completed the education he had started at Baton Rouge Community College. He currently holds a master\u2019s degree in psychology through a prison education program.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Gates Criminal Past<\/h2>\n

Gates claims that incarceration at 13 set him on a path of criminal behavior. He was arrested for joyriding, and he was the passenger in a stolen car. He says that experiencing imprisonment at such a young age took away his fear, making it difficult for authorities to control him.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2016, he spent 180 days in a Florida jail after kicking a fan<\/a> in the face at a Lakeland concert. He attempted to use the state\u2019s stand-your-ground law as a defense but did not win the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gates was also found guilty of gun charges in 2016 from an incident that occurred in 2013. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison but served less than 13 months before his release on parole.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Gates has a confessional style of rap based on storytelling and expressing emotions. Despite his confessional style, he keeps much of his personal life secret. For example, he has said that he has several children<\/a>, but no one knows how many, although the media and fans know of the two children he has with his wife, Dreka Haynes, whom he married in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Gates and Dreka Haynes are practicing Muslims. They made the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in September of 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Gates and his Rise To Fame<\/span><\/h2>\n

Kevin Gates had to work extremely hard to get his music noticed by industry insiders who could help spread his work to a wider audience. He self-released his first six mixtapes. Amazingly, three of those\u00a0releases (<\/span>Behind Enemy Lines<\/em>\u00a0(2009),\u00a0<\/span>The Leak\u00a0<\/em>(2010), and\u00a0<\/span>I Don\u2019t Know What 2 Call It (Vol. 1)\u00a0<\/em>(2010)briefly reached the top position of the U.S. Rap charts. All three also peaked within the U.S. Top 20.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gates\u2019 popularity grew as he performed regionally and nationally while continuing to release mixtapes. In 2012, he formed the label Bread Winners\u2019 Association<\/a> and teamed up with Dead Game. The two labels co-released three mixtapes (<\/span>Make Em\u2019 Believe<\/em>,<\/span>\u00a0In the Meantime<\/em>, and<\/span>\u00a0The Luca Brasi Story\u00a0<\/em>in 2012 and 2013).\u00a0<\/span>The Luca Brasi Story\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0success solidified Kevin Gates as a rapper and producer who deserved a wider audience. The mixtape peaked at number one in the U.S. chart, U.S. R&B\/Hip-Hop chart, U.S. Rap, and Canadian charts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Suddenly, Atlantic Records wanted to throw its weight behind the artist. Their first collaboration,\u00a0<\/span>Stranger Than Fiction<\/em>, charted as well as\u00a0<\/span>The Luca Brasi Story<\/em>. In 2014, Gates released\u00a0<\/span>By Any Means\u00a0<\/em>under Bread Winners\u2019 Association, Dead Game, and Atlantic; the mixtape went gold.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following project,\u00a0<\/span>Luca Brasi 2,<\/em>\u00a0went platinum.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Gates finally decided to release a studio album,\u00a0<\/span>Islah<\/em><\/a>, in 2016, it went double platinum and peaked at number one on the U.S. Rap chart. It held the number two positions on the U.S. and U.S. R&B\/Hip-Hop charts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2019 album,\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019m Him<\/em>, didn\u2019t perform quite as well, but it was still an incredible success that managed to go gold and peak at number two on the U.S. Rap and U.S. R&B\/Hip-Hop charts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Gates Solo Career<\/span><\/h2>\n

Kevin Gates has collaborated with many artists since he started producing and releasing music. He often teams up with other performers from the Baton Rouge area. Popular acts associated with him include:<\/span><\/p>\n