First emcee Kevin Gates tore it down for his 2014 XXL Freshman cover freestyle, now he’s blessing our ears on 106 & Park’s “The Backroom.” Peep Kevin’s freestyle below.
(Video) Check Out Kevin Gates’ Live NYC Performance Of ‘Posed To Be In Love’
As the XXL Freshmen Concert hit the Best Buy Theatre, Kevin Gates made his NYC debut, with an exclusive performance of ‘Posed To Be In Love’. Check out the Baton Rouge lyricists’s hit off of his latest project, ‘By Any Means’.
(Video) XXL 2014 Freshmen Cypher – Part One
Excited! XXL’s freshman cypher begins with Kevin Gates, Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, and August Alsina. BARS! Check out the first episode down bottom.
(Video) Kevin Gates 2014 XXL Freshman Freestyle
Following his “classmates” Troy Ave, August Alsina, Vic Mensa, Chance The Rapper and Ty Dolla $ign, Kevin Gates becomes the latest freshman to release their 2014 XXL Freshman Class freestyle. Check out the Atlantic Records rapper dropping bars below.
Guess Who Was Supposed To Be On The XXL Freshmen Cover But Cancelled At The Last Minute!
This year’s XXL Freshmen cover was revealed yesterday, with the ‘Dirty Dozen’ being Ty Dolla $ign, August Alsina, Chance The Rapper, Rich Homie Quan, Isaiah Rashad, Lil Durk, Kevin Gates, Troy Ave, Vic Mensa, Lil Bibby, Jon Connor and Jarren Benton…the latter of whom was voted in by fans. One person who should have been on the list but cancelled at the very last minute, though? Young Thug! I’ll get into those details in a second…but I’d like to add my little inside info first. I originally received the list before everyone got together to shoot the cover, and there were 10 people listed, as well as one slot that was TBA. The only two missing from that list were Kevin Gates and Chance The Rapper, and judging by the popularity of Chance, I’m going to make an educated guess that Kevin was the last-minute addition. Just a little tidbit! Now on to Young Thug! During her interview with Sway In The Morning this morning, XXL’s Editor in Chief Vanessa Satten revealed the ATL rapper was scheduled to be on the cover, but called 10:30pm the night before the cover shoot and said he wouldn’t be making it. Interesting move! They also discussed other artists who are bubbling right now that didn’t make the cut…like Sage The Gemini (he was left out because he had a major label debut already) and IAMSU!, who they said is likely to be a contender for next year, and broke down why they included singers for the…
(Video) Kevin Gates Talks About Prison Time, Having A “Street Daddy” & More With Peter Rosenberg
It’s Real Late with Peter Rosenberg and the guest of the hour is Baton Rouge’s own Kevin Gates. In case you didn’t know, there’s some things that KG don’t know – ugly b***hes! However, there are a few things that he does know – pain, prison time, and psychology. You go boy! The emcee with a unique voice fills us in on a few underground Louisianna artists, some new slang, and connecting with Young Money. Check it out after the jump.
