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Brooklyn Quote by Dave East

“When I go back to my hood, Queens, Brooklyn, or here in L.A., the people that's not famous, that's what inspires me.” quote by Dave East — Download Open image

“When I go back to my hood, Queens, Brooklyn, or here in L.A., the people that's not famous, that's what inspires me.”

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