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Kevin Gates steps out with a new woman, Jojo Zarur, following his split with wife Dreka Gates. Rumors of the Baton Rouge rapper dating the Love and Hip Hop Miami star have been floating around for weeks. On Tuesday, the two were spotted out publicly for the first time having dinner in New York City. Kevin Gates even hopped on his Instagram Live for a few minutes while chowing down, and he did not hide Zarur, who was right up in his face. The pair were later spotted holding hands while walking in the streets as Gates paused to take photos with fans while surrounded by security. Sources told Urban Islandz that the two are just dating now and seeing where things lead them. We’re told that they have been seeing each other for a few weeks and appear to have been growing closer as he and his wife drift further apart. “For now they’re just dating and having fun enjoying each others company both of them are free spirited and a very happy in each other’s company,” sources told us. Jojo Zarur is a cast member of Love and Hip Hop Miami franchise. She is also a celebrity stylist who describes her heritage as Lebanese and Mexican through her parents. Her father is Mexican, and her mother, Lebanese-Arabic. Zarur previously worked as a stylist for Young Thug and other A-list celebrities. While the couple has not confirmed their relationship yet, making their debut on Instagram Live is likely as official as it will get for now. Rumors of Kevin Gates and his wife’s separation hit the net in March this year, a few weeks after Urban Islandz reported that the couple was vacationing in Jamaica for the rapper’s 36th birthday. Kevin and Dreka Gates have been together for almost two decades and have been married for nearly seven years. The couple tied the know in 2015 after being in a relationship for twelve years prior. In 2020, Dreka reflected on their years together while celebrating 17 years together. “Happy anniversary bae-bee! 17 years together, 5 years of marriage, and 2 little people later,” she wrote while sharing a photo of herself and Kevin Gates. “I’m still proud and happy to call you my husband and best friend. I’m not going to pour my heart out to you on here, because you already know what it is between you and I. I love you so much and I’m excited & ready to continue this journey that we’re on together.” Kevin Gates recently tweeted a photo that showed how far he’s come, from a convict to a platinum-selling artist. Gates showed promise as a prodigy from Baton Rouge, but incarceration threatened to ruin his career. Kevin left prison rejuvenated, ready to prove that imprisonment was just a blip on the radar. Gates more than delivered, earning a deal with Atlantic Records in 2013. Gates’s wife, Dreka Gates, has seen him through the trials and the triumphs. Dreka and Kevin have been together for 18 years, six of which they’ve enjoyed as a married couple. Let’s take a closer look at Dreka Gates. Kevin and Dreka are still together despite rumors that he got together with Renni Rucci“A relationship is not all flowers and rainbows, it takes work, constant effort from both sides,” Kevin tweeted in late October 2021. Kevin and Dreka have held up their relationship for nearly two decades and appear set to remain together for many years to come. “I love you so much and I’m excited & ready to continue this journey that we’re on together,” Dreka celebrated the couple’s anniversary via an October 2020 Instagram post. In mid-2021, rumors started circulating claiming that Kevin Gates and Renni Rucci were dating. The reports sparked after the pair released a couple of songs together. They intensified after Rucci and Gates played each other’s love interest in the video for Boat to Virginia. The rumors turned out to be false as Kevin is happily married to Dreka. The pair has launched several projects together, including a marijuana farm in Cassopolis, Michigan. Dreka has posted several farm photos, stating that she plans to expand the business to Detroit. “Mississippi, we need you guys to legalize like yesterday! Let’s get it!” Dreka captioned a 13th October 2021 post. Dreka appears to be enjoying farming, which she views as a source of essential life lessons. She captioned an early October 2021 Instagram post as follows: “When you figure it [farming] out, it’s the most beautiful thing that you’ve ever witnessed in your life. Pure MAGIC. You nurtured and loved this thing and it showed you just what love and nurturing does… Magic does exist. When I use the word magic… it’s just my way or relating to those unexplainable things that just ARE. We are all magic.” She is one of Kevin Gates’ booking managers When Dreka met Kevin, he was a part time rapper. He mostly did rapping for fun. However, after a while, Kevin told Dreka that he wanted to become a full-time rapper. Kevin’s revelation inspired Dreka to help him succeed. Dreka gathered all the information she could about making it as a rapper. She read books, and she talked to people in the industry. She watched what other booking managers did, and she tried to do the same for Kevin. However, it wasn’t easy. She confessed to The Source; “Then again, people in the industry shut you out…Yet, all the while I learned any and everything I could learn about the industry on my own because nobody is just going to say, ‘Hey come on let me show you the ropes!’ That’s just not going to happen.” The industry forced Dreka to forge her own path. The plan was to publicize Kevin’s music as much as she could. Eventually, she managed to sign Kevin up for a few shows. Dreka targeted promoters who were interested in booking upcoming talents. Meanwhile, Kevin worked hard in the studio, and people loved his music. In 2010, Kevin and Dreka founded the Bread Winner’s Association record label. It was a huge milestone for the couple. The success tasted sweeter for Kevin, who had recorded his first songs in a room in his grandmother’s house. Dreka continues her stellar work as Kevin’s booking manager up to today. It’s easier for her to book shows now that Kevin is famous. However, she hasn’t forgotten the initial rejection she got from people in the industry. She told The Source; “It’s like now that people know who I am or know who we are, and they know who Kevin is and now you want to fuck with me? It’s like, ‘No, I’ll just stay doing what I’ve been doing and that’s just what it is.’” Dreka stood by Kevin through hard timesKevin has been involved in many controversies over the years involving crime and infidelity. Kevin’s trouble with the law started during his early teens. He spent some time in jail for being a passenger in a stolen vehicle. Kevin stated that this period in prison erased any fear he had about jail. He didn’t care whether he went to jail or not. In 2003, Kevin stabbed a man multiple times after an altercation. On 26th September 2016, he was convicted of assaulting a fan while performing on stage in Florida. In 2017, he received a 30-month jail sentence for weapons-related charges. He got out on parole on 10th January 2018. It now looks like Gates has changed for the better. Dreka told The Source that she never tried to change Kevin; “There was never a point that I was trying to change him. Yet there were life lessons that I would try to get him to learn, but I realized I couldn’t force that on him either. I really had to allow him to go the path he was meant to go down and let him figure out on his own.” Kevin has also cheated on Dreka several times. There were even rumors that he had sexual relations with his cousin. Kevin’s infidelity led to some tough times during the course of the couple’s relationship, but Dreka stood by Kevin. Kevin doesn’t pass up an opportunity to praise his wife. He is aware that he has put her through a lot, and he is happy that she stood by him. Kevin references Dreka in some of his songs, and she appears in some of the song videos. The couple got married in 2015 in what was a beautiful ceremony. She hasn’t reacted to Kevin’s latest leaked sex tapeIn February 2020, Kevin released a song titled Dreka in honor of his wife. In the track, Kevin paid tribute to his wife for sticking by him even after discovering his cheating habits. A couple of weeks before the song was released, he praised his wife in an interview on Everyday Struggle: “I’m gonna be honest with y’all, I wouldn’t be where I’m at life if it wasn’t for this woman. She has built me. Without a strong woman in your corner, a man lacks stability. He’s handicapped.” In May 2020, an alleged sex tape involving Kevin surfaced. In the clip, the rapper appeared to be having sex with a woman who wasn’t his wife. Surprisingly to many, Dreka and Kevin’s relationship seems to be going on as usual, even after the release of the brief tape. It’s unclear why Dreka is yet to respond, but in a December 2016 interview with Angela Yee, Dreka and Kevin stated that they have sex with other women. Kevin also stated that he had no qualms with Dreka getting involved with another woman when he isn’t around. He also added that the love he shares for his wife isn’t based on sex. He said, “Our relationship isn’t based on sex. That’s my best friend.” Dreka may not have reacted to the tape, but fans on social media have been mocking Kevin for his performance in the video. The mockery is based on Kevin’s statements in an interview on Power 106 with Nick Cannon. In the interview, Kevin bragged about his sexual prowess, but according to most fans, his performance it in the leaked tape was below par. Dreka shied away from social media before 2015 because she was afraid of judgmental criticsDreka is an influential person in Kevin’s life and career, but she only joined social media a few years ago. People in her line of work tend to have huge social media followings. However, Dreka achieved success without using social media. She told The Source; “I was kind of forced into it by our guy Raheem who handles all of our digital integration. He created the account and was like, ‘Alright Dreka, you’re live.’…I was really, really scared because I’ve heard how critical people were and I was just like, ‘I don’t want to subject myself to this bullshit, you know.’ At the moment, Dreka has 2.6 million followers on Instagram. Dreka embraces a different style to other people on social media. She prefers to keep it real and natural on her social media photos. She talked to The Source about the matter; “I learned years ago that you can never satisfy anyone else…So why put so much energy into trying to satisfy another person or making someone else happy, or changing who you are when they’re not going to appreciate it or be satisfied with your efforts in the end.” She gave birth to her children at homeKevin and Dreka have two kids, Islah and Khaza. She gave birth to both of them at home. Dreka described giving birth as the best thing in her life. Dreka chose not to vaccinate her kids. She had a bad experience under the care of a doctor, and this fueled her fear of medication. She believes in the power of breast milk and its healing effects. It has worked out for Dreka and her family. She told The Source; “Sometimes they will recommend you to get certain vaccinations. But my kids have been out of the country and they haven’t had any vaccinations and they haven’t had all of the problems I hear about other kids experiencing.” Dreka and her kids share a close relationship. There are tons of photos on her Instagram page, showing how much love she has for the kids. In December 2019, reports emerged stating that Dreka and Kevin were expecting another child after Kevin posted a video kissing Dreka’s tummy, and suggesting that she had ‘something in the slow cooker.’ In an interview with Complex, Kevin clarified what he meant in the video: “That shows you how the internet is. She doesn’t have a bun in the oven. She’s got something in the slow cooker. She drank a lot of water and her stomach was sticking out.” Dreka and Gates stated that they are open to having more kids once they move to a farm. She recently got her breast implants removed after they negatively affected her healthOn 13th February 2020, Dreka posted a series of videos on Instagram where she detailed her breast implants removal. She explained in the caption that she had breast implants inserted after losing weight in February 2017. She opted for implants because she only wanted to add volume to her breasts. All was well after inserting the implants, but a while later, Dreka found that she had high estrogen levels, and her hair kept thinning. She also had frequent skin breakouts despite eating well and exercising. A friend then advised her that the implants were the cause of her health issues. She wrote: “I basically had balls of toxic in my chest. Foreign objects in my chest. So I removed them. They surprisingly still look good in my opinion.” Dreka also told her fans that she had a successful and painless recovery. The careless actions of a close ally caused Dreka to lose trust in her friendsDreka was born as Shadreka Centuri Haynes on 31st August 1986 to a middle-class Afro American family. She was able to afford anything that she wanted. Dreka was one of the first people among her friends to own a car. She was also a gifted student in class, and she participated in several inter-school competitions and academic events. However, she got stripped of her car due to the actions of one of her close friends. This event put her in a dark place, and she is now skeptical about putting a lot of trust in her friends. She told The Source; “Before then I used to put a lot into my friends. I don’t do that anymore. I’m going to put it into the people I know for sure love me like my husband, my kids, and work, really.” Is Kevin and Dreka still together 2022?Toward the middle of the song, Gates appears to confirm he and his wife of seven years Dreka have split.
Is Dreka and Kevin Gates together?The public has had quite a bit to say about Kevin Gates and his wife Dreka in recent weeks. The Hip Hop couple not only gained fame thanks to the rapper's talents, but they often shared portions of their personal lives with the world via social media.
How long were Kevin and Dreka together?In the Instagram post, she revealed that the couple had completed 17 years together.
Are Kevin and Dreka cousins?Gates responded: “She pulled me to the side and said, 'Baby, that's your cousin,' I ain't about to stop!” This is not the first time the 2 Phones rapper has admitted to getting intimate with his cousin. He elaborated on his fling with his cousin in a 2015 Instagram post.
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