How education and upbringing influenced the life of Kevin Gates. A timeline of key moments.
Kevin Gates, born Kevin Jerome Gilyard, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is signed to Bread Winners' Association in partnership with Atlantic Records. Gates gained prominence through his mixtapes, including "Stranger Than Fiction," "By Any Means," and "Luca Brasi 2," all achieving top 40 Billboard 200 rankings. His debut studio album, "Islah," released in 2016, reached number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, solidifying his position in the music industry.
Kevin Jerome Gilyard, known as Kevin Gates, was born on February 5, 1986. He is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.
In 1999, at the age of 13, Kevin Gates was arrested for the first time for joyriding in a stolen vehicle as a passenger.
In 2003, Kevin Gates was jailed after being involved in an altercation outside a movie theatre, in which he stabbed his opponent multiple times.
Kevin Gates was released early from prison for good behavior in 2011, after serving 31 months.
In a 2013 interview with Complex, Kevin Gates hinted that he had children by other women, expressing a close bond with them.
In early March 2014, Kevin Gates was released from prison after serving 3 and a half months for parole violations and immediately focused on music, including the mixtape project By Any Means.
In October 2015, Kevin Gates married his longtime girlfriend, Dreka Haynes. The couple have two children.
In September 2016, Kevin Gates, along with his wife, went to Mecca for Hajj, as they are practicing Muslims.
Kevin Gates was released on parole on January 10, 2018.
In April 2018, Kevin Gates filed a lawsuit against his parole officer, the director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC), and its chief of parole for denying his requests to travel outside of Cook County, Illinois.
On May 2, 2018, Kevin Gates' lawsuit against his parole officer and the DOC was dismissed following a summary hearing in the USDC for the Northern District of Illinois.
On May 7, 2018, Kevin Gates filed an emergency petition requesting injunctive relief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which heard the case.
On May 9, 2018, a three-judge panel dismissed Kevin Gates' emergency petition, and scheduled the case to be heard non-urgently at a later date.
Kevin Gates' parole had originally been projected to expire on January 10, 2019.
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