Name: By Any Means by Kevin Gates
Brand: Kevin Gates
SKU: 075679943187
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (112 reviews)

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Kevin Gates' climb to the top of hip-hop continues on By Any Means, his official 2014 mixtape. Boasts that the Young Money label won't sign him because he's "too violent" ("Wish I Had It") sit next to simple, hooky thug tracks ("Arm & Hammer" arguably being the best), and while that's the standard stuff that's found on mixtapes, from old editions of G-Unit Radio to whatever the Diplomats crew just issued, Gates goes above and beyond with the format. The 2 Chainz feature "Bet I'm on It" is a radio-worthy number while tracks like "Movie" (Frank Ocean-like R&B) and "Posed to Be in Love" (a love song with some Eminem-sized obsession) are unexpected excellence buried on a stopgap release, all of them making this mixtape quite necessary for fans of Gates' albums. Plies, Doe B, and Rico Love also lend a hand.
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1. Wish I Had It

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Jeremiah Sage Ackah; Composer
Producer: Allstar; Production

2. Don't Know

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Glenda Proby
Kevin Gilyard
Samuel Irving; Composer
Producer: Knucklehead
Grizzly; Production

3. Amnesia (feat. Doe B)

by Kevin Gates, Doe B.

Featured Artist: Doe B.; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
David Cunningham
Doe B.; Composer
Producer: Dun Deal; Production

4. Can't Make This Up

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Rock City
Kevin Gilyard
Dave Cappa; Composer
Producer: Dave Cappa; Production

5. Keep Fucking with Me (feat. Plies)

by Kevin Gates, Plies

Featured Artist: Plies; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Plies
V12 The Hitman Aka Mack Loggins; Composer
Producer: V12 The Hitman; Production

6. Homicide

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Christopher Dotson; Composer
Producer: Chrishan; Production

7. Movie

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Bobby Yewah; Composer
Producer: Beewirks; Production

8. Go Hard (feat. Rico Love)

by Kevin Gates, Rico Love

Featured Artist: Rico Love; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: James Scheffer
Isaac De Boni
Kevin Gilyard
Nikolas Marzouca
Rico Love
Michael Mule; Composer
Producer: Rico Love
Zac
Jim Jonsin
Finatik; Production

9. Bet I'm on It (feat. 2 Chainz)

by Kevin Gates, 2 Chainz

Featured Artist: 2 Chainz; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Carlton Mays Jr
2 Chainz; Composer
Producer: C-note
2 Chainz; Production

10. Arm and Hammer

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Dru From The Runners; Composer
Producer: Monarch
Runners; Production

11. Posed to Be in Love

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Kevin Andre Lemons Price; Composer
Producer: Grizzly; Production

12. Stop Lyin'

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: David Cunningham
Kevin Gilyard
Keith James; Composer

13. Wit It

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Big Soj
Kevin Gilyard
Daniel Andrew Johnson; Composer
Producer: Vee
Kane; Production

14. Just Want Some Money

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Zadrion Hawkins; Composer
Producer: Dj Yung Stylez; Production

15. Again

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Kevin Gilyard
Charles Driggers; Composer
Producer: Bricksdamane; Production

16. Get up on My Level

by Kevin Gates

Primary Artist: Kevin Gates; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Kevin Gates; Performer
Composer: Lionel Carter
Theron Thomas
Kevin Gilyard
Timothy Thomas; Composer
Producer: Young Carter; Production