Dave East Is on a Different “Type of Time” in New Video

Dave East is back after dropping his Kairi Chanel mixtape a few weeks ago. The 2016 XXL Freshman returns with a new video for "Type of Time" from the aforementioned project. The visual sees Dave East in a variety of New York locales while he deliver his rhymes.

"Prince of my city, what's that about/They heard I could spit, tryna rap it out/They reach out they hands, tryna dap it out/I go in my zone and I'm blacking out/We traveling, we don't just map it out/I got my boarding pass/I just want all the cash/What's better than that?" Dave East raps.

The Kairi Chanel mixtape was an important landmark for Dave East. The project was his first release as a Def Jam Records signee. The Harlem rapper told The Breakfast Club that his record deal will allow him to expand his brand.

"It wasn’t the average me just signing to a major. I’m actually partners with them,” he said. “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."

If you have not heard the Kairi Chanel tape yet, make sure to check out XXL's review to see what you are missing.

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