| Kevin Gates ft. Kevin Gates | March 20, 2013 |
I’m not even going to give Gates any more high praise; you already know where I stand. Gates starts this song by dismissing the Future comparisons, then he shrugs them off, then he becomes Jamaican mid-way, then he closes out the song by telling the engineer not to change a thing. KB, who I have […]
| Video: Kevin Gates – “Satellite” | March 12, 2013 |
Luca Brasi might have gained Gates fans among the Intelligentsia coffee set, but “Satellite” was the anthem that orbited throughout Louisiana last year. A few misconceptions have been floating about the Baton Rouge rapper lately. For one, he was never signed to Young Money. He’s had a management deal with them. So there was no […]
| Video: Kevin Gates & Curren$y – “Just Ride” | February 28, 2013 |
One of the marks of a memorable rapper is when they write a line that should be a cliche, but somehow isn’t. Gates gets one off with “white and red whips like a Marlboro sign.” This may be my favorite song from Luca Brasi, but it has seven or eight rivals. To it’s credit, it […]
| Question in the Form of an Answer: An Interview with Kevin Gates | February 7, 2013 |
One of Kevin Gates' first interviews ever.
| Mixtape: Kevin Gates – The Luca Brasi Story | February 1, 2013 |
Baton Rouge’s Luca Brasi creeps in silently on a Friday night to drop one of the year’s heavily anticipated mixtapes. Between this and Indigoism, it’s like Holiday Gift Man has been stealthily dropping presents down the chimney (wrapped in a Live Mixtapes banner). I’ve been jamming it for the last hour and off a cursory […]
| Kevin Gates: Handling The Weight | January 29, 2013 |
You might have caught Gates stealing the show on Pusha’s “Trust You.” Let’s immediately dead the idea that he’s ripping off Future. Gates has been doing this since Pluto was a planet and he has his own Jamaica meets South Side of Baton Rouge stomp. This is the video from “Weight” from his imminent Luca […]
| The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (W/ Zip File) | December 19, 2012 |
Now with ZIP File. Download: Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Hip Hop Songs, 2012: Part II (#50-26) (Left-Click) Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Hip Hop Songs, 2012: Part I (#25-1 ) (Left-Click) Previously: Passion of the Weiss Top Hip Hop Songs — 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 Novelty Bonus – “Hot Cheetos […]
| The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (#50-26) | December 17, 2012 |
Like we always do about this time. Passion of the Weiss Top Hip Hop Songs — 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 Novelty Bonus – “Hot Cheetos & Takis” Yes, “Hot Cheetos & Takis” is a real song by children about two different spicy snacks that aren’t available in all markets. And yes, it is […]
