Kevin Gates made waves throughout the late 2000s and also 2010s, the latter of which saw the launch of 12 mixtapes and also the birth of The Luca Brasi Story collection. The rap artist launched the very first installation in 2013, and also offered it a 10th wedding anniversary re-release in February to commemorate the job, he discusses to Billboard News in a brand-new meeting.
Speaking with Tetris Kelly, Gates claims that The Luca Brasi Story was a transcendent body of job that the sector wasn’t gotten ready for when it was initially launched. “I’m immortal. For the people that don’t know what that means … when I put it out, it was before its time,” he insists. “It was received well, but once I put it out again, it was re-received ’cause people like to discover Kevin Gates, and I’m still discovering Kevin Gates.”
The Luca Brasi Story proceeded with 2 various other mixtapes — Luca Brasi 2 debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 graph in 2014, while its adhere to up, Luca Brasi 3, came to a head at No. 4 on the all-genre tally in 2018.
As for the state of mixtapes in rap, “I don’t feel like it’s making a comeback,” Gates claims. “It’s me staying true to my roots, because when you say ‘mixtape,’ it takes the pressure of an album. When you say ‘album,’ that’s when the anxiety hits, like, ‘Oh my god, I have a fear of failure. Is it going to be received well?’ But when you say ‘mixtape,’ it’s like I’m going to give you the current events in between the album.”
In current months, the Baton Rouge indigenous has actually maintained hectic by launching a string of songs consisting of “Do It Again,” “Prada Me” and also “Breakfast,” which charted at No. 45 the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs study. “I love this version of myself,” Gates claims of himself and also what’s to find. “I’ve never been more in love with version of myself right now because I come from being so hard on myself.”
Watch Gates’ complete meeting with Billboard News over.
