Frustrated to see him get 30 mos, there’s some truth to the system not letting some people rise beyond it. Next album is going to be ridiculous, calling it now.
Just described India, the royal family and the entire Middle East fr,fr.
Anyhow, gun charge was just possession as a felon. Didn’t say he was nice, but dragging people back into jail on four year old charges when they finally get clear of their roots is hardly constructive.
Bet when he gets out, he’s even worse… they find him again 4 years after he’s released again… but this time… he’s got TWO guns… not just the one… prison just making people even worse criminals etc…
Anyhow, Satellite is probably his best song, hits full stride around 2:04, with Wish I Had It, Kno One and Not the Only One up there along with a ton others.
I’m very upset about this. Kevin Gates is the only gangsta rapper that doesn’t glorify breaking the law and continually talks about what it has cost him.
He has lots of good songs, but wish I had it, out the mud, and paper chasers are my jam. Also like IHOP freestyle mostly because it reminds me of when I used to eat at that IHOP
I mean, I don’t personally do it, but I’m not judging them for that. It was even common in the US and Europe until about a hundred years ago. I definitely had a much more narrow minded / US centric view of it before I dated a Kuwaiti and at the time was shocked to find out it was common practice in those regions. It’s not for me, but I try to keep it in perspective given that it’s largely a cultural convention, as I pointed out. It largely sprouted alongside the eugenics movement and remains legal in 20 of the 50 states. Any risk of gene pool corruption is typically only after several repeated generations of occurrence.
Judging someone’s character for banging their cousin is not wholly different than judging someone for any other sexual preference. Also, I give the guy some leeway given the hardship of his background and the fact that he’s clearly a well documented eccentric artist with undeniable talent.