You always hear rappers say they don't write, but they're not really talking about anything. — Dave East Copy Share Image
I think what sets a New York rapper apart from other rappers from other places is just being from New York. — Dave East Copy Share Image
After the first three or four years of me taking rap seriously, it started to look more promising. I started booking shows… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I feel like rap fit me better. I could hoop. I could have went and did that, but this is my lifestyle,… — Dave East Copy Share Image
Wu-Tang was going through it. They didn't come from great homes or families. They really came from hard beginnings so it just… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I stand out. I don't really think I fit in with the 'what rap is' today. I feel like I stand out… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I always wanted to do something I knew I could love to wake up and do every day, and rap was just… — Dave East Copy Share Image
Since the '80s, Harlem has the place to go. Before the '80s, just as far as hip-hop go, Harlem has always been… — Dave East Copy Share Image
My standout moment I would have to say was when 'Black Rose' dropped and getting the co-sign from Nas and The LOX.… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I want to be one of the greats. I feel like the money and all that is going to come, but I… — Dave East Copy Share Image
Nobody uses skits at all anymore, so it seems like I use a lot. That's how I grew up on tapes. Biggie… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I wanna be in a movie, I wanna have a clothing line, I wanna put myself in a position where, when I'm… — Dave East Copy Share Image
Honestly, I want to make more music for the women. I rather have a show full of girls, but I still gotta talk about… — Dave East Copy Share
A big part of what kept me focused on the music was already failing with basketball. I played basketball all of my life. When… — Dave East Copy Share
I've been able to provide for my family, move out of Harlem and travel the world. — Dave East Copy Share
I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame. — Dave East Copy Share
I always had a gift with writing. I can really write. I always felt like I can write movies or somehow get into that. — Dave East Copy Share
Wu-Tang was going through it. They didn't come from great homes or families. They really came from hard beginnings so it just made me… — Dave East Copy Share
Nobody uses skits at all anymore, so it seems like I use a lot. That's how I grew up on tapes. Biggie tapes, Biggie… — Dave East Copy Share
If you're a fan of anything I do, I'm always telling a story. I'm into that - I like it when you don't know… — Dave East Copy Share
I wouldn't tell nobody to sign no slave deal or sign your life away or nothing like that, but if the deal is right… — Dave East Copy Share
I never felt like 'I'm an underground dude' or 'I can only be hot in New York.' — Dave East Copy Share
Islam really brought a discipline to my life that I didn't really have before. My old mindset was if they ain't helping me, I… — Dave East Copy Share
Deep down in my heart and what I've seen and what I've been around, there is nothing better than Islam. — Dave East Copy Share
Since the '80s, Harlem has the place to go. Before the '80s, just as far as hip-hop go, Harlem has always been a strong… — Dave East Copy Share
I always tell people, I never get writer's block because it's coming straight from my brain, like, real-life experiences. I'm like the news. I'm… — Dave East Copy Share
