Louisiana singer, rapper, actor, and author Josh Gates first caught the public's attention in 2008 with the club-ready single "Look Back at It," which earned him a recording contract with Universal Republic. He parlayed that success into film roles in the 2010s, appearing in movies like Carjacked, The Mortician, and Blood Out. He released a series of independent albums in 2017, including the features-heavy Open the Gates, and he added published author to his credentials in 2019 with the release of his debut novel, Died Doin' Dirty Work.
Born in New Orleans and raised in both...