Kevin Gates started his Luca Brasi 3 tour last week in Austin, TX in which he has recruited special guests Yung Bleu, Tokyo Jetz, and OG Boobie Black to join him on tour as his opening acts. Last night the tour stopped in Gates hometown, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and he added even more special guests […]
Kevin Gates was released from the East Moline Correctional Center in Illinois back in January after serving nine months for a firearm felony warrant. It was previously reported that since Kevin’s release he has been banned from traveling due to his parole officer denying him permission to leave Chicago despite complying with the allotted terms […]
In October 2016, Kevin Gates was found guilty of misdemeanor battery for kicking a concert goer in the chest during a 2015 Florida performance. Despite vindicating his honor with self defense claims explaining the fan continued to tug at his shorts and private area even after he repeatedly told her to stop, Gates was still […]
Although Gates is behind bars it hasn’t stopped him from providing his fans with consistent new releases to keep him top of mind and tip of tongue during his prison stint. Since being incarcerated in October, Gates and his team have managed to release a new song titled ‘What If’ and later finally releasing the […]
Outside of being Kevin Gates’ wife, Dreka Gates is her husband’s booking manager and co-founder of the Bread Winner’s Association, the record label her and Kevin created in 2010. The Hip Hop world first fell in love with Dreka from the imagery of Kevin’s music. Kevin rarely makes a song without mentioning Dreka, now his […]
In honor of Black History Month, each day here at The Source we’ll be chronicling many of the best moments pertaining to Hip Hop that occurred during the meaningful month of February – celebrating the birthdays of now-legendary MCs; highlighting the most impactful album and single releases; even reminiscing on the most obscure, yet culturally-significant […]
Careful not to mix business with pleasure, Kevin Gates avoids crossing his wires in the strategically-implemented video for “2 Phones,” the latest single from his upcoming major label debut Islah, available on January 29. While it’s been suggested that two monologues do not make a dialogue, the Breadwinners Association CEO employs a tried and tested […]
