Kevin Gates is a visionary with a talent to express his emotion and thoughts . Making art with his words and showing truth through his struggle. So before you just assume that he's a rapper who promotes gangs, violence , and drugs . Ask yourself, what do you see outside ?
Kevin Jernome Gilyard better known as” Kevin Gates”. He was born in New Orleans Louisiana 5 February, 1986 at the Earl K. Long hospital . Gates is 30 years old and grew up in Baton Rouge Louisiana . He's had a life not most can say they've lived . Being in and out of jails and penitentiaries since the first time Gates was arrested back in 1999. At the age of 13 years old he was charged with “joyriding “. Similar to GTA ( grand theft auto) joyriding is a felony, but in most
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The leader of the “ Dirty South Striver Rap Group”. Kevin Gates is a Louisiana rap artists who sings and harmonizes . His first official recording career began in 2006. Where he landed on debut of “ It's My Time” mixtape . He met with other louisiana artist like “ Lil Boosie” and “Webbie”. In 2008 Gates gets attention for his single “ Get In The Way” ft Lil Boosie . Gates growing up didn't know his biological father , and his step father treated him differently . So he spent most of his time at his grandparents house where he built his studio. He grew up in a sticky spot of New Orleans Louisiana more specific in a place where “hard” was expected .” Bloody Sticks” it was the street Gates lived on . Gates trying to promote his music because he loved it and had to deflect his anger away from the guns, gangs, and drugs he was surrounded by. Soon after the single dropped in 2008” Kevin Gates “ and his feature “Lil Boosie” were incarcerated again on a drug charge ( separate cases). Though this was bad Gates never stop working . He dropped 3 mixtapes while in prison: “All In 2009”, “Behind Enemy Lines 2010”, and “The Leak 2010, Released from prison in 2011 Gates caught the attention of “Lil Wayne” and began to manage with “Young Money Entertainment”. The Young Money Entertainment corporation releasing 10 number 1 albums .Gates was only at the beginning of his expedition. He dropped a mixtape “The Luca Brasi Story” in 2013. …show more content…
When he was growing up he stayed with his grandparents a lot , his grandmother had 5 daughters . Then they all had kids. So Gates was always around family as a young boy . His influences progressively started here. Kevin Gates say “ i remember not knowing what music was , and chasing my cousins into the living room to watch tv”. “I can't even remember the first time i bought a rap tape”. Back the Gates was to young and it was explicit so he had his cousins swipe them for him. Gates was inspired by some of the greatest storyteller rap artist of his generation , like “Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre”. Now lets remember Gates was young at the time and he also was in with lil “Kriss Kross”, because he always like to “ Jump Jump”. Never did he think it would lead him to making music. The first time Gates had the vision he was in the 7th grade and he wrote his 1st rap . Persuaded by the emotion he was giving off . Based on everything he was seeing and that was going on around him. He picked up a couple more educators that helped inspire his direction that he had for music. “Master P” i was probably listening to his work at the time . “No Limit” 9 out of 10 times Gates says in an interview. He never really knew what his calling was , but rapping was like his hidden talent. . It was the start of prosperity that belongs to him in the process of progressing in the field he was in. He envisioned eventual triumph. He started by writing in a
He worked hard to become like them, to become good enough so that one day he could meet them and say he does this because of them. He studied moves,music, and just the way they were in general. When first starting you could see a the inspiration that these artists had on him. In the year of 2011 he made a song in tribute to Michael Jackson which became the hit known as she ain't you. To the public eye the things his influences stood for a slowly fading away from what Chris stands for especially after the the year 2009 when Chris and his first love known nationwide Rihanna got into a dispute that caused Chris to get charged with domestic
Raised as an only child, Dwayne Micheal Carter Jr or more commonly referred to as Lil Wayne, was born September 27th, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carter’s mother was only 19 years old when he was first born. He was being raised by both his mother and father until his father abandoned them while Dwayne Jr. was only two years old. After being abandoned by his biological father, his mother was forced to take care of him on her own and survive in the crime infested community of Holly grove, New Orleans. Even though he divorced his mother and remarried, his father forced the two live with his own mother and came by to abuse Lil Wayne’s mother on a consistent basis.This situation went on for three years until Lil Wayne’s mother eventually remarried and relocated to a different part of town. Growing up he did very well in school. He was actually enrolled in his school’s gifted program at a point and received top grades. He got into music at a very young age and wrote his first rap song at the age of eight. Lil Wayne had the drive to be the best and successful at his craft since he first began. At the age of nine he was challenging others twice his age and older at rapping. He would consistently go to neighborhood parties or events to rap and most of the time he was better then whatever adult he was going against. As a testament to this, at the age of nine he start receiving attention from one of the two co-founders of his future label, Slim Williams. From Slim, he then received other co-founder, Bryan Williams, phone number and what he did with it after that was truly caught the Bryan’s attention. He continuously called the number over and over leaving rap songs on the voicemail of Williams until he agreed to meet him in person...
His upbringing is one of an average american citizen. Being raised by his mother Donda West was a English professor lead to him living an average life. His parents divorced when he was very young. Showing interests in the ars at a very young age is something that kept promise. He took under the wing of DJ No I,D at the young age of 15, here is where he learned how to sample and mix beats.Kanye Graduated High School with decent grades and was off to Chicago State University.. He began dropped out of College at the age of 20 to focus on his music as opposed to what he was majoring which was English. He made it big by producing a majority of the songs on rapper Jay Z’s “The Blueprint”. He was still looked down upon as only a producer and not a artist. This was because he came from an a middle class upbringing. The Industry did not see him to fit in with Gangster Rap during that time period. While making his first debut album he Kanye West fell asleep behind the wheel and got into a serious car crash on which he almost died.Kanye West still worked on the album in the hospital, requesting a drum machine to be brought to the hospital. Here he recorded his his single on his First album “Through the Wire” rapping with his mouth wired shut from surgery, From his Debut album “The College Dropout” Kanye West changed the innovated the style of Hip-Hop. As stated before Gangster rap wasn't the only thing
In 2009, African-American Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. came home after a business trip in the middle of the night and found his door jammed shut. A neighbor saw that Gates and his driver were trying to open the door and called 9-1-1 to report a potential burglary to the police. Upon the police arriving, a confrontation ensued, leading to Gates being charged with disorderly conduct. After his arrest, Gates went to the media and claimed that he was a victim of racism. Even though many did not agree with Gates’ interpretation that the policeman’s actions were due to racism, the backlash came from an unexpected group: other African Americans. Although Gates went through a negative experience, many
Dr. Dre (b. Andre Young, February 18, 1965) became involved in hip-hop during the early '80s, performing at house parties and clubs with the World Class Wreckin' Cru around South Central Los Angeles, and making a handful of recordings along the way. In 1986, he met Ice Cube, and the two rappers began writing songs for Ruthless Records, a label started by former drug pusher Eazy-E. Eazy tried to give one of the duo's songs, "Boyz N the Hood," to HBO, a group signed to Ruthless. When the group refused, Eazy formed N.W.A. -- an acronym for Niggaz With Attitude -- with Dre and Cube, releasing their first album in 1987. A year later, N.W.A. delivered Straight Outta Compton, a vicious hardcore record that became an underground hit with virtually no support from radio, the press or MTV. N.W.A. became notorious for their hardcore lyrics, especially those of "Fuck tha Police," which resulted in the FBI sending a warning letter to Ruthless and its parent company Priority, suggesting that the group should watch their step.
One of his most controversial songs came later in his career, it was titled “Jesus Walks,” many people didn’t want this song to be played but radios did it any way and so did MTV. There is one verse of the song that makes you appreciate his work:
In 1997 he went to the Rap Olympics in Los Angeles where a few producers were very impressed and took a demo to Dr. Dre. After the two met, they recorded four songs within the first six hours of working together, creating his first album Marshall Mathers LP. That album was the first rap album to ever be nominated for “Album of the Year” and won 3 Grammy awards. In the first week the album was released, it sold 1.76 million copies in the U.S. which is a record for a solo artist. Eminem has released 10 albums, all rap music. He would spend hours...
Kanye Omari West, rapper, producer, professional celebrity, and with an ego to match, has forced himself into the limelight of the music industry. Kanye West has made a lasting impression on all of those around him, whether it be a good one or bad. With seven full length albums, a multimillion record label company, and a successful fashion business all under his belt, it’s fair to say that Kanye has done his fair share of creating. Over the last twelve years Kanye went from a young Chicago kid just trying to get his flows off, to one of the most decorated musicians of all time. With over 20 Grammy’s and 3 of his albums ending up on the Rolling stones “500 greatest albums of all time”. He has continuously created, entertained, and spoken his mind for years. Whether it be “George Bush does not care about black people” or “Taylor imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had
In the Forbes article called, Two Nations…both black by Henry Louis Gates Jr. it talks about how African American people don’t see themselves as good enough to be successful like “white” Americans. In the article, it talks about how African Americans are living in a period of time where they are having the best of times and the worst of times. The article also talks about how African Americans are not assimilating to the American norms. Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes on to say that in order for an African American to be successful they need to have a good career. He says that being an athlete is not a serious occupation, but having an education is. He then mentions that segregation will be broken once they cross the line of integration and when they graduate from a university not by playing a sport, but by their work that they do.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was an African-American rapper, poet, and record producer during the 1990’s. In his adolescent years, he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts where he took acting and dance classes, like ballet. He was taught radical politics by his mother, which helped him develop ideas about topics he would later use in his many works. At an early age, Tupac had seen the injustices of the real world. His mother was a former Black Panther activist who turned to substance abuse during Tupac’s childhood. Aside from that, he and his mother also moved many times while they lived together in New York City. While Tupac was in Baltimore, he discovered rap; not long after, he and his mother moved to the West Coast where he joined the rap group
Lamar has been successfully achieving his dream by rapping about the stress and difficult situations he has encountered but strongly claims that we will all be alright in his song, “Alright.” He released a song called “i” that reflects how violence has increased in the cities and how he wishes everyone should love each other as humans. His last song on “To Pimp A Butterfly” called “Mortal Man” he states “only because you don’t wear the same color as mine, that doesn’t mean I can’t respect you as a human being.” He clearly states how he understands the reputations of other gang members may seem important but should all still respect others as people. Lamar has been a role model to several students from the city of Compton that was able to create a scholarship called “Be Alright” that is based off the same song called “Alright.” Kendrick Lamar has been respectively producing music for his fans without a doubt of impressive beats and
“It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure” (Bill). Bill Gate’s idea that entrepreneurs who have experienced failures are more determined to succeed the second time than the first time. Through his actions, Bill Gates has proved to be an ethical yet a capitalist. When doing this, he does not use any harmful trickery to get what he wants. He instead he inspires others, and helps the poor from hunger and poverty. Bill Gates changes the world by inspiring and leading others ethically.
I have read an account called " 'What's in a Name? " ", which is composed by Henry Louis Gates. This account demonstrates to us a youth experience of the creator that happened amid the mid-1950s. In the article, Gates alludes to an occurrence when a white man, Mr. Wilson, who was well disposed with his dad, called his dad "George", a name which was a prominent method for alluding to African Americans in those circumstances. In any case, Gates' dad needed to acknowledge this separation and couldn't make a move around then. By utilizing sentiment to bring out individuals' enthusiastic reaction, and utilizing suggestion, Gates effectively communicates his claim that name shapes individuals' discernments
To illustrate “In the Kitchen” Henry Louis Gates shapes an identity of a young person growing up in a lower class black community and also the community as a whole in Piedmont, America in the fifties and sixties when the Black Civil Right Movement was taking place. The identity is based on his life and upbringing with his “mama” and the ways they used the kitchen for straightening their kinky hair to make them fit in with the wider community. Gates has developed the identity of an African American community who are frowned upon in the wider community due to having kinky hair instead of straight and also the struggles they went through in their everyday lives through many techniques used within the development such as textual form, figurative
On October 28, 1955 William H. Gates III (nicknamed "trey") was born in Seattle. His father was a lawyer (William H. Gates II) and his mother was a schoolteacher. He also had two older sisters who were in high school when Bill was born. Bill attended a public elementary school before he moved to a private school in North Seattle named Lakeside. Lakeside's strong academics enabled Bill to actively get involved with computers (which were the love of his life next to baseball) and use his superior intellect. This was the beginning of a long and successful career in computers. Bill combined his intellect and visions of technology along with his active participation in may charities to make our world a better place.