Kevin Gates Speaks On Giving A Man Money, Death Of His Tattoo Artist

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As one of the voices of Instagram whether you like it or not, Kevin Gates will always speak his mind. This time he dishes about wise words his grandfather gave him and posts about the death of his tattoo artist.

Yea #bwa #breadwinnersassociation #idgt #idontgettired

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After being driven around in his Bentley by his girlfriend Dreka, Gates gave some relayed some information he received from his grandfather about giving a man money.

"My grandfather taught me man, you see a man's true character when you give him money," Gates said in his Instagram video. "It's gonna either make him one of two things lil Kevin.

Either it's gon make you aggressive or p***y.

You gon be p***y because you don't want to part with the s*it you got, or you gon be aggressive because you gon protect the s*it you got because you come from nothing."

Now, whether or not his Instagram followers will respect the wise words of Gates' grandfather is completely up to them but either way Gates knows all about the money.

He has become one of the most outspoken characters on Instagram and it's apparently not just for show.

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Meanwhile, Gates paid tribute to his tattoo artist by posting a photo showing the two embracing each other.

The caption of the photo read, "My tattoo artist Trevon Spillman took his own life no more suffering big brother I love you forever #bwa #breadwinnersassociation #idontgettired #idgt." Gates insinuates a very close relationship with Spillman through the post and received comments of fans who are sending prayers out to Spillman's family.