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Originally Posted by Severian
Whaaaaaaaa?
Kevin Gates?
Ok, due to some less than optimal circumstances, I found myself living in an area with a FUCKLOAD of white people whp listen to country music a little over a year ago. I can tell you with full confidence that I have never heard the words "Kevin's Gates" said out loud in person by ANYONE.
I think your need to check your sources. White country fuckers still love Eminem. In fact, they seem tlike be almost stuck in a time capsule where Eminem is the only rapper that matters. (Got into it in a friendly way with a co-worker about Em last spring... he was downright shocked to learn that I, a hip-hop fan, didn't like Eminem! He actually said, "You don't like Eminem? I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that before." ... so... yeah... time capsule)
Kevin Gates is good enough and skilled enough to build an underground fan base, and his first major label album was a fairly big hit. I think if he followed Islam up quickly with a really strong record a la Long.Live.A$AP or Section80, he could potentially have a nice solid few years of mainstream success ahead of him.
Plus Chance namedropped him on "Angels" so...
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Honestly, the "white people love Kevin Gates" thing was a meme on Twitter. Not sure if it holds any credibility. But he's actually the most streamed artist in the South, believe it or not..
http://djbooth.net/news/entry/2016-0...treaming-south
"Kevin Gates is Dominating the Charts & No One’s Noticing"