Kevin Gates
Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), known professionally as Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records. His debut studio album, Islah, released in January 2016 and peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. Prior to Islah, Gates also released a number of mixtapes, including Stranger Than Fiction (2013), By Any Means (2014), and Luca Brasi 2 (2014), all of which peaked in the top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Copyright Verification
- CopyrightID (CopyrightChains tx_hash): 0x146959fb111629537e878258cd67de5063c7554c2b7c536757be786afe228b23
- Status: registered
- Registered: 2026-06-11T14:08:03+00:00
- Explorer: https://explorer.copyrightchains.com/tx/0x146959fb111629537e878258cd67de5063c7554c2b7c536757be786afe228b23
- Bitcoin block (earliest attestation): 953407, 2026-06-12T19:24:56Z
- Record hash: sha256:c26a67b9c90d36e154d1e2973eec1d4c3183dd39b4f6a5dab561a36e427ca103
- Anchored record: https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/221a3d06-15ad-4323-80dc-872f653769cd.json
- OpenTimestamps proof: https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/221a3d06-15ad-4323-80dc-872f653769cd.ots
- Verification result: https://artists.proofprofile.net/api/v1/bot/ots/verify/artist/221a3d06-15ad-4323-80dc-872f653769cd
- Bitcoin block lookup: https://blockstream.info/api/block-height/953407
Top Tracks
- Really Really
- Time for That
- TTG (feat. Kevin Gates)
- I Am Who They Say I Am (feat. Kevin Gates and Quando Rondo)
- Breakfast
- Head On (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Far Apart (feat. Kevin Gates)
- I'm Not Goin' (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Headstrong (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Play With Us (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Like Me (feat. Kevin Gates and Stroke tha Don)
- 2 Hands (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Hit Em Hard
- Bandz (feat. Yo Gotti, Kevin Gates & Denzel Curry)
- Love Myself (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Nolia (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Mine (feat. Kevin Gates)
- HABITS
- Ziploc (feat. Kevin Gates)
- Lifestyle (feat. Kodak Black & Kevin Gates)
Albums (4)
- No Option (2020-08-27)
- The Ceremony (2024-01-26)
- Breakfast (2023-02-10)
- Islah (Deluxe) (2016-01-29)
Recordings with proof (21)
- No Option; ISRC QZJ842000404; CopyrightID 0x32959d5ab7fbf64c6c2d70241ce1f1cc67f21d5f91f64e7b6688e79ba741447c; Bitcoin block 953520; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Ceremony; ISRC USAT22312539; CopyrightID 0x797c07a77c449213bf1d9a470097afff9af8b3dc851603e87e895d8c189d7fb9; Bitcoin block 953528; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Birds Calling; ISRC USAT22312540; CopyrightID 0xfe7ffd4385e0a42d48e984b354e4dbac6479e860282e92577c4862b3fc1555ed; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Lil Yea; ISRC USAT22312541; CopyrightID 0x790117baf3a7e4feab7c67540ffc7977df607bd0093ee8cc54f023a8c6fde388; Bitcoin block 953528; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Yonce Freestyle (feat. Sexyy Red & B.G.); ISRC USAT22312471; CopyrightID 0xcdc003cdf235a6386f6dbc47185be063b9116d34dde16716a4a5cfd9a0b1114d; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Eater; ISRC USAT22312542; CopyrightID 0xc28c0e37d679ebacc110c07bc64d2364616020787327e64d29d799c0719e280f; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Speed Dial; ISRC USAT22312543; CopyrightID 0x8c0b2082f5656c34170e7278955801a698b591a657fb1a03e278db06ac8cecbb; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- God Slippers; ISRC USAT22309800; CopyrightID 0x211a70e7753130dfd97c49485208db6db974c201c8d17d3a727025edbc636476; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- It Won’t Happen; ISRC USAT22312544; CopyrightID 0x3ceb454aa9cf7b61ddb1cb3b1d0cf6243b8f28117750fd59a96a4f429d1e2574; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Healing; ISRC USAT22312545; CopyrightID 0x040666957a84ea6aa688419a8b4f855c7956383af8e3675f5d3f39f6fdd875c9; Bitcoin block 953528; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Letter 2 My Fans; ISRC USAT22312546; CopyrightID 0x22e3d81fc311e1b3cc7db91ec116603beec0bf68730843452edad65cf48cedfa; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Protect Children; ISRC USAT22312547; CopyrightID 0x3d696142f525cf02a9ff6f3cb9738043ccef67e8c7b3e36cd55e6cfc9f604db5; Bitcoin block 953528; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Heal You; ISRC USAT22312548; CopyrightID 0x87006c9d83716c296f5865bb6bd8484c061cff16f4733408e295dceaf86c13e8; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Walmart; ISRC USAT22309973; CopyrightID 0x3eeff62f07311aa76d8d4ec7e7bc2dda2621234edd22eca95541e31736ce5f08; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Do It Again; ISRC USAT22305067; CopyrightID 0x8a2f18227e4eed60ea11bc18f3075c20e0491bd407a03df958eb35c6753eece9; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- RUMORS; ISRC USAT22308662; CopyrightID 0x65f1403e52fc1239cf1677c92644ec26cfd4d5df08fb8fd18c1d0fa8a1804544; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- I Don’t Apologize; ISRC USAT22307929; CopyrightID 0x2050711dd41bc92b3cb4b5188773f0fb3782a3f174bbd28f6835a3e7c9b5ae7f; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Broken Men; ISRC USAT22312549; CopyrightID 0xaf8d9bd174deeb62eee012e8ecc235c60127a3869ec9543a0d3a01fe583ed82e; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Breakfast; ISRC USAT22300608; CopyrightID 0x4d1c8792462f1d63dee8334e972ff801c7ca0b8f3467bd02eded82e37e878838; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Really Really; ISRC USAT21503157; CopyrightID 0x962576ccdcd3e6a234f4d57936a398fe7e4165391332480b21731345fdfd7112; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Time for That; ISRC USAT21503160; CopyrightID 0xebb82322acf27af2c03138aa51cade31afd8c27f124003a543eb96717c152cf8; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
Full machine-verifiable record (JSON-LD, dual-chain proof, every album and recording): https://artists.proofprofile.net/storage/jsonld/artists/04bc/artist-1212.json
Popularity-0 recordings of Kevin Gates in everplay, described from supplier metadata.