Dave East Reflects On His Success With A D’Angelo-Inspired Song, “What A Year”

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What more can Dave East say about 2016? While all the world’s problems seemed to pile up, the emcee paid no mind as he continued to further his career with every song he released. Along with dropping his own mixtape Kairi Chanel, East appeared alongside numerous top tier rappers like Nas, Fabolous, Future, and Smoke DZA just to name a few. He even landed a cameo on BET’s “Being Mary Jane,” which premieres Jan. 10th.

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The Dej Jam/Mass Appeal signee decided to close out his successful year by dropping more gems over D’Angelo’s classic record “Lady.” After describing his ideal woman, the Harlem native recaps his thoughts and experiences from the last 12 months in his final “EastMix” of 2016.

Stream Dave East’s “What A Year” below.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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