Dave East doesn’t understand the hype behind Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.”
“This f**king ‘Old Town Road’ sh*t is f**king wack,” he said. “I don’t know what the f**k is going on with hip-hop or rap but…that sh*t is wack with a cape on it. It’s super wack.”
Dave East says "Old Town Road" is super wack.
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/IPZzDdN2JR
— Complex (@Complex) April 18, 2019
His bold declaration divided Twitter in half.
There are people like E Bro who thinks Dave East is entitled to an opinion and his contributions make a good balance for Hip Hop.
Dave East is supposed to dislike “Old Town Road” ….. because HipHop needs him to!! ????
— El Viejo Ebro (@oldmanebro) April 19, 2019
Dave East has contributed heavily to the lyrical bank of true emcees
He rapped the 3rd most words of all major label rappers in 2018
34,984 words
3,775 bars
83 songs
3 major projects
21 guest spotsHe's certainly earned the right to have an opinion on hip-hop
— Hip Hop By The Numbers (@HipHopNumbers) April 19, 2019
Then there are others who think that he’s just simply being a hater.
Who had respect for dude? We didn’t know him! Hating is ugly on anyone. And Dave East is hating
— JananaNotNice (@Carlie43375781) April 19, 2019
who said it was hip hop tho? dave east the only one calling it that and its just to hate on it
— Momo Jah (@momo_jah) April 19, 2019
How are you feeling Lil Nas X’s breakthrough hit?
