RIAA multi-platinum certified rap superstar Kevin Gates has announced the long-awaited release of his third studio album, KHAZA, due to arrive via Bread Winner Alumni/Atlantic Records on Friday, June 17th. Pre-orders are available now HERE. KHAZA is heralded by today’s premiere of the new track, “Bad For Me,” available for streaming and download HERE and produced by DJ Chose & P-Crisco.

In addition, KHAZA also includes the acclaimed new song, “Big Lyfe,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services HERE. An edgy, NYC-inspired official music video is streaming now at YouTube HERE. Produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominee T-Minus (Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Young Thug), “Big Lyfe” was met by widespread media attention, with REVOLT declaring, “The brand new offering sees Kevin Gates spit some bars about appreciating the journey you’re on and life you’re living.” “The rapper's success and spirituality align over electrifying production,” wrote HotNewHipHop, “celebrating the power of positivity and purpose.”

Gates – who recently debuted “Big Lyfe” to a sold-out crowd of more than 9,500 at Morrison, CO’s world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre – will celebrate KHAZA with the epic “Big Lyfe Tour,” getting underway August 18 at Dallas, TX’s The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory and then continuing into mid-October. For updates, please visit www.kvngates.com/tour.

 

AUGUST

18 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

19 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall

20 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall

21 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park

23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center

25 – Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum

26 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre

27 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium

29 – Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Memorial Auditorium*

31 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater

 

SEPTEMBER

1 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center

2 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

6 – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena

8 – Kansas City, MO – Azura Amphitheater

9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory

10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom

13 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre

14 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s Outdoors

15 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill

16 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

17 – Newport, KY - PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation

20 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

25 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

27 – Washington, DC – Echostage

29 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center

30 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium

 

OCTOBER

1 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre

6 – Charlotte, NC – Bojangles Coliseum

7 – Birmingham, AL – Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex

8 – New Orleans, LA – UNO Lakefront Arena

12 – Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium

13 – Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena

14 – Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Bay Center