This is a concept that any rapper could use, but works well for Dicky because all of the funny scenarios he can talk about, signature to his style, and level of detail pertaining to his life in his verses. While funny, although sacrificing some comedy for catchiness, ‘Work’ consists of Dicky talking about all the ways he’s getting paid now that he is a rapper and talks about how much his old day job sucked. ‘Work (Paid for That?)’ is another non-single stand out track because of it’s energy and infectious hook but showcases Lil Dicky moving away from his lane of making relatable rap music.
The song does a good job of explaining how Lil Dicky fits into the rap game while displaying Dicky’s technical and comedic ability. The song opens the album as a memo to Dicky’s naysayers or listeners who simply do not understand his lane. The most well-crafted song that wasn’t a single is ‘Professional Rapper,’ a song featuring Snoop Dogg and Dicky in forth in an interview scenario where Dicky is trying to get the job as a rapper. ‘$ave Dat Money’ is Dicky’s clearest attempt at a radio hit on the album, and has already seen radio and club play. ‘$ave Dat Money,’ finds Dicky blending his usually funny lyrics with a Mustard-type beat, Fetty Wap hook and Rich Homie Quan verse, all which have been used to make hits in the last year. ‘White Crime,’ is Dicky’s grimiest song yet, while sticking to his typical stick of coming up with as many outlandish yet oddly true white stereotypes. ‘Lemme Freak,’ is an extension of his initial signature song, ‘Ex-Boyfriend,’ effortlessly replacing it while showing growth both in it’s lyrics, autotuned singing compared to his slightly annoying singing on ‘Ex-Boyfriend’ and more professional visuals. Lil Dicky succeeds on these songs in making purposely crafted, comedic rap songs. Fetty Wap & Rich Homie Quan),’ and ‘Personality (feat. Dicky’s other strong point is his topical songs, which focus on a subject in a way that relate to white culture or typical white male tendencies, which ironically contrast typical rap songs that represent black and hip hop culture, such as ‘White Crime,’ ‘$ave Dat Money (feat. Brain),’ and ‘Classic Male Pregame.’ These songs are where Lil Dicky typically excels.
Professional Rapper is filled with Lil Dicky’s bread and butter, the funny storyline songs that made him go viral with ‘Ex-Boyfriend’ such as ‘Lemme Freak,’ ‘Professional Rapper (feat.
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But can this viral rapper who thrives off of engaging YouTube videos make a cohesive, full length album?
This new approach to rap, hilarious lyrics and concepts fully realized through impressively illustrative music videos, such as his first viral video, ‘Ex-Boyfriend’ and further videos ‘Lemme Freak’ and ‘White Crime’ led to Lil Dicky to go viral. Coming off of his 2013 debut mixtape, So Hard, Dicky proved he could make comedic rap songs that through their content and comedic element were more relatable to a white suburban male audience than someone’s music like Rick Ross or 2 Chainz. Lil Dicky had a lot to prove going into his debut album, Professional Rapper.
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