Multi-platinum recording artist Kevin Gates has announced the release of a new track, βStill Hold Up.β
Produced by longtime Gates collaborator Patrick Carmelo (βPride,β βFind You Againβ), βStill Hold Upβ follows Gatesβ recent blockbuster freestyle, βAlways Be Gangsta.β Gates first unleashed the track β which now boasts over 4.5 million streams and counting β during an extraordinary appearance on Apple Musicβs Beats 1 producer Charlie Slothβs Fire In The Booth freestyle format.
As if that werenβt enough, 2020 has also seen the official release of one of Gatesβ most personal tracks thus far, the powerfully romantic βDreka.β Named for his wife, manager, business partner, and mother of his two children β affectionately known as#bossmaynedrek β is accompanied by a very special official visualizer.
Gatesβ recent string of new music follows last yearβs critically acclaimed blockbuster LP, βIβm Him,β available via Bread Winners Association at all music retailers and streaming services. The album proved a sensation upon its September 2019 release, arriving at #1 on both Billboardβs βTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albumsβ and βDigital Albumsβ charts while also debuting among the top 5 on the overall SoundScan/Billboard 200 β Gatesβ fourth top 10 debut thus far.
In addition, Gates recently teamed with VICE to launch1-800-KEVIN: The Kevin Gates Helpline, an inspirational new web series β co-hosted with lifetime best friend OG Boobie Black β offering advice and positivity to fans for everything that life throws at them.