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Dave East Reunites With Close Pals Mike & Keys For Personal LP “APT 6E”

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“[Mike & Keys are] 100 percent my sound… They are like, one of the few producers in the game that really just got my sound down pat without really trying”. That is what gritty Harlem, New York rapper told XXL a little over two years ago about how much he adores the Los Angeles based producing duo. The soon-to-be 36-year-old veteran explained that he met the hitmakers through the late Nipsey Hussle and since then, they have grown their chemistry in the studio.

Their first album together, HDIGH (How Did I Get Here), while not released as a Dave/Mike & Keys project, was the one that got it started. Now, they are back once again with APT 6E, an official collaboration album. This record holds a special place in Dave’s heart, as the title is a reference to the apartment where his career really started to take shape. “I think that’s really where life changed for me. That’s where I got my first deal out of that apartment. Nas signed me, I caught the train to Mass Appeal downtown, then I caught the train back to Queens and walked back to my apartment with the deal in my hand”.

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Listen To APT 6E By Dave East & Mike & Keys

There a handful of cuts on this 15-song offering that allude to the grind that Dave was on to make it big. One of them is “DOIN GREAT” (one of our favorites), and it sees him talk about always keeping your head high and making small steps toward your goals is in fact great progress. Those “steps” include removing people from your life who are not on the same mission as you and protecting your energy. However, we can fit all of the things we love about this album in one article, so be sure to check out and see what we mean.

What are your thoughts on APT 6E by Dave East and Mike & Keys? What is the best beat here and why? Who had the strongest guest verse? What song did Dave bring his best stuff? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Dave East and Mike & Keys. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

APT 6E Tracklist:

  1. WHO’S AT THE DOOR
  2. DOIN GREAT
  3. GOD PRODUCED IT
  4. SNOW WHITE
  5. IDRN
  6. ME VS. ME (feat. Stacy Barthe)
  7. THIS LIFESTYLE (feat. Kurupt)
  8. BALLIN (feat. Buddy)
  9. DANGEROUS RIDDIM (feat. Shaggy)
  10. SO MUCH CHANGED (feat. Stacy Barthe)
  11. INTERVENTION
  12. CAN’T EVEN KNOW
  13. OUT THE WAY
  14. I REMEMBER
  15. STORE RUN

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Dave East & Mike & Keys Tease Their Project Again With Reggae-Flavored “DANGEROUS RIDDIM” Featuring Shaggy

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It feels like Dave East has built up a more than respectable career all while flying under the radar. You cannot really classify him as an underground rapper, but he is not totally mainstream either. He has an instantly recognizable voice in addition to floating in between lyrically focused hip-hop and trap. Dave East has had an interesting journey and its partially because of tracks like “DANGEROUS RIDDIM.”

This is the latest and second single from his and Mike & Keys forthcoming album APT 6E. This collaboration effort with the Los Angeles, California based producing duo is expected to be out this year. However, there remains to be a true release date or speculated month so far. The lead single, “SO MUCH CHANGED” with Stacy Barthe dropped in early May.

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Listen To “DANGEROUS RIDDIM” By Dave East, Mike & Keys, & Shaggy

That track was more pure-bred East Coast hip-hop, whereas “DANGEROUS RIDDIM” is a blend of rap and reggae. Instrumentally, it is very colorful and grand with its horns and drums. Shaggy, the guest feature this time around, brings it with speedy flows and bellowing vocals. Dave raps about going down the wrong path in life and how it can lead to a world of issues. It is both a stunning but dark track and sure to be a hit on the album when it drops.

What are your thoughts on “DANGEROUS RIDDIM” by Dave East, Mike & Keys, and Shaggy? Is this his best song as of late, why or why not? Does this get you excited for Dave’s upcoming album APT 6E? Who had the strongest performance on the record? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Key Glock. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

Quotable Lyrics:

Watch how sick they get, you park a Lambo or the Wraith come out
I walk through the trenches, sat on benches, all my chains was out (All my chains)
Drugs and money, just be careful, know that that’s a dangerous route (Danger)
A lot of us won’t make it out
They watch your every move, learn how to fake ’em out (Fake ’em out)
Got n**** doin’ life, ain’t get to live, wish I could break ’em out

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New Dave East “Bet It” Single Out Now

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Dave East Walks for Hakan Akkaya's NYFW Runway

East Harlem rapper and actor Dave East of Mass Appeal / Def Jam has released the visuals to his new single “Bet It” produced by Danny Wolf of Chaos Club, his first film of the new year since mid-December’s “Dear Summer (East Mix)”. This new four-minute offering created in partnership with DraftKings was expertly directed by the excellent team at Reel Goats and featured both basketball legend The Professor and visionary Gary Vee in the visuals – watch below.

This release foreshadows the rapper’s eagerly anticipated upcoming “How Did I Get Here” second solo studio album out next month on Tuesday 22 March, which will be produced entirely by LA prolific production super-duo Mike & Keys (also known as “The Futuristiks” and whose credits include Nipsey Hussle, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ras Kass, Fat Joe, Curren$y, Freddie GIBBS, JAY ROCK Faith Evans, Dom Kennedy, Lupe Fiasco, T.I, Royce Da 5’9”, D12, Redman, Sheek Louch, 50 Cent). Stay tuned to TheSource.com for future developments on this release.

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