For example, he was extremely strategic about the guest vocalists he chose for the LP. It becomes clear from the conversation that there was nothing accidental about the album. For longtime fans and newcomers, this is a comprehensive look inside the mind of one of Hip-Hop’s freshest new talents and one that is here to stay.ĭicky starts the interview discussing how it feels to see his album ascend to the top of the charts. He spoke in-depth, addressing several specific songs, the strategy for selecting the specific guests vocalists on the album and even rapping a verse that best summed him up as an MC. We sat down with Dicky for an extended interview, where he explained the concepts behind the album, its construction and what he wanted to achieve with it. As such, his album Professional Rapper, could not be better titled, as it is Dave’s 20-song “resume” for a job on the career path to becoming one of Hip-Hop’s most important MCs. While to some, those types of immediate results might seem like a dream come true, to the MC born David Burd, they have only fueled his desire to prove that he is an artist here to stay, not a novelty act or one-hit wonder.
The video was propelled by Dicky’s unique sense of humor, deft story-telling ability and unassailable talent as a rapper. His success has been instant, starting with the first music video he ever released (“ Ex-Boyfriend“) generating more than a million views on day one.
In just a little more than two years, Lil Dicky has gone from being an unknown artist to having the number one album in the country on the Rap Album Chart.