Dave East stopped by to kick with Los Angeles Leakers crew recently, and when they threw on Tha Dogg Pound's "New York, New York" beat, he showed them why he earned that 2016 Freshman spot. Hear how he attacks the beat above.

"You better never front on me then need me/I paid $1700 for these Yeezys, that's bottle money," he snarls over the classic DJ Pooh production, even name-dropping rap's favorite weed dealer Branson.

Dave is fresh off his newest mixtape release Kairi Chanel and the big news that he's signed a deal with Def Jam. He explained how it isn't your normal record deal, but more of a partnership between the major and Mass Appeal.

“It wasn’t the average me just signing to a major. I’m actually partners with them,” he says. “Mass Appeal is still the family. Nas is still going to be able to executive produce my album. It was a step forward for me. I was with Mass Appeal solely for almost two years. Nas really introduced the world to me. So that was ideal as far as me first coming in. It’s at a time now where a machine really helps what I’m trying to do, especially being from New York and not trying to stay in New York. Like I told y’all before, I’m not trying to be underground or classified as a certain type of dude. I feel like this was a good move to really get what I’m trying to do, my brand, my movement, across the world."

Listen to Dave rip Tha Dogg Pound classic to shreds up above.

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