Kevin Gates is preparing to drop his third studio album, Khaza, on June 17. Ahead of its release, the 36-year-old rapper has appeasing fans with random loosies and freestyles. On Thursday (June 9), Gates shared a freestyle called “Super General” over the Kodak Black instrumental for “Super Gremlin.”
Toward the middle of the song, Gates appears to confirm he and his wife of seven years Dreka have split. He raps, “Went home to sleep, deep down, there’s tension when you knowin’ that somethin’ missin’/Suck it up, put all my energy back in Islah and lil’ Killa/Took the blame in interviews and made it look like I was trippin’/Made the Dreka song lie to the world while tryna protect her image.
“Tell me you love me, I say it back/Back in my mind, I’m indifferent/Brought this infiltrator to the farm/Hurt my heart, what am I missin’?” He also suggests she cheated with, “Personal trainer invaded my personal space/Deep down inside it killed me.”
“Super General” arrives shortly after he was spotted with Love & Hip Hop star Jojo Zarur. He also included photos of Zarur in the video for the song.
Kevin Gates is typically tight-lipped about his family life. While he and Dreka share two children together — Islah and Khaza — it’s unclear how many others he actually has.
As he told Complex in 2013, “I got some children. I’m real real close with them. I lay in the bed with them, hold them, love on them. It really doesn’t make sense to say [how many kids I have]. Not in a bad way, but it’s not like the public will ever get to see my children, and if they do see them, they aren’t going to know they’re mine.”
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However, Gates did get rather vulnerable during a recent appearance on the Big Facts podcast when he admitted he was contemplating suicide at one point.
“I’mma say something on this interview that I’ve never said before,” he said. “December 10 through the 12 was the hardest for me [last] year. I disabled my Instagram … See, I don’t do the, ‘Man, I’m ’bout to kill myself!’ I don’t want no attention. I was going the way of the samurai. Just smash myself because I was to the point I ain’t wanna live no more.”
Listen to it below.
Probably because he been out there eating random booty…
Sounds like the separation is the best thing that could’ve happened to him. If she had him feeling that low. I ain’t criticizing either. I’ve been in those shoes before. Not ready to kill myself, but not feeling like living anymore.
When a person holds so much in, you’ll never know what their thoughts are because their hurting from within. This brings on negative thoughts and behavior- to vent to the world in a song to cope. This maybe his coping mechanism to release what he’s feeling.
Despite he stated at some point in time “I’m bipolar and I have manic attack, just like any human being who’s going through something.” So, it’s obvious he’s hurting and releasing how he feels and hopefully he doesn’t allow his hurt to get the best if him to relapse in thinking of harming himself. Those who say they are prayer warriors- need to pray for him, and hopefully he gets the necessary help he needs. In the mean time, he needs to heal and remain focus so he can take care his kids, and forgive himself. Dreka needs to do the same, and make light of being a better woman… Enough said, because I don’t want to say nothing I shouldn’t because I don’t know the full story. So, hopefully they work through being parents for their child.
I gotta be honest, it was inspirational seeing him grow out of his insecurities and more immature tendencies after getting married and being more of a family man. This song, especially the bars about other women artists seem like a regression. I understand divorce can be hard on anyone, but I hope he doesn’t let it erase all the growth he’s made as a person.
Did “Dreeka get the camera”, when ole boy was clapping her cheeks to pieces Kevin?
Fool will do and say anything for attention. Make some good music fool. We don’t want to hear shit else from you….
I admired they love they connection how he put nobody above her prayers for their marriage what has for them noone can take
Men likening deserve whatever they get. He publicly embarrassed Dreka so many times I used to feel so sad for her. Then she just disappeared. Like that’s how bad it’s was she literally left everything she knew and started that farm and he continued to disgrace their marriage. Good for her I hope she has found someone who can be loyal.
To all the goofies saying good for her and they feel sorry for her..nobody knows their marriage but them and GOD! Grow up and get you some..and mind it.. y that I mean business. Pain go both ways. I know one thing no one is innocent, neither is she. Blessings and healing to both parties involved. Damn she was his wife,manager, and business partner, that would be my only concern. She has to much power.
I pray that Kevin find peace with his wife for his kids sake move on and learn from this and continue to make great music.
I don’t know Kevin Gates or his wife Dreka personally but I do know that the devil is of confusion. The love that was shared to the world by them both was beautiful. We all must remember that there’s issues every relationship goes through whether married or shacking!!! Remember God smiles on the marriage and nothing is perfect. He is man and she is woman. If God designed their marriage they will find peace, pray, love, trust, joy under new management with God. ??