Stage-Crasher Shouts Out Kevin Gates at People’s Choice Awards 2016 end up sandwiched at the top of the Billboard 200 chart between two of the biggest superstars on the planet? So how did a regionally-famous street rapper from Baton Rouge, La. 4) and Charlie Puth ( Nine Track Mind, No. Its success was met with genuine surprise by many whose only prior knowledge of Gates had come via his unapologetically wild Instagram account - which has served up several over-the-top headlines in recent years - or the random People’s Choice Awards mention, particularly as it arrived the same week as much higher-profile releases from Sia ( This Is Acting, No.
2 on the Billboard 200, moving 112,000 equivalent albums - 93,000 in pure sales - and missing the top slot only due to the arrival of Rihanna‘s fiercely-awaited Anti. Three weeks later, that album, Gates’ debut full-length for Atlantic Records, beat out Adele‘s 25 to arrive at No.
It was, to quote one major outlet, the “strangest moment of the night,” described as “a man plugging some album.” Jumping on stage and grabbing the microphone, the unexpected guest delivered a victory speech of his own - “Shout out to Kevin Gates’ Islah album” - before being kicked off stage. As the stars of CBS’ The Talk were accepting the honor for Favorite Daytime Hosting Team at the 2016 People’s Choice Awards in January, 20-year-old Zacari Nicasio seized his chance.
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