Kevin Gates' climb to the top of hip-hop continues on By Any Means, his official 2014 mixtape.
Boasts that the Young Money label won't sign him because he's "too violent" ("Wish I Had It") sit next to simple, hooky thug tracks ("Arm & Hammer" arguably being the best), and while that's the standard stuff that's found on mixtapes, from old editions of G-Unit Radio to whatever the Diplomats crew just issued, Gates goes above and beyond with the format.
The 2 Chainz feature "Bet I'm on It" is a radio-worthy number while tracks like "Movie" (Frank Ocean-like R&B) and "Posed to Be in Love" (a love song with some Eminem-sized obsession) are unexpected excellence buried on a stopgap release, all of them making this mixtape quite necessary for fans of Gates' albums.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wish I Had ItJeremiah Sage Ackah, Kevin Gilyard | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Don't KnowKevin Gilyard, Samuel Irving III, Glenda Proby | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Can't Make This UpDave Cappa, Rock City, Kevin Gilyard | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | HomicideChristopher Dotson, Kevin Gilyard | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | MovieKevin Gilyard, Bobby Yewah | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Arm and HammerKevin Gilyard | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Posed to Be in LoveKevin Gilyard | Kevin Gates | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Stop Lyin'David Cunningham, Kevin Gilyard, Keith James | Kevin Gates | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Wit ItKevin Gilyard, Daniel Andrew Johnson, Big Soj | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Just Want Some Money | Kevin Gates | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | AgainCharles Driggers, Kevin Gilyard | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Get Up on My LevelKevin Gilyard, Lionel Carter Jr., Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas | Kevin Gates | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Amnesia (feat. Doe B) | Kevin Gates, Doe B | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Keep Fucking with Me (feat. Plies) | Kevin Gates, Plies | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Go Hard (feat. Rico Love) | Kevin Gates, Rico Love | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Bet I'm on It (feat. 2 Chainz) | Kevin Gates, 2 Chainz | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 55 mins | 126 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Chainz | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Jeremiah Sage Ackah | Composer |
| 3 | Doe B | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Big Soj | Composer |
| 5 | Dave Cappa | Composer |
| 6 | Lionel Carter Jr. | Composer |
| 7 | David Cunningham | Composer |
| 8 | Isaac de Boni | Composer |
| 9 | Christopher Dotson | Composer |
| 10 | Charles Driggers | Composer |
| 11 | Kevin Gates | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Kevin Gilyard | Composer |
| 13 | Samuel Irving III | Composer |
| 14 | Keith James | Composer |
| 15 | Daniel Andrew Johnson | Composer |
| 16 | Rico Love | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 17 | Nikolas Marzouca | Composer |
| 18 | Carlton Mays Jr. | Composer |
| 19 | Michael Mule | Composer |
| 20 | Plies | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 21 | Glenda Proby | Composer |
| 22 | Rock City | Composer |
| 23 | James Scheffer | Composer |
| 24 | Theron Thomas | Composer |
| 25 | Timothy Thomas | Composer |
| 26 | V12 the Hitman | Composer |
| 27 | Bobby Yewah | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |