"Islah" is the debut full length studio album by American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur Kevin Gates. It was released on January 29, 2016 through Atlantic Records. The albums title is named after an Arabic word meaning to improve. Islah Deluxe edition features two bonus tracks. "Islah" is the debut full length studio album by American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur Kevin Gates. It was released on January 29, 2016 through Atlantic Records. The albums title is named after an Arabic word meaning to improve. Islah Deluxe edition features two bonus tracks. false 2024-01-03 05:03:02 Islah 2016 2016-01-29 2016-01-29 55 Gangsta Rap Hip Hop 133473 2257893 2ab50df5-9b1b-4502-a02c-1c6d71822f4f 0c41b966-12e8-4c9b-87ea-af47798987b6 32017b52-89d8-495f-81d0-469f4ae58798 Kevin Gates AlbumArtist Kevin Gates Artist Kevin Gates Kevin Gates 1 Not the Only One 04:41 2 Really Really 03:52 3 2 Phones 04:00 4 Pride 04:05 5 La familia 03:50 6 Time for That 03:28 7 Thought I Heard (Bread Winners’ Anthem) 03:24 8 Hard For 04:07 9 Ask for More 03:27 10 One Thing 03:19 11 The Truth 03:30 12 Kno One 03:34 13 Told Me 03:04 14 Ain’t Too Hard 03:25 15 I Love It 03:31 Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records. His debut studio album, Islah, released in January 2016 and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart. Prior to Islah, Gates also released a number of mixtapes, including Stranger Than Fiction (2013), By Any Means (2014), and Luca Brasi 2 (2014), all of which peaked in the top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.