Biography:
Dave East is an emerging artist from Harlem, NY. His music is regularly featured on Hot 97, Power 105, Shade 45, and Sirius' Hip Hop Nation. With a loyal fan-base ranging from record executives to professional athletes and artists alike, Dave East is quickly becoming a staple within NY's new-school of hip hop.
This newcomer displays versatile flow and distinct voice as he raps over vintage sounding production.
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Other songs:
[Intro]
Ebm
Abm
I need everything I came for
Joe Joe got 'em again
B
And some
Ebm
Prosper
I'm tryna live prosper
Abm
Prosper
B
I'm tryna live
I'm just tryna live
[Verse 1]
Ebm
I just pray that I'm livin' prosperous
Comin' from conditions that's moderate to accomplishin'
Abm
Each goal I ever set, that check off my bucket list
B
Know who you fuckin' with, you can't suck it baby just swallow it
Ebm
Prosper, "P" for the pussy been gettin' thrown at me
"R" for the Rollie that Nas got me, the sky dweller (my nigga)
Abm
"O" for the ounces, I drove the most to the mountains (most)
B
"S" is for the sour, I sold to niggas in housin' (got it)
Ebm
"P" is for that pack of that Newports that I couldn't never smoke (never)
"E" is for the easy-pass, get nervous when I pass the toll, pack a pole,
Abm
pack a stick back on my shit
B
I been through the worst, it don't matter shit got me rich
Ebm
Story I could tell, I could still remember the smell
Of my cell, thought I was in hell, hit mama for mail
Abm B
I had CO's that I wanted to hurt, I'm speedin' fast, I just wanna reverse
Ebm
Get some fame behind your name and they gon' come at you worse
I've seen friends go to the essence, they left blood on my shirt
Abm
And I can't never get them stains out
Try and understand what this pain 'bout
B
Half deaf in my left ear from them shots that done rang out
Ebm
I'm tryna own property, put my daughter through private school
Fiends was our neighbors, then mama told us, we gotta move
Abm
I thought I knew it all, couldn't pay me to follow rules
B
Almost lost my life for some Prada shoes, you gotta choose
[Chorus]
Ebm
Is dying worth everything you done lived for?
Ran out of Arm & Hammer, get more, was piss poor
Abm
I can't even add up all the clothing stores we ripped off
B
I gotta get fresh, it was so hard to get them zips off
Ebm
I smoke alot, see a opp, spot 'em like a polka dot
Always in the gutter like I bowl alot
Abm
Open up the Rover top, blow up fifty bag to the heavens
B
Kept a mask plus a weapon, I ain't know if I was gon' blow or not
[Verse 2]
Ebm
I never knew 'bout no fame or no movement (never)
Now I'm recruitin' lieutenants, my women friends they was in there boostin'
Abm
She must of loved me, she put this onion up in the coochie
B
Played games, my youngest one fades and not the one on Boosie
Ebm
Heavenly scented, the Dodger was rented
Tryna prosper by any means, I'm Malcolm in a Detroit fitted
Abm
I got the scars from my life of war
B
I love the rap, but I don't like the talk
Ebm
I get excited if the white is soft (powder)
I push the Porsche until the pipes exhaust
Ain't got no felonies, get a license for it
Abm B
So many thoughts got me thinkin' like, "Shit, I might record this"
The couch was leather, the floor was cold and the phone was cordless
Ebm
Talkin' my mother crib, ounces in my dresser
The cash in my Timberland box, keep all that extras
Abm
The one they loved the most, kidnap 'em, they'll get the message
B
Stay down 'til you come up, you'll get your blessings
[Chorus]
Ebm
Is dying worth everything you done lived for?
Ran out of Arm & Hammer, get more, was piss poor
Abm
I can't even add up all the clothing stores we ripped off
B
I gotta get fresh, it was so hard to get them zips off
Ebm
I smoke alot, see a opp, spot 'em like a polka dot
Always in the gutter like I bowl alot
Abm
Open up the Rover top, blow up fifty bag to the heavens
B
Kept a mask plus a weapon, I ain't know if I was gon' blow or not
[Outro]
Ebm
Yeah, yeah
It's the kid with the glow, I get it and go
Abm
Say I talk fast, you just listenin' slow
Prosper
You know, get what you gotta get while you here man
B Ebm
Do what you do, like you're doing it for TV or
You know, whatever you're doing it for man, lotta money to be made,
Abm
make sure you make it
B
Don't waste no more time, time tickin'
Ebm
I can't even see what time it is on the Philipe, but you know
Abm B
Catch up, what you want, the money or the respect?
Ebm
Pick one
Abm
Prosper
B
Joe Joe got 'em again
Ebm
Abm
I need everything I came for
Joe Joe got 'em again
B
And some
Ebm
Prosper
I'm tryna live prosper
Abm
Prosper
B
I'm tryna live
I'm just tryna live
[Verse 1]
Ebm
I just pray that I'm livin' prosperous
Comin' from conditions that's moderate to accomplishin'
Abm
Each goal I ever set, that check off my bucket list
B
Know who you fuckin' with, you can't suck it baby just swallow it
Ebm
Prosper, "P" for the pussy been gettin' thrown at me
"R" for the Rollie that Nas got me, the sky dweller (my nigga)
Abm
"O" for the ounces, I drove the most to the mountains (most)
B
"S" is for the sour, I sold to niggas in housin' (got it)
Ebm
"P" is for that pack of that Newports that I couldn't never smoke (never)
"E" is for the easy-pass, get nervous when I pass the toll, pack a pole,
Abm
pack a stick back on my shit
B
I been through the worst, it don't matter shit got me rich
Ebm
Story I could tell, I could still remember the smell
Of my cell, thought I was in hell, hit mama for mail
Abm B
I had CO's that I wanted to hurt, I'm speedin' fast, I just wanna reverse
Ebm
Get some fame behind your name and they gon' come at you worse
I've seen friends go to the essence, they left blood on my shirt
Abm
And I can't never get them stains out
Try and understand what this pain 'bout
B
Half deaf in my left ear from them shots that done rang out
Ebm
I'm tryna own property, put my daughter through private school
Fiends was our neighbors, then mama told us, we gotta move
Abm
I thought I knew it all, couldn't pay me to follow rules
B
Almost lost my life for some Prada shoes, you gotta choose
[Chorus]
Ebm
Is dying worth everything you done lived for?
Ran out of Arm & Hammer, get more, was piss poor
Abm
I can't even add up all the clothing stores we ripped off
B
I gotta get fresh, it was so hard to get them zips off
Ebm
I smoke alot, see a opp, spot 'em like a polka dot
Always in the gutter like I bowl alot
Abm
Open up the Rover top, blow up fifty bag to the heavens
B
Kept a mask plus a weapon, I ain't know if I was gon' blow or not
[Verse 2]
Ebm
I never knew 'bout no fame or no movement (never)
Now I'm recruitin' lieutenants, my women friends they was in there boostin'
Abm
She must of loved me, she put this onion up in the coochie
B
Played games, my youngest one fades and not the one on Boosie
Ebm
Heavenly scented, the Dodger was rented
Tryna prosper by any means, I'm Malcolm in a Detroit fitted
Abm
I got the scars from my life of war
B
I love the rap, but I don't like the talk
Ebm
I get excited if the white is soft (powder)
I push the Porsche until the pipes exhaust
Ain't got no felonies, get a license for it
Abm B
So many thoughts got me thinkin' like, "Shit, I might record this"
The couch was leather, the floor was cold and the phone was cordless
Ebm
Talkin' my mother crib, ounces in my dresser
The cash in my Timberland box, keep all that extras
Abm
The one they loved the most, kidnap 'em, they'll get the message
B
Stay down 'til you come up, you'll get your blessings
[Chorus]
Ebm
Is dying worth everything you done lived for?
Ran out of Arm & Hammer, get more, was piss poor
Abm
I can't even add up all the clothing stores we ripped off
B
I gotta get fresh, it was so hard to get them zips off
Ebm
I smoke alot, see a opp, spot 'em like a polka dot
Always in the gutter like I bowl alot
Abm
Open up the Rover top, blow up fifty bag to the heavens
B
Kept a mask plus a weapon, I ain't know if I was gon' blow or not
[Outro]
Ebm
Yeah, yeah
It's the kid with the glow, I get it and go
Abm
Say I talk fast, you just listenin' slow
Prosper
You know, get what you gotta get while you here man
B Ebm
Do what you do, like you're doing it for TV or
You know, whatever you're doing it for man, lotta money to be made,
Abm
make sure you make it
B
Don't waste no more time, time tickin'
Ebm
I can't even see what time it is on the Philipe, but you know
Abm B
Catch up, what you want, the money or the respect?
Ebm
Pick one
Abm
Prosper
B
Joe Joe got 'em again
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