'''Marcellus Kevin Gates''' (nascido em [[5 de fevereiro]] de [[1986]]),<ref name="Source">{{Citecite news | last=Campbell| first=Damon| title =Best Hip Hop Moments in #BHM: Kevin Gates is Born| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = ''[[The Source]]''| date =5 February 2016 | url =http://thesource.com/2016/02/05/best-hip-hop-moments-in-bhm-kevin-gates-is-born/| accessdate =7 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="MusicTimes">{{Citecite news | last=Coppage| first=Wanda J.| title =Kevin Gates Performs '2 Phones,' Details Drug Charge & Family on 'Wendy Williams' [VIDEO]| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = ''Music Times''| date =14 March 2016 | url =http://www.musictimes.com/articles/67614/20160314/kevin-gates-performs-2-phones-details-drug-charge-family-wendy-williams.htm| accessdate =7 May 2016}}</ref> , mais conhecido pelo seu [[Nome artístico|nome artístico de]] '''Kevin Gates''', é um [[Estados Unidos|Americano,]] [[Rap|rapper]], [[Canto (música)|cantor]] e empreendedor de [[Baton Rouge]], [[Luisiana|Louisiana]].<ref name="Noisey">{{Citecite news | last=Kramer| first=Kyle| title =Kevin Gates Just Keeps Getting Better, Really| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =[[Noisey]]| date =5 February 2016 | url =http://noisey.vice.com/blog/kevin-gates-just-keeps-getting-better-islah-interview| accessdate =7 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="PFByAnyMeans">{{Citecite news | last=Renato| first=Pagnani| title =By Any Means| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =[[Pitchfork Media]]| date =23 March 2014| url =http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19109-kevin-gates-by-any-means/| accessdate =7 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="RS2014">{{Citecite news | last=Reeves| first=Mosi| title =Kevin Gates Gets Ready to Go Global| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =''[[Rolling Stone]]''| date =14 April 2014| url =http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kevin-gates-gets-ready-to-go-global-20140414| accessdate =7 May 2016}}</ref> Ele atualmente mantém contrato com a [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic Records,]] juntamente com a sua própria gravadora, Bread Winners' Association.<ref name="RS2014">{{Cite news}}</ref><ref name="XXL2016">{{Citecite news | last=Maduakolam| first=Emmanuel| title =Kevin Gates Discusses Growth on ‘Islah’ Album and His Overwhelming Presence| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]''| date =13 January 2016| url =http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/01/kevin-gates-islah-album-interview/| accessdate =7 May 2016}}</ref> Seu primeiro álbum de estúdio, ''Islah'', foi lançado em janeiro de 2016 e chegou ao número dois na lista [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="RS201602">{{Citecite news | last=| first=| title =Watch Kevin Gates Talk Writing Process: 'Why Are You Trying to Dissect It?'| newspaper =| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =''[[Rolling Stone]]''| date =12 February 2016| url =http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-kevin-gates-talk-writing-process-why-are-you-trying-to-dissect-it-20160212| accessdate =7 May 2016}}</ref> Antes de ''Islah'', Gates também lançou inúmeras mixtapes incluindo Stranger Than Fiction, By Any Means e Luca Brasi 2, todos tendo alcançado o top 40 na ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="RS2014">{{Cite news}}</ref>
