KEVIN GATES
After hooking up a connection with the Young Money C-lister Gudda Gudda, the Louisiana based singer/rapper Kevin Gates ended up being shelved as a reserve artist on Lil Wayne’s imprint. But the hype about Gates boosted following a cameo on Pusha T’s Wrath of Caine mixtape, and within weeks of dropping his incredible The Lucas Brasi Story project in February, Gates inked a deal with Atlantic Records. With tears tattooed on his face, Kevin Gates epitomises the sensitive thug persona, fluctuating between rapped traphouse anecdotes and croaky, emotively sung choruses. Here’s an artist so engaging that he can pull off rapping from the perspective of a teenage vampire from the Twilight movies. Strongly recommended listening for those who feel Weezy’s gone completely off the boil.
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