#Kevin Gates is one of our weirdest rappers

#Kevin Gates is one of our weirdest rappers

In this week’s Rap Column, Nadine Smith explores how the charismatic Baton Rouge rapper paved his own lane over the last decade. Kevin Gates. Photo via Atlantic Records.   Rap Column is a column about rap music by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith for The FADER. Kevin Gates is a weird rapper. He’s not “weird”…

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#The 8 projects you should stream right now

#The 8 projects you should stream right now

“The 8 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Drake, Bartees Strange, Kevin Gates, Perfume Genius, and more. Drake.   Amy Sussman Bartees Strange, Farm to Table Bartees Strange returns with a sophomore album as exciting unpredictable as his first. “Once I smell a vibe… there’s nothing I won’t try,” he told our…

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#Kevin Gates addresses a few things on “Intro”

#Kevin Gates addresses a few things on “Intro”

“Kevin Gates addresses a few things on “Intro”” Hear the new song from his upcoming album Khaza. It’s been a wild 24 hours for Kevin Gates fans. Yesterday, the Louisana rapper shared “Super General,” a freestyle over Kodak Black’s “Super Gremlin” beat that spoke on the dissolution of his marriage to Dreka Gates. It wasn’t easy…

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