By Any Means (Kevin Gates album)

By Any Means
Mixtape by Kevin Gates
Released March 17, 2014
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Hip hop, southern hip hop, trap, gangsta rap
Length 55:43
Label Atlantic, Breadwinners
Producer All Star, Knucklehead, Go Grizzly, Dun Deal, Dave Cappa, V12 The Hittman, Chrishan, Beewirks, Jim Jonsin, Finatik N Zac, Honorable C-Note, The Runners, The Monarch, Big Soj, Kane Beatz, Yung Stylez, Bricks Da Mane, Yung Carter
Kevin Gates chronology
Stranger than Fiction
(2013)		 By Any Means
(2014)		 Luca Brasi 2
(2014)
Singles from By Any Means
  1. "Don't Know"
    Released: 2014
  2. "Posed To Be In Love"
    Released: 2014
  3. "Amnesia"
    Released: 2014

By Any Means is a mixtape by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on March 17, 2014, by his Breadwinners Association label, distributed by Atlantic Records. The mixtape debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, selling 17,000 copies in the United States.[1] On DatPiff, this mixtape downloaded over 392,347 times, as of February 2, 2015.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
HipHopDX[4]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[5]

By Any Means received positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic's David Jeffries praised Gates for making tweaks to the above-average mixtape, singling out "Movies" and "Posed to Be in Love" as "unexpected excellence buried on a stopgap release, all of them making this mixtape quite necessary for fans of Gates' albums."[3] Christina Lee of HipHopDX praised Gates' storytelling lyricism and beat choices for remaining consistent in finding the middle-ground between underground and mainstream, calling the mixtape "a smart display of his skills that aims for Rap radio airplay but doesn’t sacrifice too much personality, and a reliable stopgap between now and what’s ahead."[4] Renato Pagnani of Pitchfork Media praised Gates for mixing the different styles from his previous mixtapes to deliver a strong precursor to his full-length debut, concluding that "With By All Means he completes a three-release run that's as solid as any in recent memory, even if the answer to the question of whether he has another gear in him remains unanswered for the time being."[5]

Tracklist

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Wish I Had It"  All Star 3:31
2. "Don't Know"  Knucklehead, Go Grizzly 3:05
3. "Amnesia" (featuring Doe B)Dun Deal 3:29
4. "Can't Make This Up"  Dave Cappa 3:30
5. "Keep Fucking With Me" (featuring Plies)V12 The Hittman 2:46
6. "Homicide"  Chrishan 3:08
7. "Movie"  Beewirks 3:21
8. "Go Hard" (featuring Rico Love)Jim Jonsin, Finatik N Zac 3:40
9. "Bet I'm on It" (featuring 2 Chainz)Honorable C-Note 3:30
10. "Arm & Hammer"  The Runners, The Monarch 3:27
11. "Posed to Be in Love"  Go Grizzly 2:44
12. "Stop Lyin'"  Dun Deal 4:22
13. "Wit It"  Big Soj, Kane Beatz 3:28
14. "Just Want Some Money"  DJ Yung Stylez 4:05
15. "Again"  Bricks Da Mane 3:27
16. "Get Up On My Level!"  Yung Carter 4:16
Total length:
 55:43

References

  1. ↑ Balfour, Jay (March 26, 2014). "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 3/23/2014". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Gates - By Any Means Mixtape". DatPiff. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "By Any Means - Kevin Gates". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Lee, Christina (March 28, 2014). "Kevin Gates - By Any Means". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Pagnani, Renato (March 24, 2014). "By Any Means Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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