By Any Means 2

Hip-Hop · 2017 · 14 tracks · 46m

By Any Means 2

A high-stakes mixtape of melodic trap and gravelly soul. Recorded and released during incarceration, it carries a heavy, isolated, and deeply honest weight.

September 22, 2017

A heavy, melodic blend of street-hardened defiance and isolated, late-night vulnerability.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 46m

01

No Love

3:18

02

McGyver

3:16

03

Had To

3:39

04

Fucking Right

3:18

05

Beautiful Scars

3:07

06

Attention

3:47

07

GOMD

3:08

08

D U Down

3:13

09

What If

3:14

10

Came Up

2:41

11

Imagine That

3:40

12

No Trust

2:29

13

Jus Wanna

3:51

14

Why I

3:32

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the aggressive flow into the soaring, melodic hook on 'Had To' that feels like a release of pressure.

The raw, stripped-back vulnerability of 'Beautiful Scars' where the vocal rasp sounds particularly weathered.

The way the bass hits on 'What If' creates a physical sense of dread that mirrors the lyrical uncertainty.

Where This Album Departs

How does By Any Means 2 sound next to the rest of Kevin Gates's catalogue?

Gravelly+2.2σ

The vocals lean far further into gravelly than the rest of the catalogue.

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