50 Quotes by Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates, a distinctive voice in the realm of hip-hop, captivates audiences with his raw authenticity and lyrical depth. His music is a reflection of his tumultuous life experiences, offering listeners a glimpse into the challenges he has faced and the lessons he has learned. Gates' lyrical prowess extends beyond mere rhyme schemes, delving into introspective themes of pain, growth, and self-discovery. His unapologetic approach to sharing his personal journey, from his struggles with the law to his spiritual awakening, resonates with many who have faced similar hardships. The gravity of his verses is matched by his distinct delivery, which ranges from emotive storytelling to aggressive and energetic flows. In a genre often criticized for its lack of substance, Gates' willingness to delve into his own vulnerabilities and the complexities of life adds a layer of authenticity that sets him apart as a modern-day poet of the streets.
Kevin Gates Quotes
Wise men change, fools stay the same. (Meaning)
Why accept failure when success is free? (Meaning)
Loves a battlefield it's not a one night stand. (Meaning)
Say what you doin and not what you finna do (Meaning)
Some may consider this a problem, I easily fall in love (Meaning)
Knowledge is provided but only to those who need to know (Meaning)
Anything lost, can be found again, except for time wasted. A vision without action is merely a dream. Action, it's the grind, it's the hustle, it's the persistence.
Whatever an individual chooses to do with themselves, long as it doesn't affect me and they're respectful with it, I don't care what they do. Because I'm not perfect and I have flaws, so who would I be to be judgmental?
I've had good times and I've had bad times and I reminisce, maybe when I lay down, but throughout my day I keep myself engulfed in whatever moment I'm in because it could steer me into a depressed state.
Emotionally I'm an introvert but it come off as aggression
Never break or fold, that's what it takes to be major.
The ones that hate you most tend to be the people you know
If you associate yourself with peer pressure or complacency, you're destined for failure.
I have trust issues with allowing other individuals to know my innermost secrets for fear of how I may be viewed. Everyone has this.
I suffer from depression. Severe cases of it. Not one case of depression, not a severe case, but severe cases of depression. Music is my only outlet, it's therapeutic to me. It's a release. It's how I vent emotionally.
I don't have a religion. I ain't nothing wrong with church as long as they selling chicken. Cause I read the Quran, I read the Kabalah, I read the Bible. They all got the same three basic principles: Love God, love your neighbor as yourself, and...As far as me being, I live by those principles.
It is illegal to steal my feelings and leave
The energy in the daytime is so different because everyone is so unhappy and depressed and you can pick up on that energy psychokinetically. So I like to come out at night. Everything's settled, you can see more.
Out my window.. I see everything I dream about and wished I had
My daily conversation, it consists of hustle. Grinding from the bottom sick and tired of struggle.
I've always stood on my own two. I don't need a team. I don't do the entourage thing, 30 people. I don't do that. That's just not me.
When you come up in the slums, having nothin make you humble
Knowledge is provided but only to those who need to know
I'm inspired by everything that goes on around me. I'm a sponge. I'm very analytical. I notice the things that most people don't notice.
I just always wanted to study human behavior because every psychologist that I would talk to would tell me I was bipolar, and I know I'm not bipolar, so I had to perform a psychoanalysis on myself to find out that I have unresolved grief.
Jail and the streets go hand in hand. You can't have one with out the other. They coincide.
I have trouble with letting go. That's my problem. Anybody that has extreme highs and extreme lows is bipolar to any psychologist and that's not necessarily the truth.
I love God, I love everybody else around me as myself, and I love my enemy.
Bein logical gave me a reason to doubt
Pray to god someone prays for me
I don't gang bang but I'll bang tha thang!
To be honest I am not lookin to be romantic, already got someone at home
I live by the ten percent rule. Save one, you save a thousand.
Every time the leaves are changing it's the loneliest time of the year
Fall in love fast, make sure I handle it delicate
Seem like codeine is the one thing that help take my mind from the lies
Being in the neighborhood and the poverty stricken environment that I grew up in, I took a detour. I gravitated towards some of the individuals that did a lot of the wrong things with the right intentions.
I love to be clean. I wear the same things, all of my clothes pretty much look the same. I'm a plain and simple type of guy. I don't really do a lotta busy colors and things of that nature. I feel like less is more.
Can you keep up with the lingo
You have to be intimate with a person to know that person.
I write a lot of my best music in the car, like late night. Three, four in the morning. I'm in the passenger seat, I got my driver, my getaway driver. My Bonnie, I'm Clyde. That's when everything is just settled. In the daytime it's chaotic. Everybody just goin' nowhere fast. In a rush to go nowhere.
The Notebook ... that’s my favorite one. I’ve read that book 30 times. It gives a true depiction of two people that are in love.
Breathing is so important with physical activity, then how much more important is it with psychological activity?
My grandmother was an English teacher for a while. And she stressed to me the importance of reading, being able to articulate well.
I vent through my music. That's the only outlet I have.
I did a lot of drugs. I didn't do multiple drugs, but I overindulged in whatever drug of choice.
Don't respect a lot of rappers, feel I had a harder life
Any artist that's as serious about making music as I am, I'm cool with that. But if you telling me, "Man, send me a verse and I'ma send you a verse." No. That's not collaborating. We don't know each other and I'm serous about this music.
I've just always been a reader. My grandmother just expressed the importance of literacy, if I said that correctly. She just always expressed the importance of being able to write and being able to read.
― Kevin Gates Quotes
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Tal Gur is an author, founder, and impact-driven entrepreneur at heart. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own daring design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 major life goals around the globe. His journey and most recent book, The Art of Fully Living, has led him to found Elevate Society.
