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'll never put out some super-dumbed-down music. It'll always have some substance to it. — Dave East Copy Share Image
You always hear rappers say they don't write, but they're not really talking about anything. — Dave East 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
My father brought a basketball to the hospital when I was born, and he already had it embedded in his head that… — 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
No matter how dope you are, if you ain't really built, if you ain't put that groundwork in, you gonna flop. Nobody… — Dave East Copy Share Image
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… — Dave East Brain Copy Share Image
Islam really brought a discipline to my life that I didn't really have before. My old mindset was if they ain't helping… — Dave East Discipline 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
The Netflix thing with Nas is more of a documentary, where we kind of... talk. We go to my neighborhood. You get… — Dave East Documentary Copy Share Image
Spanish Harlem is like every ghetto in America. There's every distraction possible. To make it up out of there is really a… — Dave East America Copy Share Image
The reception on 'P2' has been crazy. Every show on the tour has been sold-out. I didn't think people were gonna catch… — 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 always wanted to do something I knew I could love to wake up and do every day, and rap was just… — Dave East Day Copy Share Image
You can't turn fame off regardless if you're a platinum-selling artist or you're in jail every week. If you're famous, you're famous.… — Dave East Art Copy Share Image
Nas really introduced the world and a lot of people to me - that was ideal as far as me first coming… — Dave East Copy Share Image
When I'm dead, gone or whatever, people will always remember my name and the music I did during my time. — Dave East Music 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 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
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'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
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 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
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
