Kevin Gates is a renowned American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of around $3 million. What’s unique and what sets Kevin Gates apart is the fact that he has been consistently growing in his career since his early twenties, which has put him on the map now.
Blessed with so much talent, even Rolling Stones accounted him as one of the best lyricists. What made people connect to his music and his lyrics was the fact that he managed to touch people’s hearts with his tragic and heart-breaking lyrics.
This article will further look into Kevin Gate’s early life, career, current net worth, and dating history.
Quick Facts
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Early life
Kevin Gates was born on February 05, 1986, in Louisiana, United States. There’s not much solid information available about his early life and childhood. However, it is reported that Kevin had a very rough childhood. Not only was he born into a very poor family, but he also lived in an unsafe locality, which exposed him to gang wars often.
Being involved with the gangs, Kevin was arrested at the tender age of 13. After getting released, he was once again arrested when he turned 17. There aren’t clear indications as to what led to his imprisonment but it is believed that it was during his prison time that he ended up starting to write lyrics.
Despite the tragedy that he experienced during his childhood, Kevin was adamant about turning his life around and making meaning out of it. This was when he started taking up odd jobs.
Personal life
Given the kind of legal issues that Kevin Gates has been entangled in, it isn’t surprising that he doesn’t like to bring his private matters in front of the public. Most of his personal away are away from the media spectacle, so there are no reports about his love life.
Career
During doing odd jobs to make ends meet, Kevin was writing music in the background. His first big break came when he was signed to Dead Game Records in 2007. That’s when he started putting his music out to the public.
He also collaborated with Boosie, further kicking up his popularity. However, things went straight down when Kevin was incarcerated in 2008. He took a three-year sabbatical during the period and returned with a newfound confidence in 2011.
Kevin released his first popular mixtape, Make Em Believe under Young Money Entertainment, which is Lil Wayne’s record label. Later in 2013, he signed with Breadwinners’ Association record label and released another popular mixtape.
Following a lot of ups and downs throughout his career, Kevin later released his debut album, Islah in 2016, which sold over 110,000 units just in the first week of its release.
Net worth
Kevin Gates has an estimated net worth of $3 million, which could have been a lot more if he didn’t get incarcerated twice at the peak of his career. However, despite the setbacks, he has managed to keep his head held high.