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Gates’ musical endeavours began when he started rapping in 2007 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he grew up. Along with fellow Louisiana rappers Webbie and Lil Boosie, Gates first drew attention to himself with the 2008 single “Get in the Way” featuring Lil Boosie. Influenced by the likes of Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and Nas, since 2007 the rapper has been known for his time on the mixtape circuit releasing a string of mixtapes including 2007’s “Pick Of Da Litter”, 2008’s “All Or Nuthin”, 2009’s “All In”, and 2010’s “Behind Enemy Lines” and “The Leak”.
Shortly after his single “Get in the Way” Gates got sent to jail until 2011, upon his release he immediately returned to recording music, which included the mixtapes “I Don’t Know What to Call it Vol. 1 (2011), “Make ‘Em Believe” (2012) and “In The Mean Time” (2012). 2012 also brought a number of collaborations for the rapper including work with Juvenile and French Montana.
It was in 2013 however where Kevin Gates really blew up with his mixtape “The Luca Brasi Story” which became instantly popular, being downloaded over 130,000 times and resulted in Gates appearing on high-profile mixtapes for Pusha T, Slim Thug and Gudda Gudda. It wasn’t long before he signed to the major label Atlantic after completing his contract with the indie imprint label Breadwinner by releasing the well-received album “Stranger Than Fiction”, featuring artists Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J. The album debuted at No. 37 in the Billboard 200 and led to the rapper being named part of the 2014 XXL Freshman Class.
Fellow rapper Pimp C founded the rap duo Underground Kings in the late 1980s with friend Mitchell Queen. The lineup didn’t last long however and Bun B ultimately joined, alter securing a record deal with independent Houston label Bigtyme Records. The pair’s debut output was the well-received EP “The Southern Way”, which raised the duo's exposure and led to them signing with Jive Records. Unable to release much of their hardcore, explicitly content on their debut full-length, the EP “Banned” was issued in 1993 to satisfy fans. The studio album “Too Hard to Swallow” arrived in 1993 on Jive Records, succeeded by “Super Tight” in 1994, “Ridin’ Dirty” in 1996, and “Dirty Money” in 2001.
Following the arrest of his UGK partner Pimp C, Bun B began making appearances on songs by Paul Wall, Webbie, and Yung Joc, before releasing the mixtape “Legends” in 2005. The same year Bun B issued his debut solo album “Trill”, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 aided by the singles “Draped Up”, “Git It”, and “Get Throwed”. In 2007 UGK partner Pimp C was found dead in a hotel room, and Bun B’s sophomore album “Il Trill” was in large part a tribute to his former colleague. Debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, the album proved his most successful to date, spawning the singles “That’s Gangsta”, “You’re Everything”, and “Damn I’m Cold”.
Two years later Bun B’s third studio album “Trill OG” hit the shelves featuring 2Pac, T-Pain, Trey Songz, Drake, and Slim Thug. Led by the single “Countin’ Money”, the record earned favourable reviews and charted at No. 4 upon release. “Trill OG: The Epilogue” followed in 2013 once again featuring a host of high-profile contributions from the likes of Big K.R.I.T, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, and Redman. Debuting at No. 30 on the Billboard 200, the record received positive reviews and cemented Bun B’s position as one of the most celebrated rappers in hip-hop.
When Kevin Gates reached the stage his performance was unique! Not only did he capture the audience but he showed everyone love! He's a great performer and will keep you on your toes at all times. In the middle of his performance unlike others I've been to he came down off stage and interacted with the crowd! Not just the front but to the back of the club and back. This venue may not have been huge but it felt like a coming home party and every one had a good time. I can't wait to see him in future performances.
mrs.jones072013
Bernard Freeman is hardly the most street of names to go by, so there’s certainly no blaming the man for instead choosing to go by Bun B when he’s rapping; in truth, though, he doesn’t really require a change of name in retrospect, with his towering reputation in the genre more than secure thanks to his role as one half of the pioneering southern hip hop act UGK (UnderGround Kingz). As part of the duo, B - along with his late bandmate Pimp C - proved a huge inspiration to a new generation of rappers, including the likes of Lil Wayne. Since C’s passing, B has spent more time focusing on a solo career, and that of course includes some heavy touring schedules; backed by a hype man and a turntablist, B delivers his intelligent, socially conscious lyrics in incendiary style - his powerful flow is genuinely unique - as he runs through classic cuts both from his own catalogue and the UGK canon. He’s a commanding presence onstage, and remains one of hip hop’s most important underground acts.
Joeg_67
He’s probably not by any means the closest thing that hip hop has to a household name, either in his native United States or anywhere else for that matter, but that’s not to say that Slim Thug - or Stayve Jerome Thomas, to give him his full name - hasn’t met with some serious success in his career; back in 2005, he dropped his debut album Already Platinum, and whilst the titular prophecy did not ultimately end up coming true - instead, Thug will have a gold disc hanging on his wall at home - the album did enter the U.S. albums chart at an entirely respectable number two, helped in no small part by the collaborations that Thug had been part of on the charts to that point, especially Mike Jones’ ‘Still Tippin’ in late 2004. Since releasing Already Platinum, Thug has made three more solo records, with the latest, Boss Life, dropping late last year. He’s perhaps better known, though, as a member of Boss Hogg Outlaws, with whom he’s served up four full-length albums and toured extensively; Thug’s signature energy and aggressive flow are a huge part of Outlaws’ live shows, and he continues to hit the road with them sporadically today, especially in their native U.S.
Joeg_67
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