Dave East is one of the many talented folks that dropped an album this month and for us, we haven’t turned Paranoia off since it was released. During his press run, East stopped by Hot 97 to talk about the new album and a slew of other things.

The Harlem rapper spoke on the process of making his new album, the concept behind it, working with the late Prodigy, trying to get his boss Nas on a track with Jay-Z, his dating life, how he deals with social media and different success, things he’d like to do outside of music, wanting to work with legends like Erykah Badu, and much more.

Check out the full interview below and stream Paranoia: A True Story here.