I'm Him

On January 10, 2018, Gates was released from prison. His return to social media saw him posting a picture with the phrase "I'm Him", many fans speculating it to be the title of his upcoming second album.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_buzzpromo/status/951132302456840194?s=19|title=@_buzzpromo on twitter:"Welcome Home Kevin Gates. #kevingates #imhim"|via=Twitter|access-date=September 25, 2019}} On June 28, 2019, Gates announced the album along with the release of the album's lead single "Push It", with "I'm Him" as the official album title.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8518073/kevin-gates-announces-im-him-album-push-it|title=Kevin Gates Announces "I'm Him" Album, Drops New Single 'Push It': Listen |website=Billboard|access-date=September 25, 2019}} On September 17, Gates announced the release date on social media.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B2f6E6ChGY9/|title=@iamkevingates on Instagram:"💪#iMHim"|via=Instagram|access-date=September 25, 2019}} I'm Him served as his second studio album, following his debut album in early 2016. The album follows four months after May 2019's Only the Generals Gon Understand EP.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/only-the-generals-gon-understand-ep/1465707447|title=Only the Generals Gon Understand – EP by Kevin Gates on Apple Music|date=31 May 2019|via=Apple Music|access-date=September 26, 2019}}

The lead single "Push It" was released on June 28, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/push-it-single/1469436270|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925161348/https://music.apple.com/us/album/push-it-single/1469436270|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2019|title=Push It – Single by Kevin Gates on Apple Music|via=Apple Music|access-date=September 25, 2019}} Its music video was released the same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DiYEN-HRJZY0&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjiy-ivrOzkAhWRSxUIHfw3A58QyCkwAHoECAkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1fHoHtfQuJ8GE35_jw6NQQ|title=Kevin Gates – Push It (Official Music Video)|via=YouTube|access-date=September 25, 2019}}

The second single, "Facts", was released on July 25, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/facts-single/1473617025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925161347/https://music.apple.com/us/album/facts-single/1473617025|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2019|title=Facts - Single by Kevin Gates on Apple Music|via=Apple Music|access-date=September 25, 2019}} The music video was released alongside the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ftNS7EFysY|title=Kevin Gates – Facts (Official Music Video)|via=YouTube|access-date=September 25, 2019}}

I'm Him debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 72,000 album-equivalent units (of which 10,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532280/dababy-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-kirk|title=DaBaby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Kirk'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 6, 2019|access-date=October 7, 2019|archive-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227173841/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532280/dababy-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-kirk|url-status=live}} This became Gates' fourth US top 10 album. On June 10, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=kevin+gates&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA Certifications - Kevin Gates|website=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=June 16, 2020|archive-date=July 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731030931/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=kevin+gates&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|url-status=live}}

Adapted from Apple Music{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/im-him/1481393251|title=I'm Him by Kevin Gates|date=27 September 2019|via=Apple Music|access-date=September 27, 2019|archive-date=27 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927065043/https://music.apple.com/us/album/im-him/1481393251|url-status=live}} and Tidal.{{Cite web|title=I'm Him / Kevin Gates|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/118793915|access-date=June 6, 2020|publisher=Tidal}}

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| title10 = Face Down

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