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Lil Dicky From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Lil Dicky s://upload.wikimedia.org...; alt="Lil Dicky in "All K" Music Video.png" width="300" height="168" data-file-width="1010" data-file-height="566" /> Lil Dicky in the video for his song "All K" Background information Birth name David Andrew Burd Born (1988-03-15) March 15, 1988 (age 29)Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States Genres Hip hop Comedy hip hop Occupation(s) Rapper songwriter comedian Years active 2013–present Labels School Boy Records Associated acts T-Pain Snoop Dogg Rich Homie Quan Justin Bieber Fetty Wap Brendon Urie Kent Jones Trinidad James Website lildicky.com David Andrew Burd[1] (born March 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Lil Dicky or LD, is an American rapper and comedian. He came to prominence with the release of the music video to his song "Ex-Boyfriend", which went viral with more than one million views on YouTube in 24 hours. He released his debut album Professional Rapper on July 31, 2015. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Musical style and influences 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Mixtapes 4.3 Singles 4.3.1 As lead artist 4.3.2 As featured artist 5 Tours 6 References 7 External links Early life[edit] Burd grew up in an upper middle class Jewish family in the Elkins Park neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, a township on the north border of Philadelphia.[2] He attended Cheltenham High School and then the University of Richmond[3] where he graduated Summa Cum Laude from the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business.[4] He then relocated to San Francisco, California,[5] where he worked in account management at the advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. After reimagining his monthly progress report as a rap video, the company brought him to work in their creative department, where he wrote copy for ads such as the NBA's "BIG" campaign.[2] Career[edit] s://upload.wikimedia.org...; alt="" width="220" height="149" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="651" /> Lil Dicky performing at SXSW on March 14, 2014 Burd says he initiated his rap career "simply to get attention comedically, so I could write movies, write TV shows and act." However, he "fell in love with rapping" and says he's "not leaving that game until I've proved my point."[6] Burd had been working on his songs and music videos for two years before he began releasing them as part of his debut mixtape So Hard in April 2013. His music video for his song "Ex-Boyfriend" went viral almost instantly, receiving one million views within 24 hours of being posted on YouTube.[3][7][8] Once a week for five straight months, Burd released a new song or music video. Following the release of 32 songs and 15 music videos, Burd launched a Kickstarter, stating, "I've officially run out of money... In a nutshell, you are funding phase two my rap career." The month-long crowdfunding period began on November 20, 2013, with the goal of raising $70,000 in order to enable Lil Dicky to create and produce more music, music videos, and go touring.[9][10] The Kickstarter well exceeded its target, raising $113,000.[11] Lil Dicky held his first live concert at TLA in Philadelphia on February 19, 2014.[12] Burd has signed with CMSN, who also manages Tyga, Chiddy Bang and others.[10][13] He plans "on having two concurrent careers going on, as a rapper, and as a comedian/actor/writer."[6] Burd released his debut album Professional Rapper on July 31, 2015, and features artists Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Rich Homie Quan, Fetty Wap, Brendon Urie (Panic! at the Disco), RetroJace and Hannibal Buress. On June 13, 2016, XXL Magazine released the 2016 Freshmen line-up. It included Lil Dicky, along with Anderson .Paak, Kodak Black, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Dave East, Denzel Curry, Desiigner, G Herbo, and Lil Yachty. Musical style and influences[edit] Lil Dicky's style blends the comical with the relatable. According to Boston magazine, "Content-wise, Lil Dicky comes up with his material from everyday occurrences and everyday experiences. From there, he crafts his videos around those topics to create a visual narrative that accompanies his talent as an emcee. 'It’s like a comedian. They are out in the world, and writing things down,' he said. What followed 'Ex-Boyfriend' was a series of other videos that covered similarly average everyday experiences—songs about staying in for the night, songs about being a Jewish kid—he even has a rap battle with Adolf Hitler in one of his videos."[7] He says his style is a response to the excessive egotistical nature of rap today: "I really wanted to embody the exact opposite of that, and I think people are appreciating it. There just hasn't been a voice for that normal dude when it comes to rap."[7] He added, "I think a lot of rap is just escalated to a place that many people can't relate to... My niche is that I’m relatable. I don’t rap about going to the club and popping bottles."[14] In terms of his rapping skills, Lil Dicky is able "to manipulate words at an excessive speed, and weave rhyme patterns together in a way that's funny while also making viewers want to rewind parts of his videos."[7] Burd says his musical inspirations are J. Cole and A$AP Rocky, as well as Childish Gambino "as a guy with similar aspirations."[15] Discography[edit]Studio albums[edit] List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions US[16] US R&B[17] US Rap[18] US Indie[19] US Comedy[20] Professional Rapper Released: July 31, 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download 7 2 1 1 1 Mixtapes[edit] List of mixtapes, showing selected details So Hard[21] Released: May 22, 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Singles[edit]As lead artist[edit] List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album US[22] US Com.[23] US R&B[24] "Lemme Freak" 2014 — 3 — Professional Rapper "White Crime" — — — "Classic Male Pregame" 2015 — — — "Save Dat Money"(featuring Fetty Wap and Rich Homie Quan) 71 2 23 RIAA: Platinum[25] "Professional Rapper"(featuring Snoop Dogg) — 1 — As featured artist[edit] Title Year Peak chart positions Album US US R&B US Rap "Just a Lil' Thick (She Juicy)"(Trinidad James featuring Mystikal & Lil Dicky) 2016 — 52 — TBA "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Tours[edit] Year Tour Name 2014 Professional Rapper Tour 2015 Looking for Love Tour 2016 (Still) Looking For Love Tour 2016 Dick Or Treat Tour References[edit] Jump up ^ "Songwriter/Composer: Burd David Andrew". BMI. Retrieved 6 January 2016. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cheltenham Rapper Lil Dicky Kicks Off His First Live Tour at TLA Wednesday". Philadelphia Magazine. 18 February 2014. ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet Kickstarter's Newest Musical Star". Bloomberg News. 6 December 2013. Jump up ^ "Before pop stardom, many of today's young musicians earn college degrees". Washington Post. 2 January 2016. Jump up ^ "S.F.'s Lil Dicky Wants To Be the Larry David of Rap -- Watch Him Get "Too High"". SF Weekly. 16 September 2013. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lil Dicky Talks Upgrading His Rap Career Via $100,000 Kickstarter Campaign". HipHopDX. 10 April 2014. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Rapper Lil Dicky Talks Stereotypes, Expectations, and Battling Hitler in a Music Video". Boston. 11 February 2014. Jump up ^ "Lil Dicky - Ex-Boyfriend (Official Video)". YouTube. 25 April 2013. Jump up ^ "Lil Dicky's Kickstarter - Album, Videos, Touring". Kickstarter. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rapper Lil Dicky Reaches Kickstarter Goal". Variety. 27 November 2013. Jump up ^ "THANK YOU". Lil Dicky's Kickstarter. 20 December 2013. Jump up ^ "Cheltenham Rapper Lil Dicky Kicked Off His First Live Tour at TLA". Philadelphia Magazine. 20 February 2014. Jump up ^ "Lil Dicky signs to Pop-Up Music". Jingle Punks. 16 January 2014. Jump up ^ "Lil Dicky Talks Rapping, YouTube, and How To Make A Viral Video". Maxim. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Jump up ^ "Rapper hopes to gain fame with comedy". Daily Trojan. 21 April 2014. Jump up ^ "Top 200 Albums - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2015. Jump up ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2015. Jump up ^ "Rap Music: Top Rap Albums Chart - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2015. Jump up ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2015. Jump up ^ "Comedy Albums: Top Stand Up Comedy Chart - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2015. Jump up ^ "So Hard: The Debut Mixtape". Lil Dicky. Jump up ^ "Lil Dicky - Chart history - Billboard". Retrieved 13 September 2016. Jump up ^ "Comedy Digital Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2015. Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com... Jump up ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Retrieved 13 September 2016. External links[edit] Official website Lil Dicky on SoundCloud Lil Dicky on YouTube