FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“BY ANY MEANS 2” is the sequel to Gates’ “BY ANY MEANS” mixtape that arrived in March 2014 and immediately affirmed Gates as a major force in hip-hop. The mixtape landed at # 3 on Billboard’s “Top Rap Albums” chart at #17 on the overall SoundScan/Billboard 200, with sales nearly doubling his previous first week sales record. ................
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