Dave East

David Lawrence Brewster Jr. (born June 3, 1988), professionally known as Dave East, is an American rapper. He began his career in 2010 and drew attention in 2014 with his eighth mixtape, Black Rose. Its release caught the attention of rapper Nas, who signed East to his label Mass Appeal Records in 2014, which entered into a joint venture with Def Jam Recordings two years later.

In 2016, Dave East was selected for XXL's Annual Freshman Class. His tenth mixtape, Kairi Chanel, released in September of that year, reached number 38 on the Billboard 200. His eleventh mixtape, Paranoia: A True Story (2017), peaked at number 9. His debut studio album, Survival (2019), reached number 11, and his fifteenth mixtape, Karma 3 (2020), reached number 36. His second studio album, Fortune Favors the Bold (2023), did not chart and was his last release with Def Jam.

East began an acting career in 2017, playing himself in Being Mary Jane and The Breaks. He also had a supporting role in the Netflix film Beats (2019) as “Mister Ford.” His breakout acting role came in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019), in which he portrays Method Man.