Kevin Gates Net Worth, Age, Height

Kevin Jerome Gilyard professionally known as Kevin Gates is an American rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is known for his debut studio album Islah which was released on 29 January 2016. His first album ranked number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. Kevin Gates net worth is estimated at $1.5 million dollars.

Kevin Gates Early Life

Kevin Jerome Gilyard was born on 5 February 1986 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was an African American drug dealer who died from complications from AIDS. When he was a child moved to Baton Rouge his grandmother’s house. His mom had him when he was young and two more children shortly after.

Unfortunately, His mother is unable to care for her growing family and she sends kids to grow up with grandparents. Gates grandmother was an English teacher and his grandfather was in the military and worked as an attorney. When he was in eighth grade his grandfather passed away then he met his biological father.

Kevin attended Kenilworth Middle School and he start poetry with his classmates and future collaborator Travis Johnson inspired him to start rapping. He tries to involve om music then he was arrested for riding as a pastor on a joyride when was 13 years old.
After someday later he was arrested again for different reasons.

Afterward, he attended Baton Rouge Community College to complete his graduation but he drop out of college for music. This time his childhood friend insert a record label known as Game Records with Kevin as their talent and together released their first promo tape in 2006. After this promo, he becomes famous in the rape community.

Kevin Gates Career

Kevin Gates start his career and released a single with his friend’s record label Dead Game Records. His first mixtape “Pick of Da Litter” was released in 2007. Next year he released another mixtape called “All or Nuthinin” 2008. This year some unexpected cases stop his music career for a few years.

After three years spent in prison, he starts his music career again. In 2012, he released another mixtape “Em Believe” and he make some buzz in the rape community. He got some popular rappers attention like Lil Wayne and signed Wayne’s record label “Young Money Entertainment”. This is a huge achievement in his music career.

Gates released his first studio album Islah on 29 January 2016. This album sold 112,000 copies in the first week and ranked number two on the Billboard 200 chart. This album features other fellow rappers such as Trey Songz and Ty Dolla Sign and guest appearances from famous actor Jamie Foxx. Gates’s first album received positive reviews and was a huge success.

When he was in prison, his wife Dreka Gates released his fifteen mixtapes “Any Means 2” on 22 September 2017. This mixtape ranked number four on the Billboard 200. After release from prison, he released his second album I’m Him on 27 September 2019. His third studio album Khaza released this year and get a huge response from the audience.

Kevin Gates Net Worth

As of 2022, Kevin Gates net worth is approximately $1.5 million dollars. His major income is from music with album sales live concerts and brands. He earns more than $2,50,000 dollar per year from several sources. He is a talented rapper but many legal issues, he can not release more albums.

Gates’s main income come from album sales. In his music career, he released only three studio albums, thirty-five singles, and seventeen mixtapes. His studio album sold more than 4.5 million copies all over the world. His first album Islah sold more than 2 million copies. He makes more than $6,00,000 dollars from album sales.

Kevin Jerome also earns money from live concerts. He performs at least seven to eight live concerts every year. He charges over $30,000 – $50,000 dollars for live concert performers. From media sources, he makes more than $3,50,000 dollars from live concerts per year. This rapper is available for live shows.

Besides, he also makes money from paid promotions. He promotes brands on his social media accounts. According to media reports, he charges over $10,000- $15,000 dollars per sponsor post. He earns more than $80,000 dollars from Brand endorsement. He also earns decent money from social media platforms.

Kevin Gates Instagram And Twitter

Gates is active on every social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. On Instagram, he has more than 10.4 million followers just 39 posts. He also has 1.9 million followers on the popular micro-blogging site Twitter. His all social media account are verified.

On the other hand, his official verified Facebook page has 9.8 million followers. He posts his latest photo, videos, and live stream regularly on his Facebook page. Most of the time he shares his upcome event, and video promos on his Facebook page. He is one of the hight followed rappers on Facebook.

U will learn to love again the stranger that was once Ur’self 💪#TheBeloved pic.twitter.com/8zLLYvBqfK
— Kevin Gates (@iamkevingates) May 9, 2022

Kevin Gates has an official Youtube channel named kevingatesTV with 7.71 million subscribers. He uploads official music videos, official audio, and shots on this channel. The most viewed music video on this channel is Really Really with 272 million views. He is also available on the music-sharing platform Soundcloud. He has more than 887k followers on his Soundcloud account.

Kevin Gates Personal Life

Kevin Gates wife name is Dreka Haynes. After a long relationship, this couple married in October 2015. They have two children, the first one is Khaza Kamil Gates and the second is Islah Koren Gates. He has a third child from another girlfriend. He loves his child and he is very close to them. Now he lives with his family in the USA.

Kevin is practicing the Muslim religion only in his family. In September 2016, he goes to Mecca for Hajj.