By Any Means 2 (mixtape)

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By Any Means 2
Had To - Single.jpg
Mixtape by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017
Recorded2016–2017
Genre Hip hop
Length46:24
Label
Producer
  • Dreka Haynes (exec.)
  • Ben Billions
  • Chris Batson
  • Diego Ave
  • DJ Marley Waters
  • EY
  • Geoffro Cause
  • Infamous
  • JMIKE
  • Kane Beatz
  • Lavish
  • Luca
  • Mad Max
  • Millz
  • Play Picasso
  • Prezident Jeff
  • Rvssian
  • $K
  • Smash David
  • T-Collar
  • Velous
  • Xeryus G
Kevin Gates chronology
Murder for Hire 2
(2016)
By Any Means 2
(2017)
Chained to the City
(2018)
Singles from By Any Means 2
  1. "What If"
    Released: April 4, 2017
  2. "No Love"
    Released: July 20, 2017

By Any Means 2 is the fifteenth mixtape by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on September 22, 2017, by his own independent record label Bread Winners' Association and Atlantic Records.

Contents

It was released while Gates was incarcerated. Unlike his other mixtapes that were released both for free and for retail, this mixtape was strictly for retail.

Singles

The first single is "What If". It was released on April 4, 2017. [1] The music video was released on September 6, 2019. [2]

The second single is "No Love", which was released on July 20, 2017.

Promotional singles

The first song is "Had To", it was released on September 7, 2017. [3] The music video was released on October 12, 2017, and features Gates' wife along with a Kevin lookalike. [4]

The second song is "Beautiful Scars". It's the only song on the mixtape to have featured guest vocals, which are from PnB Rock. The song was released on September 14, 2017. [5]

The third song is "Imagine That", it was released along with the mixtape on September 22, 2017. The music video was released on September 25, 2017. [6] It features solely Gates' wife and two kids.

Commercial performance

By Any Means 2 debuted at number 100 on the US Billboard 200. In its second week, it rose to its peak position of number 4.

Track listing

Credits adapted from ASCAP. [7]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Love"
Millz3:20
2."McGyver"
  • Gilyard
  • Alleyne
Millz3:16
3."Had To"
  • Gilyard
  • Rick Witherspoon, Jr.
  • Daenerys Targaryene
Mad Max3:41
4."Fuckin Right"
  • Gilyard
  • Eyobed Getachew
  • Tinashe Sibanda
  • Chris Batson
  • EY
  • T-Collar
  • Batson
3:18
5."Beautiful Scars" (featuring PnB Rock)
Rvssian 3:08
6."Attention"3:47
7."G.O.M.D."
3:09
8."D You Down"
  • Gilyard
  • John McGee
  • Geoffrey Earley
  • Xeryus Gittens
  • Tasha Catour
  • Jim Lavigne
  • $K
  • Geoffro Cause
  • Xeryus G
3:14
9."What If"
3:15
10."Came Up"
  • Gilyard
  • Brendon Waters
DJ Marley Waters2:42
11."Imagine That"
  • Gilyard
  • Jeremy Coleman
  • Witherspoon, Jr.
  • Targaryene
  • JMIKE
  • Mad Max
3:40
12."No Trust"
2:29
13."Just Wanna"
  • Gilyard
  • Jeffrey Offe
Prezident Jeff3:51
14."Why I"
3:33
Total length:46:24

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