After he dropped the popular The Luca Brasi Story mixtape - one of the first releases on Bread Winners' Association, a label he co-founded with wife and booking manager Dreka Gates - things changed quickly. It led to appearances on high-profile mixtapes from Pusha T and Gudda Gudda, and Gates subsequently signed a contract with major label Atlantic. Stranger Than Fiction, the first of several releases to bear the logos of Bread Winners' Association and Atlantic, was released that same year. It featured guest spots from Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, and Starlito, and debuted at number 37 on the Billboard 200 chart. Plies, 2 Chainz, and Doe B helped deliver his 2014 mixtape, By Any Means. The next year saw the single 'Kno One' preview Islah.

Gates' proper debut album, it was issued in January 2016, debuted at number two, and was certified gold before the rapper returned with an EP-length mixtape, Murder for Hire II, that May. The single 'What If,' whose main hook referenced Joan Osborne's 1995 hit 'What If God Was One of Us,' appeared in March 2017. The track appeared on By Any Means 2, which appeared in September. ~ David Jeffries.Ģ MAKE IT STOP Baton Rouge's Kevin Gates delivers a mixtape that showcases both his lyrical ability and keen sense of melody. The tape includes features from Curren$y, Percy Keith, and Master P. Check out The Luca Brasi Story, a new mixtape from that saw the light of day on Friday, March 22nd, 2013. Kevin Gates's movement grows stronger with each new release, and The Luca Brasi Story has further strengthened that fact. It's a solid addition to the commendable body of work Kevin Gates has been creating since stepping foot in the rap game, and we're definitely looking forward to what Kevin Gates has on deck.

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