Dave East Is Gonna Glass His Fresh Pair Of Custom Sneakers, Talks Snoop Dogg, Dipset, Nipsey & More

Dave East stopped by Uproxx for an episode of Fresh Pair with Just Blaze and Katty Customs to discuss his discography, Nipsey Hussle relationship, new music with Snoop Dogg, Dipset influence, basketball and more. Dave East was gifted a custom pair of sneakers that combined all of his important influences, friendships, projects and more. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Dave East reacts to his custom sneakers 3:00 - how Dave East transitioned from basketball to rap 4:50 - Best basketball players who can rap 5:30 - best rappers who can ball 6:50 - Why Jim Jones & Dipset are flyest dressers 8:00 - Dave East & Snoop Dogg have joint album 8:20 - Dave East gave Snoop Dogg A Tour of Harlem 8:40 - Nipsey Hussle friendship 10:00 - Dave East explains special friendship with childhood friend Shooter 12:00 - Dave East talks about acting Wu-Tang saga 13:30 - How Nipsey turning down Snoop Dogg role made Dave East think about Method Man role in Wu-Tang show 14:45 - Dave East explains why Survival is most personal project 15:40 - Dave’s important advice to his younger self 16:30 - Putting out 8 mixtapes before blowing up 20:00 - Super Bowl freestyle 21:00 - making songs for women ABOUT FRESH PAIR Fresh Pair, a new series from Uproxx starring hip-hop legend Just Blaze and sneaker customizer Katty Customs. In the series, the co-hosts sit down with some of the biggest names in culture, to talk about their passions for sneaker culture, streetwear style as well as their careers and personal journeys. The series tells the story of some of the most iconic names in culture – from Jadakiss to Will.i.am to TI – through a single custom sneaker. 👟 Fresh Pair Playlist:    • Fresh Pair With Just Blaze & Katty Customs   The UPROXX Family 🎧 UPROXX Music    / uproxxmusic   📼 UPROXX Indie Mixtape    / indiemixtape   🎥 UPROXX Studio    / uproxx   FOLLOW Just Blaze ➕Twitter:   / justblaze   ➕Instagram:   / justblaze   FOLLOW Katty Customs ➕Instagram:   / lovekattycustoms   ➕Twitter:   / kattycustoms   TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR KATTY CUSTOMS: Technical Lead: Bryan Mageman --   / drode.atelier   Leatherwork: Laura Boos --   / thelauraboos   FOLLOW UPROXX ➕UPROXX.com: https://uproxx.com ➕Instagram:   / uproxx   ➕Twitter:   / uproxx   ➕Facebook:   / uproxx   ABOUT UPROXX VIDEO: UPROXX Video celebrates Hip-Hop, Style, and Creativity through a mix of original shows and music videos from the biggest artists, entertainers, and innovators from our culture. #daveeast #snoopdogg #freshpair