Kevin Gates Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Facts, Biography

Kevin Gates Quick Info
Height	6 ft 3 in
Weight	94 kg
Date of Birth	February 5, 1986
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Spouse	Dreka Gates

Kevin Gates is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He has released several albums, mixtapes, extended plays, and tracks like Islah, I’m Him, Behind Enemy Lines, Pick of Da Litter, Stranger Than Fiction, By Any Means, Murder for Hire, Murder for Hire 2, Chained to the City, Only the Generals Gon Understand, I Don’t Get Tired (ft. August Alsina), Posed to Be in Love, No Love, Amnesia (ft. Doe B), Me Too, Money Long, Don’t Know, Great Man, Time for That, Kno One, Facts, 2 Phones, What If, I Got the Dope, Convertible Burt (with Tory Lanez), Weeks, Power (with Dermot Kennedy), Plug Daughter 2, and Push It.

Born Name

Kevin Jerome Gilyard

Nick Name

Kevin

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

Louisiana, United States

Residence

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Nationality

Education

Kevin briefly attended Baton Rouge Community College when he was 17. While serving his prison time between 2008 and 2011, he earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology through a prison program.

Occupation

Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, and Entrepreneur

Manager

Kevin has been managed by Jonathan Briks, United Talent Agency, New York, United States.

Genre

Hip-hop

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Atlantic Records
Bread Winners’ Association
Dead Game

Net Worth

His net worth had been $1 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Average

Height

6 ft 3 in or 190.5 cm

Weight

94 kg or 207 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Kevin Gates has dated –

Around 2006, he dated his cousin (name unknown). Kevin was not aware of their blood connection for 3 months until his grandmother revealed the facts. He kept dating her for two more years before they broke up in 2008. He got negative reactions from his fans for his actions.

Dreka Gates (2004-Present) – Dreka and Kevin dated for more than 10 years before finally tying the knot in October 2015. Dreka has been Kevin’s longtime girlfriend who is also his business partner and manager. They have 2 children together – a boy named Khaza Kamil Gates and a girl named Islah Karen Gates.

Race / Ethnicity

Mixed (Black and Hispanic)

He is of African-American descent on his father’s side and has Puerto Rican ancestry on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Body full of tattoos

Religion

Islam

Best Known For

Mixtapes such as Stranger Than Fiction, By Any Means, and Luca Brasi 2

First Album

On January 29, 2016, Kevin released his debut studio album Islah under Bread Winners’ Association and Atlantic Records. It reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold 93,000 copies in the US within the 1st week.

First TV Show

Kevin was seen on Wendy: The Wendy Williams Show in 2016 as a musical guest.

Personal Trainer

In one video, Kevin once admitted that he was tired of being fat. He also shared his eagerness in starting a training session with his friend.

Kevin Gates Favorite Things

Book – The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Gangster Movie Character – Sincere from the movie Belly (1998)
To Eat – Corn and Crab bisque from Roscoes with a little hot sauce.

Source – Mass Appeal, XXL

Kevin Gates Facts

He got to know about the existence of his biological father during his 8th grade.

Kevin has been in trouble with the authorities time and again. His first arrest came at the age of 13 in 1999, for “joyriding” as a passenger. The incident left a huge impact on Gates and he once said, “If they would’ve just pulled up to the jail, left me in the police car, never took me inside and just took me back home, I don’t think I’d ever have done anything else again. But what it did was—by me going into jail at such a young age—all it did was criminalize me in a sense. It kinda steered me in the wrong direction after getting there and settling in; it took the fear of jail away from me.”

In August 2014, Kevin came out with an energy drink called I Don’t Get Tired (#IDGT). He also has a single with the same title.

In 2015, he was charged with battery charges for kicking a woman fan in the chest while performing on stage at an event in Lakeland, Florida.

Kevin has a huge fan following owing to his autobiographical-themed lyrics.

Kevin Gates has also been featured on mixtapes of Pusha T, Gudda Gudda, Juicy J, and Wiz Khalifa.

He considers Nas, Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, Eminem, and Jay-Z as his greatest influencers.

He has done training in singing with singer Monica.

His song Know Better was one of the soundtracks used in the movie Suicide Squad.

His debut album Islah consisted of hit singles such as 2 Phone, Time For That, and Really Really.

After converting to Islam, Kevin and his wife went to Mecca for Hajj in 2016.

By Any Means 2 was released by Kevin’s wife, Dreka, who makes the executive decisions when Kevin is in prison serving terms.

On September 27, 2019, he released his 2nd studio album titled I’m Him and the album peaked at number #2 on the US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) chart as well as the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart, at number #4 on the US Billboard 200, and at number #28 on the Canadian Albums (Billboard) chart. Also, it was certified ‘Gold’ by the RIAA.

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