Kevin Gates has released his debut album, By Any Means 2. The interesting title and imagery of the album fits his current situation and speaks on what he’s been going through this year. Gates is currently serving a 6 month jail sentence for a misdemeanor of battery on a woman at one of his concerts in October of 2015. The image of the album shows what it looks like to be a jail cell wall, with an engravement of his face. The album name is a sequel to his 2014 By Any Means, he released this album reminding his fan base that the Baton Rouge rapper is still a MC in his prime even behind bars despite his actions for incarceration. Behind bars this album was compiled and arranged with Gates' by his manager and wife Dreka Gates.
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The song "No Love," came out in July 2017, the lyrics show reflections on being behind bars. When Gates released the music video for "What If," it shared a handwritten message to his fans. The Louisiana rapper debuted that PnB Rock-assisted him with "Beautiful Scars.” Much like plenty of his previous songs, in that track Gates finds himself talking about his personal life. "If I had to, I would do it again/My partner died, but all my army still live/I wear my heart on my skin," Gates raps. "Can’t forget where I’ve been/You gave me scars, beautiful scars." When gates was young he started off on a bad foot, getting arrested at the age of …show more content…
Then there’s “Came Up,” which tracks his loyalty and friendship. “Gotta write Gucci, tell him hold his head,” he raps ironically, given their current role reversal. Kevin and another artist named Gucci Mane have spontaneously reversed roles in the prison world.
Gates’ views the world constantly thinking about people, places, and things in terms of distance, both in relation to him and to others. On “Jus Wanna,” he explores the mythos of “Plug Daughter,” recounting how a childhood learning to make and sell drugs in Colombia led to his earliest romance. What seems like a second verse digression slowly weaves back into the main trafficking narrative, adding a sentimental tint for the past. This is all an effort to avoid his fan from forgetting about him, while he’s on the
Even though he may …show more content…
The song "No Love," came out in July 2017, the lyrics show reflections on being behind bars. When Gates released the music video for "What If," it shared a handwritten message to his fans. The Louisiana rapper debuted that PnB Rock-assisted him with "Beautiful Scars.” Much like plenty of his previous songs, in that track Gates finds himself talking about his personal life. "If I had to, I would do it again/My partner died, but all my army still live/I wear my heart on my skin," Gates raps. "Can’t forget where I’ve been/You gave me scars, beautiful scars." When gates was young he started off on a bad foot, getting arrested at the age of …show more content…
Then there’s “Came Up,” which tracks his loyalty and friendship. “Gotta write Gucci, tell him hold his head,” he raps ironically, given their current role reversal. Kevin and another artist named Gucci Mane have spontaneously reversed roles in the prison world.
Gates’ views the world constantly thinking about people, places, and things in terms of distance, both in relation to him and to others. On “Jus Wanna,” he explores the mythos of “Plug Daughter,” recounting how a childhood learning to make and sell drugs in Colombia led to his earliest romance. What seems like a second verse digression slowly weaves back into the main trafficking narrative, adding a sentimental tint for the past. This is all an effort to avoid his fan from forgetting about him, while he’s on the