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2 Chainz has made his prophetic return on Friday with the release of his latest album, So Help Me God.  Chainz has been gearing up for the release of this project for a while, but he made things official when he revealed the album’s cover art to the world. For So Help Me God, 2 Chainz decided to […]

Blacc Zacc has unleashed his new album 803 Legend, with features from Kevin Gates, 42 Dugg, Foogiano, Fat Loc, and more. In August, Zacc dropped off the video for the project’s title song, which sees the rapper go back to his Columbia, South Carolina hometown. 803 Legend also arrives on the heels of Blacc Zacc’s […]

In advance of Kevin Gates’ I’m Him Part 2 Tour, which begins in May, the rapper visited Charlie Sloth’s show to spit a freestyle for Sloth’s “Fire in the Booth” segment. Here, the New Orleans emcee waxed on everything from his arsenal of cars to how he came from nothing, punctuated by his raspy vocals. Gates […]

Kevin Gates is celebrating his birthday with the release of a new song titled “Dreka.” You can stream the track, which is named after his wife and manager, over on Apple Music or below via Spotify. You can also check out a video featuring footage of Kevin and Dreka up top. Kevin and Dreka have […]

French Montana is getting back on track with his album release after a health scare. In November, French was hospitalized for severe stomach issues and an elevated heart rate. After spending a few days in the ICU, on Thanksgiving, he provided fans with an update and shared his appreciation. “Thank you everyone for all of […]

Everyday Struggle co-host and Beats 1 personality Nadeska Alexis welcomed Kevin Gates to Apple Music headquarters for the latest round of the Newer York Spelling Bee. Gates, who noted he can speak multiple languages near the top of the interview, was asked to spell a number of words taken from his own lyrics. The segment […]

Kevin Gates focuses the lens on mental health in his latest video, “Walls Talking.” For this video, Gates continues the theme of the song by reimagining certain traumatizing moments from his past that made him the man he is today. The visual starts off with Gates in a small room with shape-shifting walls that echo […]

Tonight’s BET Hip Hop Awards is here again to honor hip-hop’s hottest. Will the show choose to honor titans like Cardi B and Drake? Will it honor consistency and creativity with awards for J. Cole’s entertaining label-wide exercise ROTD3? Will it give props to newcomers that exploded onto the rap scene in the last year […]

After a quiet month of album releases, the rap game came correct with a handful of highly-anticipated offerings this week: DaBaby (Kirk), Young M.A (Herstory in the Making), and Kevin Gates (I’m Me). Beyond the full-length offerings, we were blessed with singles from French Montana (“Writing in the Wall”), Lil Tecca (“Glo Up”), H.E.R. (“Slide”), Retch (“On Me”), and Lil […]

After three years of anticipation, Kevin Gates has finally delivered his sophomore studio album. The Baton Rouge rapper announced the projected, titled I’m Him, back in late June along with the release of the album’s lead single “Push It.” Gates spoke about the 17-track effort in an August interview with Billboard, explaining his mental and physical […]