Bread Winners Association recording artist Kevin Gates performed an epic homecoming show in his native city of Baton Rouge, LA last night to celebrate and preview his highly-anticipated new album I'M HIM. He surprised day-one fans with a few unreleased songs songs from his forthcoming album and took it a step further officially announcing the release date, September 27th.
I'M HIM will mark Gates' first official album release in more than three years, following 2016's now-classic debut, ISLAH. Gates - who has lost over 100lbs and is in the best shape of his life mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually - has been releasing a constant stream of music since his debut album. Despite his legal challenges and incarceration circumstances over the past three years, the Baton Rouge-raised emcee hasn't stopped delivering heavy-hitting music to his fans, including BY ANY MEANS 2, CHAINED TO THE CITY, LUCA BRASI 3, and his latest ONLY THE GENERALS GON UNDERSTAND. Throughout his esteemed career, Gates has amassed over 5 billion global streams.
Listen to "Push It" below.
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