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Lil B @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 4/20

... a Bay area treasure, will be performing at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on May 20 th. As a rapper he has gained fame through his solo career, his partnership with the Bay based rap group The Pack, and his insane twitter/social media presence. His performance will be a part of the Berner Presents Hippie Hill night. His performance will be alongside other acts such as headliner Berner, Kevin Gates, Young Dolph, Jesse Royal, Kool John, and Rich The Kid. Lil B is known worldwide through his amazing twitter presence, which is full of fun motivational messages and other various thoughts, but his music is where it’s at. His music is like his twitter feed is full of motivational messages or fun hyphy songs. Lil B has put out one studio album, 2011’s Rain In England, which has a solid presence on Spotify. The songs Birth To Life, Everything, and Love Is Strange are good songs from that album. What’s great about his music is that, especially on this album, the topics are various and diverse. Birth To Life has a serene track layered with Lil B rapping about the beauty of birth, the power of women, and the amazement he has for the experience of birth. Lil B has ...

How Kevin Gates Went From Underground To Platinum And Changed The Game

... dealt with depression and the way Kevin talks about it and brings those kind of issues to light has helped not only us but many many people I know get through life and just hard times in general. It’s more than a painfully beautiful feeling when others truly know your pain because they’ve felt it and Kevins wife Dreka, I can’t thank her enough because without her , Kevin wouldn’t be who he is today. She is also anot extremely beautiful soul. God will continue to bless them in anything they do in life because of who they are as people. Congratulations to the Gates and BWA! I pray they only have pure success, Peace, Love and Blessings in life. #idgt #FREEKEVINGATES ❤. By: Holli Diamond Gray. 02.03.2017 @ 12:42 AM. Not only as a artist is Kevin amazing but as a person as well. He is more than a beautiful hearted individual and I can’t speak for all fans but for me who he is I respect in every way. He’s not like most artists, what he talks about in his music is what it is. He stands on morals and principles and stands true to everything ...

Polk Judge Denies 'stand Your Ground' Defense By Rapper Kevin Gates

... Jul 28, 2016 at 9:13 PM. A judge on Thursday rejected a motion by rapper Kevin Gates that a misdemeanor battery charge against him be dismissed. By John Chambliss The Ledger. LAKELAND — A judge on Thursday rejected a motion by rapper Kevin Gates that a misdemeanor battery charge against him be dismissed. Lawyers for Gates argued last week that the charge against him for kicking a fan at a club in Lakeland during a performance should be dropped based on Florida's "stand your ground" law. But County Judge Sharon Franklin wrote that Gates' kick was not a justified action in response to Miranda Dixon grabbing his shorts twice. "While a simple act of touching or pushing someone without his or her consent may amount to simple battery, the Court finds that such a minor act does not necessarily rise to such a level as to justify the use of force in return," Franklin wrote. Stand your ground allows people to defend themselves ...

Kevin Gates Is Getting Out Of Jail This Month

... Dixon, the girl who was kicked, in a caption for a video showing an alternate angle of the incident. “She also acquired a civil attorney early on…what does that tell you? She also touched him FIRST (more than once) without his consent but yet he was the one sentenced to jail today for the same crime. She and her friend also had very conflicting stories and were tripped up in many lies today in the courtroom.”. 2016 was a huge year for Gates, with his debut album Islah getting released in late January and certified platinum by September. The LP spawned gigantic hits for the Baton Rouge rapper, including “2 Phones” and “Really Really,” but it felt like even more songs, such as “Hard For” and “Time for That,” could have been pushed as huge singles as well. Four months after releasing Islah, Gates was already ready to unleash more ...

Rapper Kevin Gates Guilty, Sentenced To 180 Days For Kicking Fan At Lakeland Concert

... Niteclub, located off Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, while he was performing in front of a packed crowd. Gates told jurors that he was attempting to protect himself when he kicked into the crowd after being touched twice by Dixon, who is now 19. Because of the lights on stage, Gates said he didn't know whether he was kicking a man or woman. "I didn't want to get pulled off stage," Gates said. "I just kicked at the hands that were grabbing me.". But jurors sided with Dixon, who testified that she only wanted to touch the rap star. "He looked at me after the first time I touched him and that got us excited," Dixon said on the stand. After Dixon touched him a second time, she said Gates lifted his leg and kicked her. "It hurt while I was breathing," Dixon said. "I was short of breath." Dixon reported the incident to police the following day. Assistant State Attorney Hope Pattey said Gates could have done numerous other things besides "hauling ...

Rapper Kevin Gates Waives Extradition To Illinois On Weapons Charges

... Circuit Judge Kelly Butz ordered him held without bail. Gates, whose real name is Kevin Jerome Gilyard, is wanted on a felony warrant charging him with a weapons offense, issued by the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Gates has a lengthy rap sheet that includes terms in prison and several gun charges from 2013 in Illinois, including aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to the Tampa Bay Times. In October, Gates told the six-member County Court jury that he feared being pulled off the stage and he "just kicked at the hands that were grabbing me." He was performing in the Rumors Niteclub, off Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, in front of a packed audience. Jurors convicted the rapper of the misdeamenor charge. Miranda Dixon testified that she just wanted to touch the multiplatinum recording artist. She reportedly grabbed at Gates' ...

12 Baton Rouge Rappers You Should Know

... by C-Loc, who is the godfather of Baton Rouge rap. Many of the city’s biggest names can be traced back to C-Loc, including Boosie Bad Azz. The Camp also housed Max Minelli, perhaps the finest rapper that Baton Rouge has ever produced. While the Camp are certified legends in South Louisiana, it was their youngest member who became the city’s first breakout star. The aforementioned Boosie Bad Azz (then known as Lil Boosie) got to make his debut in 2000 with his Youngest of da Camp album, and quickly rose up in the ranks in his hometown. Just a few years later, Boosie had linked up with Trill Entertainment in what would become the dominant label in Baton Rouge. Boosie’s work with Webbie helped them turn into regional stars and later vaulted both men into the national spotlight. Boosie and Webbie became mainstream acts thanks to hits like “Zoom,” “Wipe Me Down” and “Independent.”. During the height of Trill Entertainment’s run, Baton Rouge’s jig music scene flourished. But much like bounce music in New Orleans, jig was very insular. Its local popularity did not translate outside very well. Perhaps for that reason, Baton Rouge did not find its ...

Chance The Rapper Wins Best New Hip-hop Artist At 2017 Iheartradio Music Awards

... the interview, Chano confirmed that he’d be embarking on a 40-city tour , while also revealing the inspiration behind the gospel-tinged sound of Coloring Book. Apparently, he found the inspiration after rediscovered Kirk Franklin’s album in L. A. “I don’t remember what it was that made me start listening to Kirk [Franklin] again […] I grew up in the church, but I didn’t really know how good Kirk Franklin was until I was in L. A.,” Chano explained during the interview. He continued, “When I started listening to that, I was like okay, this is what I need to be working on. It got me into a range of music and understanding how chords work and not only how important pitch is, but how important tone is.”. Fans can once again see how Chano uses tone to enhance his music when he begins his 40 ...