Kevin "Khao" Cates

[1]  After gaining a small fanbase, Cates leveraged his local celebrity fame into a DJ position on Montgomery’s Hot 105 radio station as the voice behind the Friday Night Street Jam.

[1] [3] In 2005, Cates landed production placements on the platinum-selling albums Young Jeezy’s Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, Paul Wall’s The Peoples Champ and Lil Kim’s The Naked Truth.

[3] In 2019, Cates branched out as a solo artist and released the single "Done With Her" featuring Gucci Mane, YBN Nahmir and Lil Baby.

[2] In 2008, Cates founded the nonprofit Bridge Da Gap, which focuses on music, technology, education for kids grade 6 to 12.

[4][8]  Cates personally produced over 600 songs for the Bridge Da Gap program that taught math, science and helped improved standardized test scores for students across the United States and the Bahamas.