{"id":101354,"date":"2016-02-08T20:49:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T19:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=101354"},"modified":"2016-02-08T20:49:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T19:49:03","slug":"how-they-came-up-the-dave-east-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/how-they-came-up-the-dave-east-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How They Came Up: The Dave East Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In your quest to become the next big thing, what do you think is more important: talent or tenacity; likes or lyrics? All are evidently valuable but when it comes to getting a rap legend in the game to take notice, the paramount quality most definitely has to be skill. All things considered, one guy from Harlem has the industry and the internet buzzing around what makes him so special. Especially since some of his fans include Kevin Durant and several music executives. <\/p>\n

The question then becomes: what makes Dave East<\/strong> so extraordinary that Nas<\/strong> decided to sign him to his label Mass Appeal Records<\/strong>? The answer is simple. Between majoring in communications and playing college basketball, he still found time to story tell on the mic. But his rhymes aren\u2019t the kind of rhymes the game is used to hearing. His artistry has heart and speaks truth. He\u2019s not on Instagram or Twitter pretending to be someone he\u2019s not; or like every other rapper out there… <\/p>\n

Continue reading for the rest of the story.<\/p>\n

Via indiehiphop<\/a><\/p>\n

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No, the kind of lyrics you will hear from Dave East are comparable to prowess of \u2018Illmatic\u2019. It has been said that Nas has been beefing up his label roster and in search of someone different. So ask yourself this, if you were standing right in front of the one person who can change the game for you, will you be like everyone else? Or will you stand out?<\/p>\n

Dave East was born in New York, NY on June 3, 1988 and grew up in Harlem.
\nMost of his childhood was spent in Harlem and Queens playing basketball.
\nAlthough he had a skill for playing basketball, his heart was always in writing rhymes.
\nHe loved rapping so much that he spent every waking moment that he could writing and mastering his sound.
\nGrowing up in difficult circumstances didn\u2019t stop him from finishing school and going to college.
\nDave\u2019s skills on the court took him all the way to University of Richmond where he
\ngarnered attention from the NBA.
\nCollege basketball didn\u2019t keep him away from staying in the studio late nights to record.
\nBetween 2010 and 2011, he released his first mixtape called \u2018Change of Plans\u2019
\nDave East eventually released his second mixtape in 2012 titled \u2018Insomnia\u2019.
\nDave East then went on to release his third mixtape called \u2018American Greed\u2019.
\nEventually his music became part of the regular rotation of many industry DJs.
\nWhen Dave decided that basketball wasn\u2019t his true calling, he focused his energy on music full time.
\nSome of his musical inspirations include Cam\u2019ron, Nas, Big Pun, and Jadakiss.
\nIn the summer of 2012 he released two more mixtapes: one named \u2018Don\u2019t Sleep (Hosted by DJ Radio) and the second one called \u2018No Regrets\u2019.
\nIn 2013, Dave east released his sixth mixtape titled \u2018Gemini\u2019.
\nHis music soon got heavy rotation from New York radio stations such as Hot97.
\nBecause of his buzz in New York, Nas eventually caught wind of his skills and was soon signed to his label.
\nIn the summer of 2014 he released his seventh mixtape under Mass Appeal Records called \u2018Black Rose\u2019.
\nBlack Rose became such a hit that DJ Khaled, Wyclef Jean, and DJ Premier helped promote it.
\nHis music has been featured on Sirius FM\u2019s Shade 45, Power 105, and Hip Hop Nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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