Flashback: Kevin Gates: Prison Was Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me

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Kevin Gates was released from jail today after serving nine months of a 30-month bid on weapons charges. Unfortunately, this is not the first the time the Baton Rouge rapper did time behind bars, back in 2014, Kevin opened up to VladTV about being in the juvenile system when he was younger, which led to him going in and out of jail throughout his adult years. The XXL Freshman explains that going to jail as a child “took the fear of imprisonment away,” and says “it criminalizes you.”

When asked about facing a 30-year sentence, Kevin details how the charges racked up after he stabbed someone in self-defense. He reveals that he was being charged as a convicted felon with a firearm, which resulted in 10-15 added years. An additional charge of being around a controlled substance added another 10-15 years to his sentence.

In total, Kevin spent 31 months in jail for his convictions, but says “prison was the best thing that ever happened to me.” The Louisiana native says that it taught him respect for himself and everything around him, and adds, “it only gets gangster if necessary.”

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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