Islah

by Kevin Gates

Overview

If Kevin Gates' debut album seems wiser and more confident -- not cocky, but confident -- than the competition, consider that the 2 Pac-styled, serious rapper began dropping his mixtapes back in 2007. His Luca Brasi series is revered and crucial while his aboveground mixtapes Stranger Than Fiction and By Any Means felt official, with hooky thug tracks meeting genre-expanding experiments. Islah is no different, it's just built like an official album and meant to last. Check the excellent singles "Kno One," "Really Really," and "La Familia" for some easy persuasion, and then know that the album is devoid of superstar appearances because the captivating Gates doesn't need them. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/2023
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678632525
Rank:	26371

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Not the Only One
2. Really Really
3. 2 Phones
4. Pride
5. La Familia
6. Time for That
7. Thought I Heard (Bread Winners' Anthem)
8. Hard For

Disc 2

9. Ask for More
10. One Thing
11. The Truth
12. Kno One
13. Told Me
14. Ain't Too Hard
15. I Love It
16. Jam
17. Excuse Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kevin Gates   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Trey Songz   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Jamie Foxx   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Ty Dolla $ign   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Jeff Vaughn   Vocals (Background),Vocals (Background)
Richard Norris   Co-Producer
D.A. Doman   Keyboards
Eric Goudy II   Keyboards
Earl Hood   Keyboards
Micah Powell   Multi Instruments
Eric Goudy   Keyboards
Jim Stewart   Guitar,Keyboards
Holly Seeley   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Steve Thornton   Composer
Bo Watson   Composer
Nick Seeley   Producer,Additional Production
Brandon Thomas   Engineer
Chris Athens   Mastering
Jeff Vaughn   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jamie Foxx   Composer
Rico Love   Composer,Producer
Richard Norris   Composer,Producer
Ray Real   Producer
Alex Goose   Composer,Producer
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Courtney Horton   Mixing,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer
Marlin "Hookman" Bonds   Composer
Drop   Producer
Adrian "Phe" Santalla   Producer
Dan Weston   Mixing
Theron Thomas   Composer
Tyrone Griffin   Composer
Tremaine Neverson   Composer
Timothy Thomas   Composer
Sid Johnson   Composer
Norman Payne   Composer
Belinda Lipscomb   Composer
Dan Watson   Mixing
William Featherstone   Composer
Boaz Watson   Composer
Mad Max   Producer,Producer
Tarik Johnston   Composer
Millz   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Swiff D   Producer
Adrian Santalla   Composer
Christian Garcia   Engineer
Thurston McCrea   Engineer
Joe Fitz   Mixing
Cook Classics   Producer
D.A. Doman   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
David Doman   Composer
Alex Heme Toval   Engineer
Eric Goudy II   Composer,Producer
Earl Hood   Composer,Producer,Programming
Micah Powell   Composer,Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Jake Troth   Composer,Creation,Producer
Eric Goudy   Programming
Earl & E   Producer
Christopher Featherstone   Composer
Justin Featherstone   Composer
Matthew Featherstone   Composer,Producer
DJ Chose   Producer
Ryan Kaul   Assistant,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Ricky Witherspoon, Jr.   Composer
William Lobban-Bean   Composer
Kevin Gilyard   Composer
Ikenna Udemba Okoye   Composer
The Featherstones   Producer
Maddox Chhim   Assistant,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
John Schullman   Engineer
Jim Stewart   Composer,Drum Programming
Kevin Price   Composer
Alex Toval   Engineer
Brittany Hazzard   Composer
Go Grizzly   Producer
Paris Jones   Composer
Reynard Tarleton   Composer
Norris Buchanan   Composer,Producer
Jamil Tajh Alleyne   Composer
Kenneth "Kp" Pruitt   Engineer
Joshra Collins   Engineer
Rvssian   Producer
IKENNA FuNkEn   Composer,Producer
Jan Richard Branicki   Composer
Matthew Paisley-Mallia   Composer
Patrick Carmelo   Producer
Dreamlife   Producer
Donny Flores   Composer,Producer
Jayeen Joshua   Mixing
Drop & Phe   Producer