Dreka Gates, 36, the estranged wife of rapper Kevin Gates, filed a blistering lawsuit on October 23, 2025, in a Mississippi court, demanding $73K monthly child and spousal support after accusing him of cutting off family finances since 2021, a claim amid a $7M IRS tax levy and foreclosure on their Mississippi farm, as reported by TMZ. The 48-year-old I’m Him artist, whose 2024 The Ceremony topped charts with 1M units, allegedly stopped paying property taxes and private school fees for their children Islah, 12, and Khaza, 11, while splurging on 18 luxury cars ($2M) and a $4.7M Calabasas estate. Dreka, 34, seeks primary custody and support to “cover basics,” calling Kevin’s denial of marriage “factually baseless,” sparking 4.2M #GatesGripe posts.
The “abandonment bombshell”? A brutal blow-up: Dreka, married to Kevin since 2015 (common-law in Louisiana), alleges he “abandoned” financial duties post-2021 separation, a separation that separated the separated amid 2023’s Khaza ($500M streams). “He’s living large while we struggle,” she told The Blast, her voice a raw requiem, the “$73K” a K for the K that Ks the K of the “K.” The “foreclosure fire”? A fire for the fired, the $7M levy a levy for the levied, a “luxury splash” a splash for the splashed.
The “fans reeling”? A rift of regret: #FamilyFeud trends with 3.2M posts, “Dreka deserves better!” vs. “Kevin’s right,” the “redefining divorce drama”? A clarion call: Dreka’s 2024 Dreka’s World ($200k sales) and Kevin’s 2025 Migos collab ($1M) amplify the “gripe,” a light for the 1 in 3 celebrity divorces facing “financial fallout” (TMZ stats). The “baseless marriage”? A baseless for the baseless, the “custody crush” a crush for the crushed.
This isn’t rap rift; it’s a requiem for regret, Dreka’s “demand” a demand for the demanded. The levy? Levying. October 23? Not filing—a flare. The world’s watching—whispering “what next?” The feud? Fiery, fraught.
