Who else feels like this song came out at a time when you needed to hear it? Appreciate the game Kevin you a real OG guiding us to do better outchea 💯🙏
@Cortezinvests facts lil bro he doing what he’s called too do. U got this lil bro keep pushing you a lot stronger 💪 then u ever knew. Just keep being the best version of ur selves each and, everyday and, u gone win every time 💯
Big bruh why it feel like when I’m going through adversity’s in life, you right there with me every time, it’s weird, you a big brother to me and always that push when I need it, God love what you doing, keep inspiring THE WORLD, you are appreciated. 👏🏽
So I'm in the middle of separation after 13 years and on break at work. Looking for sum to jam and this pop up like word ok i got this, i know what to do now
Been married for 23 years (both biological and non biological - Father and Dad of the same woman) presently going through divorce proceedings while, listening to this song on repeat to stay focused when feeling vulnerable for those special times again... It hits different when you can articulate your emotions but seem to constantly be misunderstood or ignored.. Even though the complexity lives within the simplicity, when people make simple things like ,communication, a chore one tends to lose the spiritual energy to keep, intentionally, going insane.. I'm Healing Now!!!!
Google narcissist and empath, figure out which side you fall on and know your wife is on the other side. I wish you the best, we are all here for the same reason.
Man I needed this I’m crushed on the inside , my lady just randomly said she don’t have feelings for me anymore . 3 kids, 10 years with her. Everything I have ever done since I have been with her was for her and the kids. Don’t know if I’m gonna be able to heal from this but this song got me through another day
@@crystals599 you're right, but a lot of women also choose to be silent, men on the other hand really have no choice; as strange as it is it's viewed differently when it comes to us men. It's a societal dysfunction.
This is to anyone who's been broken and I hope this day never happens to anyone sad truth is it will one day somebody will break you so bad that you'll become unbreakable trust and love no one but your kids
This the song he was rapping to Finesse in that live about OG Boo Dirty.. I went to the live again to hear the bars.. this here hit home.. it’s crazy bc the first song Ceremony and last Broken Men, does so much for me spiritually and mentally to have courage to let go of anything that doesn’t serve to my highest self.. I accepted I don’t have family, I don’t want friends.. I don’t need a woman.. THANK YOU GOD! Let’s heal, let’s work… our time is now 🫡💯
@@jamesderrod30 if u like Broken Men play It Won’t Happen couple times n come comment😭on my son that I just fed chicken to lol it’s on repeat rn 🙏🏾💪🏾it’s all good we got it g
Biggest come back story the world is filled with broken men !!But anybody listening don't ever let nobody determine yourself worth 💯 u better turn around and see what you turning down
He understands energy as a collective he understands struggles he understands pain with vulnerability honesty and delivery you his own truth into a work of art soul music touched me gates 🦍💎💯🔥🔥🔥
Man look, i don't care what nobody has to say about this man... all i know is that Gates be speaking that real shii. If you can't feel his music, you ain't never been through the trenches. And I don't say that in a negative way at all. Be thankful and grateful that you can't feel this shii.
Your words are the absolute truth! People that watch him or listen to him and have negative things to say are either haters, prejudice in some way, or just plain ignorant. This man is the absolute epitome of transformation from a ROSE THAT CAN GROW FROM CONCRETE... This is a murdering, drug-dealing, 3-time convicted felon who has now completely transformed into a beautiful being who "operates out of love", is a complete open book to the public, is a motivational speaker, and - most surprisingly - an activist for anti-bullying, anti-violence, self-love, self-care, self-accountability, living in your truth, following your heart, "not suffering in silence", spirituality, and positivity... Who would have ever expected - if you've ever seen some of those old Kevin Gates interviews when he was heavily on drugs and telling the interviewers "Don't touch me" - that he would be this absolutely amazing being that is capable of helping the world heal! Kevin Gates went on a Mike Tyson interview and revealed he was molested as a child, which created an atmosphere for other men to feel safe to share their experiences as well. The "Big Gangsta" was able to make a space so safe that it allowed Mike Tyson to actually reveal that HE WAS ALSO MOLESTED, and then Mike Tyson began crying on his own show! There are so many people that are against Kevin Gates, but I pity those people because they are truly missing out on an opportunity to learn, heal, laugh, sing, dance, vent, meditate, and pray - all at the same time. Kevin Gates is not just another "rapper." He's not even in the category of "rapper" - he's just an ARTIST. He can do it all. He sings, raps, he writes poetry, he has been featured on country songs (with Colt Ford, it's actually a pretty cool song - called "Hood"), has a farm, he hunts, fishes, runs a farm, owns his own coffee brand ("The Ritual") owns a legal marijuana dispensary along with a legal farm for it (since he's a Native American he's allowed to grow certain strains for "medicinal purposes" as his Natives - the Tainos as well), and also owns other merchandise. How could anyone even have the balls to say anything negative about someone like this when he has made such a miraculous transformation? The people that speak negativity about Gates are the ones that hold onto his past, have preconceived notions that are untrue, or are just blatantly prejudice in some way, as I said already. If someone like Gates has attempted suicide twice, especially by literally shooting himself directly in the head with a .38, and still has not been taken off of this earth, God has him here for a Greater Purpose. I, myself, believe he is a spiritual being with a spiritual purpose here. Maybe he's here to help heal the world full of people who suffer; maybe he's here for some other purpose, but I believe that everyone on earth is here for a reason. And since Gates is still walking around with that .38 slug in his head and is not 6 feet under, I believe he is a spiritual being, just as he states in his music and interviews. I know he sounds weird when he says it and maybe I do too, and everyone probably thinks it sounds crazy because no one ever discusses spirituality or our Greater Purposes here on this earth. Maybe some people don't believe there is a purpose for us here, and we're just here because our parents created us, but I believe we were created for a reason, and we continue to defy death throughout the years - by avoiding car accidents, for example, or having terrible health conditions like heart attacks or cancer - for a Greater Purpose here. I was introduced to Kevin Gates around 2012 or 2013 I think, and I was going through the same kinds of personal things in my life as he was at the time - street life, drug addiction, trying to establish a family but having some things in the way. And his music was appealing because it was different, and something about his eyes just drew me to him and showed me he was different than other rappers. I looked into his background, and I saw that he really did live the things he talked about, and he was not fake like the other rappers. I saw that his music was therapy, and he wasn't rapping for top chart numbers; he was making music because he enjoyed it, and he wanted the listeners to really FEEL that song too. The songs of his that made the radio always seemed to top the radio charts when he was in jail, and then I'd see him on an interview when he'd get out of jail, and he'd have the jail mentality and be saying, "Please don't touch me" and "Penitentiary rules in effect." But when he'd open his mouth and actually speak in those interviews, he would share about how badly he wanted peace in his life. I could relate. He wanted a change. He wanted a family. He wanted to get sober. He wanted his kids to be happy and with him always and he wanted his kids to see him as a great father. I was on that same path. I wanted to get clean and have my kids see me as a great parent and have peace and be out of the street life. I wanted no affiliation with the streets, and I wanted the white picket fence and college, etc... It didn't come for me then, and it didn't come for Gates at that time either. And I stayed tapped into Gates, and I continued to watch his journey, and it was just like mine. He released that song "Betta For You" that he wrote for his daughter, which I told my daughter makes me think of her when he says, "Seems like every day you're growing, I'm like wow - I love to see you smile, bae, it kill me when you cry - I wish I could hide you from the world but I know I - Can't stop none of this pain you bout to feel cuz I'm not God - Bae I wish I could be betta for you, betta for you, Bae I wish I could be betta for you, betta for you - Maybe one day I'll be betta for you, betta for you - Baby one day I'll be betta for you, betta for you..." I apologize for posting such a long reply on your comment for this video, but when I see someone who truly appreciates the art of Kevin Gates, I love reaching out to them because I feel like they are a different type of person in this world. The people who truly FEEL and RELATE to Kevin Gates' music, and have used it to heal, are people that I can relate to as well because I can see myself in you. I have been through every imaginable struggle in life; I should write a book or make a movie. Instead, I have gotten to know Kevin Gates - better yet, let me correct myself - KEVIN GATES HAS ALLOWED ME TO GET TO KNOW HIM THROUGH HIS HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WHETHER IT BE TV, RADIO, INTERNET, CD, INTERVIEWS OR CONCERTS - and because he has allowed me to get to know him and follow him on his journey, I have (ironically) followed the same path as him. He is now on this amazing journey of transformation, and I am as well. I have turned my life around, am pursuing a very big college degree like I've always dreamed, I have a great job that I never thought I'd be able to get, I have a beautiful home and my kids are absolutely wonderful and so happy that I am clean/sober (for years now), very well employed, and pursuing a major medical college degree like I always dreamed when I was a kid. I had a big turning point on learning to love myself, which is how I can relate to this song. Here's my spiritual awakening that I learned from God through Gates: On March 25, 2021, I was in a near-fatal car accident; I wrecked my car driving at a high rate of speed (at the speed limit though) and wrecked into a telephone pole head-on. I never even saw it, so I never hit the brakes. The engine of my car came through the car and crushed my right leg while it was on the gas pedal. The pole started tipping over and I immediately began bleeding internally but didn't know it. My leg was obviously broken as well. The medics and rescue truck came to force my door open and get me out before the pole fell over all the way and got me in the ambulance. By that time, I had no blood pressure, indicating severe internal bleeding. They rushed me to the hospital at super speedy rate. I had emergency surgery and had my spleen removed because it was cut in half from the impact of the crash. My leg was also broken, which I needed 4 surgeries on. I eventually ended up with titanium rods, screws, and plates in my ankle and tibia (lower leg bone) and was in a wheelchair for over 6 months, then had to learn how to walk again. During this time, my fiancée was taking care of me, and he was able to do absolutely everything I needed and more; he took care of me great. But he argued with me for no reason very often and was emotionally abusive and jealous and insecure. I enrolled in college when I began walking with a cane and was going to school online, and my fiancée was jealous that I was getting an education because it was taking attention away from him. At this time, I'd also listen to Kevin Gates while I'd study or when I'd clean, or I'd watch his interviews. My fiancée would get so jealous. I wanted out but had no way out. I didn't have the money or anywhere to go. Then, right after New Year's 2023, I watched a new interview of Kevin Gates, and it was about his spiritual journey. I was so depressed by this point, and God had sent him to deliver this message at that exact moment. He said in the interview, "Choose you first... Do not stay in a relationship and suffer in silence...
I'm a woman and just cry to this. All the tears I cried and he still made the decision. Some people are just selfish. You just have to learn to walk away from anyone who that doesn't love you back, and lean on God through it all. 💯
This is what you understood he literally told all his adversities and how and why he is still here with us today I thank god everyday because I’ve needed a brother like him the only thing is I wnt ever be able to pay him back or even been there to help him in his adversities.
I love you all. Don't give in.....don't give up....its not about us...but He who created us. He died for us. Hope to see you again whoever you are bc we came from the same
He has been a vessel to deliver the gangsters the true meaning of life as a king . I love how he can talk about his vulnerability without worrying about his image he has to uphold aa a super star. This may be his realest piece of art yet 💪🏾💯🤞🏾🐐🙏🏽✍️🧘🏾♀️🪶🪶🪶
Man, real talk life is crazy sometimes. I got this on repeat beating stupid. Good music, it's all the shit I'm feeling yall real talk. Life is crazy stay strong brothas please don't give up fight. It's hard out here taking care of family like a man should. But man sometimes the road get hard to travel so stay safe keep God first much love yall. Peace
@@morse2xdon’t apologize came out 5 months ago when he brought his ppl rams. This song is from 2023 & he is talking about Dreka. Who else has his last name & starting brands? If you watch his interviews, he said he been putting up façade. He got 4 kids 1 daughter & 3 boys. So when he said I was think bout leaving my daughters bday who was he talking about? He said in his interview it was old the situation he talkkng bout just gotta be a real fan to
@@Bbymurk this old fam. They broke up back in 21. You just seen her and him all hugged up at the album ceremony. They good terms she probably pissed cause he didn’t remove the song off the album.
I love to see my guy gates get his flowers while here on earth. Us men suffer in silence and are taught to be tough and not have feelings . Gates taught me ain’t nun wrong with having emotion and feeling pain. When your heart is pure heartbreak will come . But it won’t last. Lock in and stay motivated all storms pass and we will learn from em 🙏🏾💪🏾
Thank you Gates! He really deserve more credit than he receive. Alot of us Father's can relate and he really be dropping hits at the same time a man be going through real life things that's so similar it be crazy. Made me pick my head up
I love Kevin Gates ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 all of your songs have so much meaning to me you got me through my divorce just letting you know, and I appreciate all of your songs
This song puts everything I'm feeling and going through mentally in my life right now perfectly in words that I was searching for... Thank you BIG GENERAL BWA
Why does every song this genuine ass man gifts the world with is like he's reaching inside my soul and telling my life my feelings my strengths, my weaknesses . Thank you Kevin Gates for sharing ur beautiful spirit and the gift God gave you to help and save others through ur words . Funny how they say words can't hurt .....not true it's words that hurt the most sometimes. Slap my face I'll have a bruise for a few days .Cut my soul that lasts forever and takes a piece each time I hear it in my head .
This and big lyfe hit different for me. After hundreds of listens to big lyfe one day I broke down on that 2nd verse...Broken men is a therapeutic masterpiece for every man that tells the world he's "alright." Thanks big dawg 🙏🏽
Gates songs and interviews and quotes have gotten me thro life and have opened my eyes to life and knowledge I’m glad you didn’t take it there and you are still here lot us would have lost the hope you give us respect keep pushing we listening this song hits home and deep got me thro darks time
Thank you!!! I’m very grateful for you and your music, Kevin! You truly help make my days and nights a little easier to handle. I’m built for this shit tho 💪
Circle Repeat Itself But Today Im Cutting That Circle And Realized Im Not Meant For Anybody But For Myself. I Cant Feel Guilty For Wanting More For Myself For Wanting To Pour Into Myself
Our modern day messiah. The truths you speak resonate with every generation. You got a gift and are blessed please never let any obstacle stop the greatness you are man for real. This is the kind of artist the world needs more of. You help more than you ever will know Kevin. BWA FOR LIFE!!!! Luca Brasi!!!!!!
I thank you jesus for blessing this earth with your son kevin gates.!!!! This man just made a song of how a man really feels inside.!!! Gates thank you for this song. This will always help me get through life.!!! You betta turn around so you can see what your turning down.!!!! 😂 yes lawd.! IM THE ONE WHO GOT YOUR WEATHA TOGETHA.!!!! LETS GO GATES.!!!!!!!!💪💪💪💪💪
This hit hard, my son who is black, is going through all of this right now and I just sat here and cried. He does everything to make sure his daughter and son are good!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you... Your Music 🎶 makes a real difference in times of being lost. You give motivation to understand my path. Keep spittiñ th3 shit most will never feel iñ the manner it was intented...
Who else feels like this song came out at a time when you needed to hear it? Appreciate the game Kevin you a real OG guiding us to do better outchea 💯🙏
I feel u
@Cortezinvests facts lil bro he doing what he’s called too do. U got this lil bro keep pushing you a lot stronger 💪 then u ever knew. Just keep being the best version of ur selves each and, everyday and, u gone win every time 💯
Gates the greatest of all time alll the time
He always comes through with something for me when I’m going through it
I definitely needed to hear it
This song made me cry ….resonated so much with me 🩷😩
@@poohdhantique me 2
Big bruh why it feel like when I’m going through adversity’s in life, you right there with me every time, it’s weird, you a big brother to me and always that push when I need it, God love what you doing, keep inspiring THE WORLD, you are appreciated. 👏🏽
Mann💯💯💯
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exactly what my guy up top said x2 🫡❤
So I'm in the middle of separation after 13 years and on break at work. Looking for sum to jam and this pop up like word ok i got this, i know what to do now
Every time he drop it in the time
Anything lost can be found again except for time wasted….a vision without action is merely a dream! ~~Gates - Wish I had it.
🔥 ❤ yes
‘A vision without action is merely a dream’ is tatted on my forearm
That's wild I'm literally getting that shit tatted on my birthday this year beeeeeen wanting to get it. With the face of a clock above it.
Got that shit tatted on my chest, I’ll be saying that till I say it backwards ✊🏼
I'm 31 I buy my own groceries, take care of my mom and dad...grow pumpkins, paint murals and walk my dog all the time AND I LOVE KEVIN GATES 💯
"I got many men that won't loan me penny but'll kill 4 me"......i felt that shit...
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🤫 no words needed. 💯 bur ❄
When gates said "sacrifice it all to see you smile but you don't see it" I felt that in my soul 😞
I did that realized I was losing myself
@@cutupsage803never seen it coming
I swear
In my soul
@@XR_onTT right, didn't see it coming at all
Been married for 23 years (both biological and non biological - Father and Dad of the same woman) presently going through divorce proceedings while, listening to this song on repeat to stay focused when feeling vulnerable for those special times again... It hits different when you can articulate your emotions but seem to constantly be misunderstood or ignored.. Even though the complexity lives within the simplicity, when people make simple things like ,communication, a chore one tends to lose the spiritual energy to keep, intentionally, going insane.. I'm Healing Now!!!!
Keep strong brother.
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Keep your head up & stand strong, Black Man💪🏾💪🏾
stay strong brother good come to those who suffer great pain
Google narcissist and empath, figure out which side you fall on and know your wife is on the other side. I wish you the best, we are all here for the same reason.
Man I needed this I’m crushed on the inside , my lady just randomly said she don’t have feelings for me anymore . 3 kids, 10 years with her. Everything I have ever done since I have been with her was for her and the kids. Don’t know if I’m gonna be able to heal from this but this song got me through another day
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You got this big bro god give his stronger soldiers the hardest battle 💪🏿🙌
Be strong brother. You got it. I know it sucks and I wish I could do more to hell you feel better. I wish you best. ❤
U got dis bruddah...5 kids 13 years now I'm down on my dick..BELIEVE AND FOCUS...FAITH overrules🤝🏿💯
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 stay strong
We men suffer in silence and this is definitely medicine music, keep going, Big General
So do women..
Yes they do and we both have to communicate so we don't be bottled up with pain and frustration
@@crystals599 you're right, but a lot of women also choose to be silent, men on the other hand really have no choice; as strange as it is it's viewed differently when it comes to us men. It's a societal dysfunction.
This is facts when I’m in my head and feeling like I’m against the wall I just put on gates and chill out
I'm silence is the worse killer
Real shit touched my soul made me cry…
“ when a trying man is tired of being unappreciated.. it weaken his self esteem” shit hit home
Or a woman
AS A FATHER GOIN THRU A HARD TIME THIS SONG HIT SOOOO DIFFERENT HOLD YA HEAD ITS GONE GET BETTER IF YOU SEE THIS GOD REAL HE'LL GUIDE YOU!!!
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Amen
I needed this😢😢 thank you
This is to anyone who's been broken and I hope this day never happens to anyone sad truth is it will one day somebody will break you so bad that you'll become unbreakable trust and love no one but your kids
Yesssss
This Is One All Of Us Men Truly Needed At This Time🙏💪🫡💯💯
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For sure mann👑👑👑👑
Who is us speaking for yourself
This the song he was rapping to Finesse in that live about OG Boo Dirty.. I went to the live again to hear the bars.. this here hit home.. it’s crazy bc the first song Ceremony and last Broken Men, does so much for me spiritually and mentally to have courage to let go of anything that doesn’t serve to my highest self.. I accepted I don’t have family, I don’t want friends.. I don’t need a woman.. THANK YOU GOD! Let’s heal, let’s work… our time is now 🫡💯
Amen! Felt your message its my perspective as well.
@@ElliottAziz yes ma’am, may GOD bless you and your journey Queen! You’re doing amazing!!💪🏾
Praise the most high
Them 2 hit right off the top and this one grew on me.
@@jamesderrod30 if u like Broken Men play It Won’t Happen couple times n come comment😭on my son that I just fed chicken to lol it’s on repeat rn 🙏🏾💪🏾it’s all good we got it g
Gods never gonna stop your blessings 👆🏼🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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@@LCjr7586😅😅iiiijii😅😅😅😅 😅
@@LCjr7586🤞✨🤍🖤🖤
His music lead me to the lord
Yo Tabatha....I felt this 🙏🏼 thank you. 🗽 😎
“Can’t be vulnerable with nobody they view it as a weakness”
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You can be with a person who is vulnerable with you. ❤
Vulnerability shows strength sometimes you got to drop your guard 🙏
Biggest come back story the world is filled with broken men !!But anybody listening don't ever let nobody determine yourself worth 💯 u better turn around and see what you turning down
Thank u
It’s like he understands what your going threw without knowing you or your personal business 💔💯💯💯💯
🔥got me in my feelings at work at 6 in the morning ,Gates always make them songs you don’t wanna hear but needed to hear
Dang cuzzo I'm ready to heal too.. All praise to god for this blessing.. Every word tears in my eyes I can feel it... Appreciate the inspiration.
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This about to be on repeat 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you gates for the motivation. Jesus is king. Follow God. Protect children. Work hard. Chase peace.
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He understands energy as a collective he understands struggles he understands pain with vulnerability honesty and delivery you his own truth into a work of art soul music touched me gates 🦍💎💯🔥🔥🔥
Only certain people can listen to his music.. you gotta be a different breed 💯 I been wit bruh since 2012 .. this dude hard asf
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Damn, bro done walked through life with me without taking a step by my side... Keep making music like this. Individuals like myself need this. ❤❤
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Man look, i don't care what nobody has to say about this man... all i know is that Gates be speaking that real shii. If you can't feel his music, you ain't never been through the trenches. And I don't say that in a negative way at all. Be thankful and grateful that you can't feel this shii.
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Your words are the absolute truth! People that watch him or listen to him and have negative things to say are either haters, prejudice in some way, or just plain ignorant. This man is the absolute epitome of transformation from a ROSE THAT CAN GROW FROM CONCRETE... This is a murdering, drug-dealing, 3-time convicted felon who has now completely transformed into a beautiful being who "operates out of love", is a complete open book to the public, is a motivational speaker, and - most surprisingly - an activist for anti-bullying, anti-violence, self-love, self-care, self-accountability, living in your truth, following your heart, "not suffering in silence", spirituality, and positivity... Who would have ever expected - if you've ever seen some of those old Kevin Gates interviews when he was heavily on drugs and telling the interviewers "Don't touch me" - that he would be this absolutely amazing being that is capable of helping the world heal! Kevin Gates went on a Mike Tyson interview and revealed he was molested as a child, which created an atmosphere for other men to feel safe to share their experiences as well. The "Big Gangsta" was able to make a space so safe that it allowed Mike Tyson to actually reveal that HE WAS ALSO MOLESTED, and then Mike Tyson began crying on his own show! There are so many people that are against Kevin Gates, but I pity those people because they are truly missing out on an opportunity to learn, heal, laugh, sing, dance, vent, meditate, and pray - all at the same time. Kevin Gates is not just another "rapper." He's not even in the category of "rapper" - he's just an ARTIST. He can do it all. He sings, raps, he writes poetry, he has been featured on country songs (with Colt Ford, it's actually a pretty cool song - called "Hood"), has a farm, he hunts, fishes, runs a farm, owns his own coffee brand ("The Ritual") owns a legal marijuana dispensary along with a legal farm for it (since he's a Native American he's allowed to grow certain strains for "medicinal purposes" as his Natives - the Tainos as well), and also owns other merchandise. How could anyone even have the balls to say anything negative about someone like this when he has made such a miraculous transformation? The people that speak negativity about Gates are the ones that hold onto his past, have preconceived notions that are untrue, or are just blatantly prejudice in some way, as I said already. If someone like Gates has attempted suicide twice, especially by literally shooting himself directly in the head with a .38, and still has not been taken off of this earth, God has him here for a Greater Purpose. I, myself, believe he is a spiritual being with a spiritual purpose here. Maybe he's here to help heal the world full of people who suffer; maybe he's here for some other purpose, but I believe that everyone on earth is here for a reason. And since Gates is still walking around with that .38 slug in his head and is not 6 feet under, I believe he is a spiritual being, just as he states in his music and interviews. I know he sounds weird when he says it and maybe I do too, and everyone probably thinks it sounds crazy because no one ever discusses spirituality or our Greater Purposes here on this earth. Maybe some people don't believe there is a purpose for us here, and we're just here because our parents created us, but I believe we were created for a reason, and we continue to defy death throughout the years - by avoiding car accidents, for example, or having terrible health conditions like heart attacks or cancer - for a Greater Purpose here. I was introduced to Kevin Gates around 2012 or 2013 I think, and I was going through the same kinds of personal things in my life as he was at the time - street life, drug addiction, trying to establish a family but having some things in the way. And his music was appealing because it was different, and something about his eyes just drew me to him and showed me he was different than other rappers. I looked into his background, and I saw that he really did live the things he talked about, and he was not fake like the other rappers. I saw that his music was therapy, and he wasn't rapping for top chart numbers; he was making music because he enjoyed it, and he wanted the listeners to really FEEL that song too. The songs of his that made the radio always seemed to top the radio charts when he was in jail, and then I'd see him on an interview when he'd get out of jail, and he'd have the jail mentality and be saying, "Please don't touch me" and "Penitentiary rules in effect." But when he'd open his mouth and actually speak in those interviews, he would share about how badly he wanted peace in his life. I could relate. He wanted a change. He wanted a family. He wanted to get sober. He wanted his kids to be happy and with him always and he wanted his kids to see him as a great father. I was on that same path. I wanted to get clean and have my kids see me as a great parent and have peace and be out of the street life. I wanted no affiliation with the streets, and I wanted the white picket fence and college, etc... It didn't come for me then, and it didn't come for Gates at that time either. And I stayed tapped into Gates, and I continued to watch his journey, and it was just like mine. He released that song "Betta For You" that he wrote for his daughter, which I told my daughter makes me think of her when he says, "Seems like every day you're growing, I'm like wow - I love to see you smile, bae, it kill me when you cry - I wish I could hide you from the world but I know I - Can't stop none of this pain you bout to feel cuz I'm not God - Bae I wish I could be betta for you, betta for you, Bae I wish I could be betta for you, betta for you - Maybe one day I'll be betta for you, betta for you - Baby one day I'll be betta for you, betta for you..." I apologize for posting such a long reply on your comment for this video, but when I see someone who truly appreciates the art of Kevin Gates, I love reaching out to them because I feel like they are a different type of person in this world. The people who truly FEEL and RELATE to Kevin Gates' music, and have used it to heal, are people that I can relate to as well because I can see myself in you. I have been through every imaginable struggle in life; I should write a book or make a movie. Instead, I have gotten to know Kevin Gates - better yet, let me correct myself - KEVIN GATES HAS ALLOWED ME TO GET TO KNOW HIM THROUGH HIS HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING - WHETHER IT BE TV, RADIO, INTERNET, CD, INTERVIEWS OR CONCERTS - and because he has allowed me to get to know him and follow him on his journey, I have (ironically) followed the same path as him. He is now on this amazing journey of transformation, and I am as well. I have turned my life around, am pursuing a very big college degree like I've always dreamed, I have a great job that I never thought I'd be able to get, I have a beautiful home and my kids are absolutely wonderful and so happy that I am clean/sober (for years now), very well employed, and pursuing a major medical college degree like I always dreamed when I was a kid. I had a big turning point on learning to love myself, which is how I can relate to this song. Here's my spiritual awakening that I learned from God through Gates: On March 25, 2021, I was in a near-fatal car accident; I wrecked my car driving at a high rate of speed (at the speed limit though) and wrecked into a telephone pole head-on. I never even saw it, so I never hit the brakes. The engine of my car came through the car and crushed my right leg while it was on the gas pedal. The pole started tipping over and I immediately began bleeding internally but didn't know it. My leg was obviously broken as well. The medics and rescue truck came to force my door open and get me out before the pole fell over all the way and got me in the ambulance. By that time, I had no blood pressure, indicating severe internal bleeding. They rushed me to the hospital at super speedy rate. I had emergency surgery and had my spleen removed because it was cut in half from the impact of the crash. My leg was also broken, which I needed 4 surgeries on. I eventually ended up with titanium rods, screws, and plates in my ankle and tibia (lower leg bone) and was in a wheelchair for over 6 months, then had to learn how to walk again. During this time, my fiancée was taking care of me, and he was able to do absolutely everything I needed and more; he took care of me great. But he argued with me for no reason very often and was emotionally abusive and jealous and insecure. I enrolled in college when I began walking with a cane and was going to school online, and my fiancée was jealous that I was getting an education because it was taking attention away from him. At this time, I'd also listen to Kevin Gates while I'd study or when I'd clean, or I'd watch his interviews. My fiancée would get so jealous. I wanted out but had no way out. I didn't have the money or anywhere to go. Then, right after New Year's 2023, I watched a new interview of Kevin Gates, and it was about his spiritual journey. I was so depressed by this point, and God had sent him to deliver this message at that exact moment. He said in the interview, "Choose you first... Do not stay in a relationship and suffer in silence...
Help me get through all of my trials and tribulations this song was made for me and others like me we all the kings
I'm a woman and just cry to this. All the tears I cried and he still made the decision. Some people are just selfish. You just have to learn to walk away from anyone who that doesn't love you back, and lean on God through it all. 💯
Keep your head up baby, it gets greater later❤ I’m going through the same thing right now
Whew I felt this 😩 💯
This is what you understood he literally told all his adversities and how and why he is still here with us today I thank god everyday because I’ve needed a brother like him the only thing is I wnt ever be able to pay him back or even been there to help him in his adversities.
Yes ma'am it's both ways
Hold your head
Tears came to my eyes from the raw energy and how much I relate to the words 🙏🏽🖤💯
Main bro this the song right here tear fell out eyes to bro
crying rn too
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Bro same I wasn’t even trying to do alll this but my eyes teared on their own no bullshit !!!
Absolutely......ty 4 ur honesty,I wish everyone could mentally process works like this, the way the artist was when they laid it down 4us
Kevin you providing healing brudda. Thanks for the vulnerability.
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I love you all. Don't give in.....don't give up....its not about us...but He who created us. He died for us. Hope to see you again whoever you are bc we came from the same
2:18 in the morning while at work and Gates drops. Let’s Go!!!!
I’m in a dark place in life I never felt so down before, Kevin Gates pushes me to do better 😢
Stay strong during adversity! #AllTen
You aren't alone
You got this shit bro, love.
Stay Strong!
Bro u got it 💯 keep pushing Life isn't race 💪
Greatest song ever made!!! Salute to you my brother!!!
He has been a vessel to deliver the gangsters the true meaning of life as a king . I love how he can talk about his vulnerability without worrying about his image he has to uphold aa a super star. This may be his realest piece of art yet 💪🏾💯🤞🏾🐐🙏🏽✍️🧘🏾♀️🪶🪶🪶
One of The Most Positive Rappers…Adversity builds Character💯
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Kevin Gates put a whole story into a song and he delivered more than you can fathom. 🫶
Im going Through It right now ... I needed this 🙌🏿
Broken man be hitting different 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dat boy Pain shit dope too. Can't 4get. 🎶😭🙏🏿🐐🕺🏾💨🎭💘🖤💪🏿🙏🏿💯🎶
Real tears speak your heart G
“Sacrifice it all to see you smile,but you don’t see it!!!” Keep ya head up out there. Things gon get better don’t give up.💯
Last song for a reason!!!
Best song on the Album for sure! Stay strong men!
By Far !!! This one of them ones
Man, real talk life is crazy sometimes. I got this on repeat beating stupid. Good music, it's all the shit I'm feeling yall real talk. Life is crazy stay strong brothas please don't give up fight. It's hard out here taking care of family like a man should. But man sometimes the road get hard to travel so stay safe keep God first much love yall. Peace
This song hit me right in the heart man. Thank you kevin gates
I been listening to this man pour his heart about Dreka for years. Nothing but strength 💪🏾 she gone miss you when you gone
They back together fam. This just an old song he released. This was back in 2020 when he made it.
@@morse2xdon’t apologize came out 5 months ago when he brought his ppl rams. This song is from 2023 & he is talking about Dreka. Who else has his last name & starting brands? If you watch his interviews, he said he been putting up façade. He got 4 kids 1 daughter & 3 boys. So when he said I was think bout leaving my daughters bday who was he talking about? He said in his interview it was old the situation he talkkng bout just gotta be a real fan to
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@@Bbymurk this old fam. They broke up back in 21. You just seen her and him all hugged up at the album ceremony. They good terms she probably pissed cause he didn’t remove the song off the album.
@@Bbymurk homie I been real fan since I met the nigga back in 2008.
This shit put me to tears, too raw Gates. Thats why he not at the Grammys. Too real🙌🏿
Jesus Christ is LORD and the Bible gives blueprint for manhood, tied with the life experience He allows to grow us
You know what it is
If confidence was a person...thank you for sharing your journey ❤❤
Black men you are appreciated ❤️
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Thank you. So are you miss.
White men are more appreciated.
NO WE NOT
I love to see my guy gates get his flowers while here on earth. Us men suffer in silence and are taught to be tough and not have feelings . Gates taught me ain’t nun wrong with having emotion and feeling pain. When your heart is pure heartbreak will come . But it won’t last. Lock in and stay motivated all storms pass and we will learn from em 🙏🏾💪🏾
Well said my brother ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾
This song. Right in the feels fr 💯💯💯💯Ty for this one Gates. Never know how much this song meant to me.
This song jus touched me in so many ways…it’s like he wrote this mf for me😞Gizzle…Gates BIG GENERAL🫡
Bro we hear you💙 thank you for all you do 💙
Thank you Gates! He really deserve more credit than he receive. Alot of us Father's can relate and he really be dropping hits at the same time a man be going through real life things that's so similar it be crazy. Made me pick my head up
I love Kevin Gates ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 all of your songs have so much meaning to me you got me through my divorce just letting you know, and I appreciate all of your songs
This song puts everything I'm feeling and going through mentally in my life right now perfectly in words that I was searching for... Thank you BIG GENERAL BWA
Incredible song. Favorite on the album so far 🔥🔥🔥
Why does every song this genuine ass man gifts the world with is like he's reaching inside my soul and telling my life my feelings my strengths, my weaknesses . Thank you Kevin Gates for sharing ur beautiful spirit and the gift God gave you to help and save others through ur words . Funny how they say words can't hurt .....not true it's words that hurt the most sometimes. Slap my face I'll have a bruise for a few days .Cut my soul that lasts forever and takes a piece each time I hear it in my head .
Ay Louisiana needs you to come back, gates. We are proud of you 💪💯
I’ll do one push-up every like this comment gets
I want you do 20 pushups every morning
I want you to do 20 pushups every half hour
@@BrandenEiler light work
Gotta push 34 off yo chest son
Bros arms bout to fall off
Seriously I just love Kevin on all his 🎶 Music and, him as a real Person❤❤❤
Damn gates always pull threw alot of us men needed this shit. It not okay for a man to show weakness
Brasi been speaking cold truth of these streets been bumping gates before sosa and satelites. This the south real recognize real
I love you all so much.
I love you Kevin 💕
I’m going through everything he said 🙂↕️ it’ll be okay just hold your head it’ll get better
This and big lyfe hit different for me. After hundreds of listens to big lyfe one day I broke down on that 2nd verse...Broken men is a therapeutic masterpiece for every man that tells the world he's "alright." Thanks big dawg 🙏🏽
Gates songs and interviews and quotes have gotten me thro life and have opened my eyes to life and knowledge I’m glad you didn’t take it there and you are still here lot us would have lost the hope you give us respect keep pushing we listening this song hits home and deep got me thro darks time
It’s sad to say but ONLY THE GENERALS GONE UNDERSTAND!❤
This man is really doing God's work, regardless of how anyone feels❤
I LOVE YOU KEVIN GATES!!❤✌🏾🙏🏾🥰
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2015 U saved my life Thank you I Appreciate u king 💯💯
I'm so sorry you have been through what you did know your not alone and God is on your side we love you
Thank you!!! I’m very grateful for you and your music, Kevin! You truly help make my days and nights a little easier to handle. I’m built for this shit tho 💪
The world is full of broken men no lies told
Circle Repeat Itself But Today Im Cutting That Circle And Realized Im Not Meant For Anybody But For Myself. I Cant Feel Guilty For Wanting More For Myself For Wanting To Pour Into Myself
Men stand strong, We need you🔥💯
Really needed to hear this brother thank you
It’s been a journey listening to Kevin grow. Been jamming since the braids and has come a long way.
What a journey gates..
Our modern day messiah. The truths you speak resonate with every generation. You got a gift and are blessed please never let any obstacle stop the greatness you are man for real. This is the kind of artist the world needs more of. You help more than you ever will know Kevin. BWA FOR LIFE!!!! Luca Brasi!!!!!!
The heart of Louisiana 🫀❤️ You saved us but now its time to save yourself 🤲💐 #OneOfOne 💯
What does that mean ?
Love 💟 GOD 💕 love YOURSELF love thy neighbor ❤️... And damn AGAIN kg a huge assit to keep me moving bruuhh!! Ong 💯🙏 peace brudda JAH
He always coming wit a hit…so glad I got a chance to see him in concert❤❤❤this man is gifted and some people don’t even see it…
This one my favorite off the album so far 💯🙏🏽🔥
I thank you jesus for blessing this earth with your son kevin gates.!!!! This man just made a song of how a man really feels inside.!!! Gates thank you for this song. This will always help me get through life.!!! You betta turn around so you can see what your turning down.!!!! 😂 yes lawd.! IM THE ONE WHO GOT YOUR WEATHA TOGETHA.!!!! LETS GO GATES.!!!!!!!!💪💪💪💪💪
You can tell with this song that MUSIC is his therapy…
In God I Trust 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
This whole album is fire 🔥
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This hit hard, my son who is black, is going through all of this right now and I just sat here and cried. He does everything to make sure his daughter and son are good!❤️❤️❤️❤️
When we stick together, we fly together! Never let the trials out weigh your tribulation! When you stand with God sky the limit!!#OneLove👆
In God I Trust 🙏🏾💪🏾💛❤️🔥💖💜💕💗💙🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💛
You’re always on point thank you #Kevin Gates
Bro stay going in every song🔥🔥💪🏾
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Thank you... Your Music 🎶 makes a real difference in times of being lost. You give motivation to understand my path. Keep spittiñ th3 shit most will never feel iñ the manner it was intented...
I felt every word 😢
This straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
💥💥💥💥✌🏿🎤 ive been willing to face adversity to use it to cultivate courage....🙌🏿
while not creating Chaos. Dont seek approval ✌🏿💥💥
Gates i mess with yu G ON GAWD between yu n YB y’all always put me n my thoughts YALL heal me bro ON GAWD thank y’all G fr it means a lot