The rapper Dave East seeks to strike fresh ground in Hip-Hop this year, joining Cardi B to fly the flag for New York-based rappers on the charts.

Raised in Harlem, the lyricist signed to Def Jam in 2016 and has invited the world to enjoy his latest body of work ‘Paranoia: A True Story‘ today.

Does he have what it takes to take on the Drake‘s, J. Cole‘s and Nicki Minaj’s of the world?

Find out below…

I feel like I’ve been really just exploring me and different sounds. I’ve worked with different producers that I hadn’t worked with before. So it was really just me like just growing in life and you know, my music is gon’ grow with me.

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