You always hear rappers say they don't write, but they're not really talking about anything. — Dave East Copy Share Image
I'll never put out some super-dumbed-down music. It'll always have some substance to it. — Dave East Copy Share Image
Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come. — Dave East Mentality Copy Share Image
I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame. — Dave East Fame 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… — 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 Being Copy Share Image
When I'm out of town, I always try to get some readings or some type of new information to where I'm learning… — 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
I always had a gift with writing. I can really write. I always felt like I can write movies or somehow get… — Dave East Copy Share Image
My journey is self-made because I came from nothing. It's the best feeling now, because I don't really feel like I owe… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I'm still an athlete at heart, so I always want that comfort and something that feels like an athletic shoe. — 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
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
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're… — Dave East Change 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 Day 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 Clothing line Copy Share Image
A big part of what kept me focused on the music was already failing with basketball. I played basketball all of my… — Dave East Basketball Copy Share Image
I was incarcerated for a little while in Baltimore, and my celly was Muslim. I was watching him pray every day, and… — Dave East Day Copy Share Image
I feel like a lyricist is somebody that writes their own lyrics. Now songwriters and lyricists are two totally different things. You… — Dave East Feelings Copy Share Image
I never felt like 'I'm an underground dude' or 'I can only be hot in New York.' — Dave East Copy Share Image
I want to eventually get to a point where I can make all types of music for every type of crowd. — Dave East Copy Share Image
