Kevin Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin… Read Full Bio ↴Kevin Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper and singer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2013, it was announced that Gates signed to Young Money Entertainment.
Kevin Gates first began rapping in 2007, when he began making music with fellow Louisiana natives such as Webbie and Lil Boosie. Gates first received attention with his 2008 single "Get in the Way" featuring Lil Boosie. Soon after, he and Boosie would be incarcerated in separate cases. Gates would then be released in 2011 and immediately returned to recording music. He would soon earn the attention of Lil' Wayne. In early 2013, Gates released a mixtape, The Luca Brasi Story which was called "easily the best rap-related thing" in February 2013 by Spin Magazine. The Luca Brasi Story has been downloaded from popular mixtape sharing site, DatPiff, over 130,000 times.

On February 15, 2013, it was announced that Kevin Gates signed to Atlantic Records. Gates was also featured on Pusha T's 2013 mixtape as well as on Gudda Gudda's mixtape. On July 16, 2013 Gates released a street album titled Stranger Than Fiction, the street album was supported by the single "4:30".

He released his latest project By Any Means in 2014, and from there exploded in even more popularity. Mid-year made his way onto the cover of the 2014 XXL Freshman list.

Every Little Thing I Do
Kevin Gates Lyrics

I'm a god in the city of god I'm a
Dog in New Orleans a don in B-R
Show in Detroit I don't need no semi when
The drink online I'm a buy too many
OK, really when I felt like dying went hard
Couldn't cry but the pain ain't ended
Emotional strains, strain ain't endin'
These niggas pretending, fuck is you gettin'
See it in my eyes I'm a soldier really
These teardrops don't make me serious

They just tell a story, consider me a poet
On parole ain't no ego
Fell in love with a stripper could
You blame me for it
Baby just lie don't tell me the truth
Truth still hurt and my heart is still proof
Never loved no bitch I ain't part of no crew
Everybody 'round look 'em dead in the eyes
When trouble come 'round they
'gon turn on you turn on who
I'm a hold it down for my niggas in
The pen doin' life won't change up
When I tell my brother Mazi that
I love 'em he don't ever
Say it back to a nigga
Before the phone hang up
Hope a nigga know that if
He touch what I love
On the hush motherfucker you 'gon
Give your brain up

Me you every Little Thing I Do
Every Little Thing I Do
Every Little Thing I Do
Runnin' 'round my city on flu
Niggas don't want no brew
Every Little Thing I Do
Every Little Thing I Do

I'm Cali bound motivated
Flow contagious I've been gone for days
And every day I've been on
I make a song amazing
Got my apron on I got the blow appraising
I cut the check, check is cut
Send in my homies to get the register
It's only a strong arm the weapon tucked
I'm very involved so learn your lesson bruh
Who think that you was creepin' on
Who you think that you was speakin' on
Kick in your face until your teeth is gone
I got Dr dre's you got your speakers blown
I'm kind hearted kickstarted
I'm a real nigga, not a Messy Marvin
Want a real price, not a grocery bargain
Don't shop at Target I'm a ball regardless
Fillmore niggas are just some of the hardest
While I'm a whoopin' a nigga
Right in front of the garbage
And I'm a signing a deal, taking his artist
And I'm countin' the money
On a Persian carpet
When I left the block, breath again
Coke, weed, molly having Jesus
It ain't like a nigga don't need the ends
I don't need a bitch and I don't need a Benz

Me you every Little Thing I Do
Every Little Thing I Do
Every Little Thing I Do
Runnin' 'round my city on flu
Niggas don't want no brew
Every Little Thing I Do
Every Little Thing I Do

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

Written by: Figg Panamera, Kevin Gilyard, David Cunningham

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