28 Dave East Quotes for You to Enjoy

Dave East

American Musician

Born: Jun 3, 1988

Always Day Me Music People You

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. Dave East

Life Me You Live Life Discipline Old My Life Islam Before Live Mindset Way Brought Them Really Helping

I wanna be in a movie, I wanna have a clothing line, I wanna put myself in a position where, when I'm dead and gone, or I can't rap anymore, that's still moving. Tupac and Biggie, they've been dead 10-plus years and people talk about them everyday. I'm gonna try to speak everything into existence. I know the music is my key to get there. Dave East

Music Myself People Speak Key Try Gone Everyday Everything Rap About Put Know Talk Dead Still Line Been Years Existence Get Wanna Where Clothing Anymore Movie Tupac Moving Them Biggie Gonna Position

I wouldn't tell nobody to sign no slave deal or sign your life away or nothing like that, but if the deal is right and if it benefits you, you'd be a fool if you did not take advantage of it. Dave East

Life You Fool Benefits Take Advantage Nothing Sign Tell Take Advantage Nobody Like Deal Did Your Away Right Slave

A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make… some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you. Dave East

Good You Change People Progress Matter People Change Some People Fall Progression I Feel I Feel Like Some Feel Like Make Around Doing Were Lot Off Trying Any Just Anything Gonna

I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame. Dave East

Myself Soul My Soul Never Dollars Sell Fame Gonna Amount Violate

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

You Say Rappers About Write Talking Always Hear Anything Really

I'm never really trying to focus on one aim. Dave East

Focus Aim Never Trying Really

A big part of what kept me focused on the music was already failing with basketball. I played basketball all of my life. When basketball didn't work, I knew that I had to make it in whatever I decided to do next. Dave East

Life Work Music Me My Life Big Whatever Focused Had Part Knew Failing Make Big Part Decided Next Played Kept Basketball

Growing up in Harlem, I was always in the parks playing ball. Dave East

Parks Ball Always Up Growing Growing Up Playing Harlem

I'll never give up my style. Dave East

Never Give Up Style Give Never Up

I never thought I'd be sitting across the table with the owner of Hennessy. Dave East

Thought Table Never Sitting Owner Across

With me, I record so much that I just get in the zone. Dave East

Me Record Get Just Much Zone

I think R. Kelly is twisted, sick-minded, nasty, perverted - he different. I don't know anybody like R. Kelly. Dave East

Think I Think He Like Know Nasty Anybody Different Kelly Twisted

When I'm out of town, I always try to get some readings or some type of new information to where I'm learning more about Islam, just to become the best Muslim I can become. Dave East

I watch movies all day. I am a heavy movie head. Dave East

Day I Am All Day Head Am Heavy Movie Movies Watch

Where I'm from in Harlem, everybody look like a rapper. Dave East

Rapper Everybody Like Look Where Harlem

After the first three or four years of me taking rap seriously, it started to look more promising. I started booking shows and more people were playing my music, so I starting believing this could actually work for me. Dave East

Work Music Me People Seriously Three First Booking Rap Promising More More People Could Taking Look Were Years After Shows Believing Actually Four Started Playing Starting

You're born a certain way, but you don't gotta die like that. Dave East

You Way Born Like Gotta Die Certain Certain Way

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

Me Lie I Am Looks Am Going Helped