"Starting January 1, if you gotta problem with somebody say it and quit trying to be clever."
"A lotta people not gonna make you rewind them, but you gonna rewind Drake."
And a posse cut that's nothing short of seeing a family of unicorns galloping into the sunset.
East, of course, is right—for the most part.
It's not the debut we've been waiting for, but Dave East sounds more focused than ever.
After years of stagnation, the city that birthed hip-hop has a fresh crop of stars-in-the-making.
The East Harlem, New York native is now signed to Def Jam, but his approach to music is changing.