Depending on who you ask, Kevin Gates either gave the greatest — or the rudest — interview ever this past weekend.
Either way, whoever you asked is probably exaggerating, but Gates did have a pretty fascinating back and forth with DJ Traci Steele ahead of his set at Hot 107.9’s annual Birthday Bash concert in Atlanta on June 18.
The warning signs come early in the just-over two-minute clip, as the interviewer reaches out to touch Gates’ arm in a friendly gesture. He recoils slightly, then quietly wipes his sleeve off where she touched him as they continue to speak.
In a follow-up post that Gates shared on Instagram, the rapper explained why he didn’t want to be touched.
“First of all, I’m married. Second of all, I’m holy. Don’t put your dirty-ass hands on me,” he said.
The conversation only gets more awkward from there, as Steele asks him questions and then speaks over him while he tries to answer them. The New Orleans rapper’s responses are mostly short, but he maintains a level of respect throughout, letting her finish her thoughts and addressing her as “ma’am” while staying straight-faced and serious.
She tries to get him to talk about his plans for the future and he answers three separate questions with: “I don’t let the left hand know what the right hand is doing.”
He briefly waxes philosophical about the journey of life, and, when asked about his thoughts on the Birthday Bash, says the energy is “ok” but that he wouldn’t truly know until he hit the stage. “I’ll form my assessment based on my experience,” he says flatly.
At the end of the interview, the Murder For Hire 2 rapper gives the same annoyed look to the camera that he did in a viral clip when a fan rolled up on him for a photo as he was shopping in Hollywood.
Interviews aren’t easy, especially when the interviewee gives you as little to work with as Gates does here, but Steele stays exceedingly positive throughout the interview.
Watch the video, which has amassed more than three million views on Facebook, below.
For a more talkative interview with Gates, check out his recent conversation on BigBoyTV:
this guy is such a clown…im holy, don’t put your hands on me…LMFAO!!!!!
Holy? More like: whole-E, right? As in filled with MDMA from bottom to top. Maybe he should be more communicative with his left hand.
im just hes next to shoot up a night club
Yeah, I am sure God appreciates the dirty language.
Who is this tranny looking guy?
A holy man
A holy man
A holy man
Ooooooookay. Yikes! That hand wipe is the most awkward shit this year. It was like when you go over somebody house & they fix a plate for u and you just look at it like “Nah, none for me”. Highly hilarious & truly entertaining.
Fuck this tranny looking freak your holy? So are priests and ministers and they hug people and shake peoples hands and pat people on the back all the time…gonna be funny when this guys rides over…
Most fascinatingly awkward interview? More like most rudest interview ever! I used to like Kevin and he does put his heart and soul in his music but he better humble himself..cuz what the lord giveth the lord can also taketh away…and he looks like self destruction to me. At least he didn’t kick her in the chest like he did the girl at his concert. Now that would have been a fascinatingly awkward interview!
I’m mad dude is wearing his pants at his thighs! Lol. He’s serving them buns.
I’m a new fan of this guy now ONLY cuz of this interview. My homie is and has been the BIGGEST Kevin Gates fan.. He actually put me on to his music but for some reason, I don’t like Kevin Gates music. The song my homie use to bang, the first song of Kevin Gates that my homie introduced me to and the first time I’ve ever even heard of Kevin gates was his “Coco” freestyle..my homie had that on repeate and I did as well cuz of my boy but after that, I couldn’t F**k with his music for sum reason but ill tell you that the way Kevin Gates think…is quite similar to the way I think so I’m still not a fan of his music but Im a fan of him personally now after watching this interview.
That’s funny cause the more interviews of him that I’ve been watching lately he’s starting to loose me as a fan. All he does is talk about how he doesn’t care about anyone which is not true. If you don’t care about your fans then why put music out to the masses, why are you doing shows? If he doesn’t care about his fans then why would your fans continue to back you? He needs to show some appreciation. Everything he has is because he has people who fuck with his music but if he keeps saying fuck everybody including his supporters eventually it will all be taken away.
CLOWN!!
Congratulations America…this is what you’ve done.
Does this nigga want to be a rapper or what?? That was so extra!!! stop it my nigga…
This Dirty Eddie Monster looking MOFO said he’s holy ctfu
LMAO GTFOH Kevin Gates u FUCK UR OWN COUSIN!!! Like u care if some girl puts her hands on u. Nasty mf
This clown is the new generation’s rap hero. Somebody should do a comedy documentary on all these rap clowns running around in the game nowadays. Call the documentary “New Generation: The Fuckboy Rap Artist”
Starring lil uzi vert migos yong thug rich homie quan and rich f a g whoever lol buncha fuckin ladies walkin around real ugly ones…
Dude looks and acts TOTALLY gay. What is that on your head bro? LOL
One of the worst to ever do it.
I hope he was just trying to be funny becz this was pure ridiculous
He’s a fat ass dyke-looking cousinfucker.
Kevin Gates is cool but I haven’t heard any rapper put together a project this unique.
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Yo stop w the hate. That shit ain’t awkward at all. That’s a real ass mother fucka speaking his mind. He don’t need your recognition. He don’t need u to follow him on Instagram lmao. This dude lives his life for himself and if u follow it and like what he is doing so be it. Real recognize real #rllnr #rg #gunit
100 my nigga. We fuck w that
Yeah yeah that’s all well and good until you walk up to him in the streets try to dap him up and say I’m a fan of your music and he says fuck you to your face and walks off. How’s that for real. KG needs to humble himself.
Exactly…
FUCK KEVIN GATES
Get it together boy,First off you’re not holy JESUS is and when your career is dead like a fish outta water you are going to wish someone would interview you.Its been great’s who have fallen from grace and you’re notclose to that.You can be a good rapper and remain humble,Look at kendrick L.
He dsn’t care abt your opinions, you can keep it obviously if was worth any good it would have gotten higotm somewhere brought him somin. And he said that he’s not a profit or GOD, they are askin him questions antabt his life & he’s spreading his gospelgospel & you bringbeing negative
I don’t like him as a rapper, but at least his a better muslim than Ice Cube was.
A better muslim than Ice Cube? Yea with all them tattoos (muslims don’t have tattoos and if you do before you convert, you get rid of them and your Masjid will help if you cant afford it) and threesomes with his wife, not to mentions bragging about it (thats not modest)? Saying he will never die? It states in the Quran that once the world is destroyed, Allah will raise all of the dead and all will continue the after life, rewarded or punished according to the halal or haram they’ve committed. Regardless of all this unless you know either of these men personally, you cant question someones faith, it is between them and the most high.
uh no if you have tattoos before you converted to islam then you dont have to get them rmoved if it’ll cause harm, also, after you convert to islam all of your sins are washed away…
He’s only 2% Muslim
He’s only 2% Muslim
Gates is dope and I have supported him since 2013 but I have to be objective and admit that he seems kind of rude here… I like how the interviewer kept doing her job and didn’t let his arrogant attitude phase her.
Gates is from Baton Rouge. He is not a “New Orleans rapper”
He was was born in N.O, raised B.R, thats why out of on folks think he’s N.O rapper
He was was born in N.O, raised B.R, thats why out of on folks think he’s N.O rapper
I agree with everyone else… Kevin was extremely rude!!! So what you’re married, Still RESPECT is due to everyone! It’s not like she was trying to get with hi or anything!!!! DAMN!!!
Kevin gates has great song so people look up o him
He did g have respect u don’t have to touch nobody to give an interview I’m the same way don’t touch me
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