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Living Proof Album ∙ Hip-Hop ∙ 2024 Dave East   &   araabMUZIK With a few collaborations on Dave East’s 2019 debut album,   Survival , and 2023’s   Fortune Favors the Bold , the rapper and producer araabMUZIK displayed a near-telepathic shared vision. The duo decided to expand on that spirit in 2024, linking up for an entire project together, titled   Living Proof . With East on the mic and the Dipset affiliate handling the beats,   Living Proof   is a psychedelic tour de force equal parts grounded in the streets and drifting off into alternate realities. On opener “Percocet,” East shouts out his producer and highlights his own entrepreneurial spirit. He raps, “Araab in my top five/They microwave, we cookin’ strong,” before adding, “They never seen a gangsta look this good, come take a pic of this.” The vibes remain immaculate on “Roll Up,” a weed anthem backed by a soulful vocal chop from araabMUZIK. East declares, “Every time I hop out, the badde...