Key Takeaways:

• Kevin Gates spoke on Desmond Scott’s emotional ache throughout his marriage to Kristy Sarah Scott.
• The rapper expressed empathy and known as Desmond “the prize” whereas providing phrases of encouragement.
• The interview sparked broader dialogue about emotional vulnerability and masculinity in relationships.

Desmond Scott and Kristy Sarah Scott’s divorce information had social media in shambles to begin the brand new yr, and Kevin Gates — whose estranged spouse filed for divorce final yr — had lots to say about it. On Wednesday (Jan. 28), throughout “Club Shay Shay,” the “2 Phones” rapper instructed Desmond had been “suffering in silence” all through the wedding.

“It’s all over his face,” Kevin advised Shannon Sharpe. “A lot of men suffer in silence, and he was just making himself happy.” He added, “I don’t like to see people get kicked when [they’re] down and then I saluted ‘em. I said, ‘Man, it ain’t the end of the world.’”

Kevin went on to say that God would ship Desmond “more pressure,” earlier than making remarks that’ll possible ruffle the web’s feathers by claiming that males are “the prize” in relationships. “A lot of time, when you build a woman, they’ll isolate you and make you feel like there ain’t nothing out there. Oh, no, God ain’t stop. All you gotta do is focus on God. He’ll send you somethin’,” the Baton Rouge native defined.

“I hate to say this,” Kevin continued, “A good woman, that’s a gift from God, but the man is the prize.” From there, he briefly segued the dialog into his “new woman,” Jelenny Tejada, whom he credited with serving to him heal.

Gates closed out the subject by providing Desmond some encouragement. “Back to my brother Desmond, you know how to cook all these different meals, you [are] nice-looking, you [are] intelligent, you articulate well,” he mentioned. “What woman ain’t — Come on, man, you got options.” See the clip under.

As Rap-Up previously reported, Dreka Gates cited “irreconcilable differences” as the explanation for her break up from Kevin. The former couple shares two youngsters, Islah Koren and Khaza Gates, along with her in search of joint authorized and bodily custody.