67 Quotes by Dave East

The fashion and the rap go hand in hand with New York City.

Spanish Harlem is like every ghetto in America. There's every distraction possible. To make it up out of there is really a task itself.

It took mad failures for me to start to win.

You always hear rappers say they don't write, but they're not really talking about anything.

I've been able to provide for my family, move out of Harlem and travel the world.

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 ain't helping them, but you can't live life that way.

Everybody knows I smoke, drink, and be up in the club, but I don't want that to be my entire thing. I want them to see me get up and go to the gym after a night of clubbing.

I am not going to lie - my looks helped me.

My standout moment I would have to say was when 'Black Rose' dropped and getting the co-sign from Nas and The LOX. I would say all those moments together were crazy for me.