By Any Means is the eleventh commercial mixtape by American rapper Kevin Ga… Read Full Bio ↴By Any Means is the eleventh commercial mixtape by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on March 17, 2014, by his Breadwinners Association label, distributed by Atlantic Records. The mixtape debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, selling 17,000 copies in the United States. On DatPiff, this mixtape has been downloaded over 1,038,543 times, as of January 22, 2019.
By Any Means received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic's David Jeffries praised Gates for making tweaks to the above-average mixtape, singling out "Movies" and "Posed to Be in Love" as "unexpected excellence buried on a stopgap release, all of them making this mixtape quite necessary for fans of Gates' albums. Christina Lee of HipHopDX praised Gates' storytelling lyricism and beat choices for remaining consistent in finding the middle-ground between underground and mainstream, calling the mixtape "a smart display of his skills that aims for Rap radio airplay but doesn’t sacrifice too much personality, and a reliable stopgap between now and what’s ahead. Renato Pagnani of Pitchfork praised Gates for mixing the different styles from his previous mixtapes to deliver a strong precursor to his full-length debut, concluding that "With By All Means he completes a three-release run that's as solid as any in recent memory, even if the answer to the question of whether he has another gear in him remains unanswered for the time being.
By Any Means debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200, selling 17,000 copies in its first week of release. On September 7, 2018, the mixtape was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.
By Any Means received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic's David Jeffries praised Gates for making tweaks to the above-average mixtape, singling out "Movies" and "Posed to Be in Love" as "unexpected excellence buried on a stopgap release, all of them making this mixtape quite necessary for fans of Gates' albums. Christina Lee of HipHopDX praised Gates' storytelling lyricism and beat choices for remaining consistent in finding the middle-ground between underground and mainstream, calling the mixtape "a smart display of his skills that aims for Rap radio airplay but doesn’t sacrifice too much personality, and a reliable stopgap between now and what’s ahead. Renato Pagnani of Pitchfork praised Gates for mixing the different styles from his previous mixtapes to deliver a strong precursor to his full-length debut, concluding that "With By All Means he completes a three-release run that's as solid as any in recent memory, even if the answer to the question of whether he has another gear in him remains unanswered for the time being.
By Any Means debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200, selling 17,000 copies in its first week of release. On September 7, 2018, the mixtape was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.
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Kevin Gates Lyrics
Again I've been abused by this cold, cold world Everybody around …
Amnesia Who the fuck that is? Who the fuck that is? Who…
Arm And Hammer Box of soda, red and gold (red and gold) Arm and…
Bet I'm On It Whip through the dash Some thing on my wrist is blinging Got…
Cant Make This Up (I can't make this up) Step inside the booth Loosen up the…
Dont Know I know a lot, but there's some things I dont…
Get Up On My Level Get up on my level Get up on my level Get up…
Go Hard Get 'em Aw man, that bitch she go hard Put it on…
Homicide I'm not the strongest man in the world I never said…
Just Want Some Money Life story for life story, ya heard me I don't never…
Keep Fucking With Me Be-be-be cool, y'all must wanna see me incarcerated Stepping…
Movie So what would you say has changed I ain't goin lie…
Posed To Be In Love Ho tell me the other day she sent a nigga…
Stop Lyin Ah Own up to your bullshit Yeah its about that time Damn don…
Wish I Had It Anything lost Can be found again, except for time wasted A …
Wit It Yeah that's gangsta shit right there Look, say bruh, I ain't…
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