LIL DICKY PROFESSIONAL RAPPER REVIEW MAC
Now, this isn’t unusual today with artists like Logic, Action Bronson and Mac Miller, to name a few, but unlike them Lil Dicky makes being a white guy a part of his brand. Oh, and if you didn’t guess already, he’s white. He kind of looks like an older, bearded Screech from Saved By The Bell (but that’s just me). He’s lanky, slightly awkward, and always sporting a disheveled curly Afro.
With a self-described style of “funny-type rap,” Lil Dicky doesn’t display any of the qualities that make up the “typical” rapper. Name a rapper from an upper middle class Jewish family who calls himself “The greatest rapper alive.” If you guessed Lil Dicky, you’re correct! If not, be prepared to witness the next rap sensation aiming to introduce a new market to the world of hip-hop. “Professional Rapper” may not be one of the year’s best rap albums, but it’s arguably one of 2015’s most important.“I’m ‘bout to be professional. Lil Dicky, and all of his out-rap, comedy cohorts, are vital and necessary for hip-hop. That’s refreshing, and it’s something hip-hop needs more of. This guy thinks keeping it real is saving as much money as possible and having great pillow talk. Even so, there’s a unique quality to Burd’s suburbanite, Jewish outsider identity that promises to build bridges: perspective. It’s a perfectly palatable hip-hop album. The punchlines hit more often than not, and the production work is adequate. Dicky’s flow is surprisingly nimble, and his lyrics are surprisingly clever.
Don’t take this the wrong way, though Lil Dicky’s debut may be a bloated mess, but it’s an exciting, entertaining mess.Ĭritics and listeners alike have condemned Lil Dicky as “rap for people who hate rap.” I don’t doubt that David Burd appeals to this audience, but I’m not convinced of that statement’s essentialist truth. These tracks sound like B-sides that have been sequenced with the A-sides through some tragic accident. Elsewhere, “The Antagonist” and its sequel track do absolutely nothing but pad-out the runtime. Angling as a professional rapper makes for some good comedy, but there’s nothing funny about wasting the listener’s time with unsalvageable slogs like Molly – a complete waste of Panic! At the Disco’s Brendan Urie’s guest spot doesn’t help, either. At 90 minutes, there’s just too many songs with too little quality control. The most glaring flaw in Lil Dicky’s gem is his album’s length.
Even so, “Professional Rapper” doesn’t quite reach the level of the fabled “classic” rap debut due to a myriad of issues. Spitting lines as ridiculous as “only thing I got left is find a good ass wife, but yo, I gotta hit these hoes first, don’t tell mom, but in a year I’m ’a bend over Michelle Obama” may have turned off a multitude of listeners if not for the blazing, crack-shot delivery. Elsewhere, tracks like “Bruh…” work well to showcase Burd’s flow. It’s a smart tactic – likely to earn much-needed goodwill with a skeptical audience. Here, Lil Dicky wields self-deprecation with lethal force. Choruses like “I am rap game Walter White, you might get killed thinkin’ he all polite / Get up off my dick, ho / that’s an unassuming dick, though” permeate the record. Numerous songs throughout the album are liable to split sides with clever or shocking lyrical turns. It’s clear from the first few tracks that Lil Dicky’s greatest strength comes from his punchlines. But is Burd’s transition from comedian to “professional” rapper any good? Surprisingly, it’s not bad. With “Professional Rapper,” Lil Dicky lays down his credentials with off-kilter swagger and a chart position only white privilege could explain (Lil B could never reach this level of commercial viability). Mileage may vary per person, but there’s no denying that Lil Dicky is a breath of fresh air. Basically, this is an inversion of everything we’ve come to expect from hip-hop: irreverent towards rap’s irreverence and polite in the face of scathing slams. smuggling excessive amounts of Twix and Snapple into the theater) and pillow talking. This is a guy who’s rapping about white crimes (i.e. “Straight Outta Compton” and “Fear of a Black Planet” probably come to mind – maybe even “Rhyme Pays.” This doesn’t seem like a genre that would provide an opening for a suburbanite Jew, but Lil Dicky isn’t here to play by the rules. Think of the most hardcore rap record you’ve ever heard. Review Summary: It's like Lil B but with commercial viability.
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