At dinner, Burd’s parents bring out a notebook with a list of questions about the concert that read like a Jewish worry frequently asked questions page: what types of bills should they bring, and can they take photos of the performers with their cellphones? A favorite of mine comes when Burd’s team - consisting of his manager, his hype man and his producer, who’s also his childhood friend, and black - visit his parents’ house in Cheltenham, near Philadelphia, before Lil Dicky’s first gig in the city the next day. There are plenty of tangible and funny Jewish moments throughout the show. If Larry David or Woody Allen were also born in 1988, they might have made something similar. Standouts of the cast include Andrew Santino, a comedian who plays Burd’s friend and manager, and Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Burd’s real-life hype man who plays the same role on the show.īut in addition to being consistently funny, the show allows Burd to amplify his insecurities and anxieties and bring them to a new level. The show, which premiered in March and is now available to stream on Hulu, is called “Dave.” It’s a fictionalized version of Burd’s rise to stardom, taking place in the uncertain phase after his initial viral YouTube fame, before his career really gets on track. Now Burd has something else that might be the best use of all of his talents yet: an FX sitcom. 7 on the Billboard chart, Lil Dicky embarks on a job interview of sorts with Snoop Dogg to become a real rapper (in which he mentions he started his career with the help of his bar mitzvah money). In “ Professional Rapper,” from his 2015 debut album of the same name that made it to No. “Wait can I really say the N-word?” “ $ave Dat Money,” featuring the real stars Fetty Wap and Rich Homie Quan, is about just that - saving money instead of blowing through it. In his track “ Freaky Friday,” Burd imagines waking up in the body of Chris Brown: “Wonder if I can say the N-word,” the real Brown sings. But his allure also stems from his direct self-consciousness, and his willingness to mock himself, the rap world and the concept that a privileged white Jewish guy could achieve any success as a rapper. His road to fame began with viral YouTube music videos, including “ Ex-Boyfriend” in 2013, which now has 39 million views.īurd’s rap delivery is more narrative than artistic, and his tracks often sound like they were constructed to accompany music videos and succeed on the internet. The irony is that Burd, a white 32-year-old from suburban Philadelphia with a Jewfro, is actually quite good at rapping, something that he has incorporated into his brand (with varying levels of success, depending on what kind of rap fan you ask). Instead of touting an excess of raw masculinity, he makes fun of the diminutive size of his package.
You read his name correctly - Lil Dicky, real name Dave Burd, has become an industry success story despite turning the norms of the rap world upside down with his stage name. Of course, you’ll need to be OK dealing with a good amount of blatant vulgarity. If you haven’t heard of the comic rapper Lil Dicky, and you are at least tangentially interested in rap or comedy, you should familiarize yourself with him.
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