Dave East Announces New Nas Collab "Godfather IV"

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20225.9K Views

Rapper Nas and rapper Dave East attend the celebration of Tupac's Powamekka Cafe and preview of Tupac by Vlone on April 6, 2017 in New York City.

The mentor and protege unite for a brand new track dropping this Friday.

We're only a few weeks away from the release of Dave East's forthcoming project, Survival -- his first official major-label album. The rapper's been gearing up for this moment for a minute. Over the past two years, he's released several mixtapes as well as a collaborative project with Styles P but now is undoubtedly his time to rightfully claim his stake in hip-hop.

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This Friday, he'll be dropping off another new single off of the project with the GOAT, Nas. The rapper took to Instagram to share the cover art and announce "Godfather IV," a collaboration between the two rappers. "FRIDAY ME AND THE GOD @nas SURVIVAL SEASON," he wrote on Instagram.

This is far from the first time they've collaborated together. Nas has lent his talents to Dave East on a few occasions including the intro track to Paranoia: A True Story. They also linked up on the Rapture soundtrack as well as for The Hamilton Mixtape along Lin-Manuel Miranda and Aloe Blacc.

It's already been a huge year for Dave East, even without releasing much music. As he got ready for his forthcoming project, he also landed a few acting gigs. He appeared in Netflix's Beats and also starred as Method Man in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga. With Survival on the way, we could only assume he has even bigger plans in store for 2020.

Survival drops on November 8th.

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Aron A.

Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.