Kevin Gates announces Khaza release date, shares tour

Kevin Gates scored an unlikely hit this year in "Thinking With My Dick," a Juicy J-featuring single from 2013 that went viral on TikTok this year and rocketed to No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 (it's not even the first time Gates has gone viral on TikTok – "Big Gangsta" and "Me Too" have both inspired trends on the platform.) With newfound momentum behind him, Gates has announced the release date of his upcoming third studio album Khaza: June 17.

Below you can listen to its new single "Bad For Me," a song which revisits the narrative of an affair with a drug supplier's daughter, something he's explored on songs like "Plug Daughter" and "Plug Daughter 2." The song joins the previously released Khaza single "Big Lyfe," and you can hear it below.

In August, Gates will embark on a 33-date tour of North America. Find shows below and get tickets here.

August 18 – Dallas, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 19 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
August 20 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
August 21 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
August 23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
August 25 – Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum
August 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
August 27 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
August 29 – Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
August 31 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
September 1 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House and Event Center
September 2 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
September 6 – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena
September 8 – Kansas City, MO – Azura Amphitheater
September 9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
September 10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom
September 13 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre
September 14 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s Outdoors
September 15 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill
September 16 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
September 17 – Newport, KY - PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation
September 20 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
September 25 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 27 – Washington, DC – Echostage
September 29 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center
September 30 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
October 1 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
October 6 – Charlotte, NC – Bojangles Coliseum
October 7 – Birmingham, AL – Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
October 8 – New Orleans, LA – UNO Lakefront Arena
October 12 – Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
October 13 – Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
October 14 – Pensacola, FL – Pensacola Bay Center