Officio Birthday Star : Kevin Gates

 

Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records.^[5][6] 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, By Any Means, and Luca Brasi 2, all of which peaked in the top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Kevin Jerome Gilyard was born on February 5, 1986, to a Puerto Rican mother and an African American father.  He and his family relocated to Baton Rouge soon after his birth.^[1] Gates had an often tumultuous upbringing and was arrested for the first time in 1999 at the age of 13 for "joyriding" as a passenger.

With the release of his 13th mixtape, Luca Brasi 2, Gates earned his third Billboard 200 listing in a row. The mixtape peaked at number 38. The mixtape featured the single "I Don't Get Tired" which became Gates' first song to make the US Billboard Hot 100 and his first song to be certified Gold. 

On September 22, 2017, Gates' spouse Dreka released By Any Means 2 while he remained in prison. She handled executive controls of the project. The mixtape reached number four on the Billboard 200.  His second studio album, I'm Him was released in September 2019 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, marking the rapper's fourth top-ten entry on the chart. 

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