Dave, un jeune homme blanc et malingre approchant la trentaine, souhaite se lancer dans le monde du rap. Il rencontre pour la première fois GaTa, et décide d'adopter les codes des rappeurs. Coaché par GaTa, il se lance dans un couplet de rap et effectue sa première performance en live...

Dave finit sa première performance en direct dans les pires conditions possibles. De son côté, Elz accepte, non sans quelques craintes, d'être DJ tandis que Mike persuade Dave de débuter une nouvelle routine pour prendre soin de sa peau...

Ally tente de convaincre Dave d’essayer de nouvelles pratiques sexuelles mais elle ne se doute pas que cela va faire ressortir un profond sentiment d'insécurité chez lui. Déstabilisé, Dave demande alors des conseils à ses proches afin de satisfaire le nouvel appétit sexuel de sa petite amie.

Épuisé par son travail, Mike décide de s'impliquer dans le processus de création de Dave. Ce dernier n'ayant plus rien à perdre, adopte une nouvelle stratégie afin de devenir célèbre et reconnu dans le milieu du rap. GaTa, de son côté, présente Elz à Trippie Red...

Dave has an opportunity to open for a big rapper, but his nerves cause him to spiral into an identity crisis. When Dave asks GaTa to act as his hype man, GaTa is forced to confront memories from his past and reveal his biggest secret to his friends.

Dave is in Philly for his first concert ever, and the gang stays with his parents. After reuniting with his overnight camp friends, Dave ponders his artistic roots.

Someone breaks into Emma's car, and Elz tries to help her recover her laptop. Meanwhile, in an effort to play his beats for Trippie, Elz ends up taking on a precarious task.

Dave meets with labels about a record deal, and ends up in the studio with Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco. After getting invited to his first Hollywood party, Dave rubs elbows with Kourtney Kardashian, while Ally and Elz get browned out.

Dave and Ally attend her sister's wedding in Napa, and Ally wants to impress her family with the perfect maid of honor speech. Dave struggles to be a good boyfriend while negotiating a record deal.

Dave finds himself trapped in a prison of his own making and must figure out a way to escape from it.