On a late afternoon video call, Dave East appears relaxed but focused — the kind of energy that suggests both reflection and momentum.

After more than a decade in the game, the Harlem rapper speaks like someone who knows exactly where he’s been and where he’s headed. His voice carries the weight of experience: years of lyrical output, collaborations with heavyweight producers like Harry Fraud and Scram Jones, and a steady rise from hungry newcomer to respected mainstay in hip-hop’s evolving landscape.

Now, with the release of Karma 4 on October 15, 2025, East is looking to the future while honoring everything that’s shaped him. The fourth installment of the series he launched in 2017, Karma 4 is his most ambitious to date — a fully realized project that threads together the raw s

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