![]() Careerīurd says he initiated his rap career "simply to get attention comedically, so I could write movies, write TV shows and act". 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. Īfter college, Burd relocated to San Francisco, California where he worked in account management at the advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. ![]() I wasn't getting any girls at all, but I was very class-clownish and I got good grades." After graduating from high school, Burd began attending the University of Richmond, where fellow 2016 XXL Freshman and rapper Dave East also attended at the same time. Speaking about his time in high school, Burd said "I was a pussy. In his youth, the hip-hop and rap music artists Burd listened to most were Nas and Jay-Z. He began rapping in the fifth grade after doing a history report on Alexander Pushkin using rap music. īurd's interest in music started when he was a child, listening to hip hop and alternative rock. He was born with "a tangled urethra" and hypospadias, in which the urethra does not open from its usual location in the head of the penis, requiring multiple surgeries. īurd was born in Cheltenham Township on the north border of Philadelphia and grew up in an upper-middle-class Jewish family in the Elkins Park neighborhood. In 2020, Burd and producer Jeff Schaffer created a television comedy series based on Burd's life called Dave, which premiered on FXX in March 2020. Burd stated that a portion of the song's proceeds are being donated to a variety of environmental charities. The song was made to raise awareness about the environment, pollution, and climate change. He also gained attention for his 2019 music video " Earth", which featured many singers and actors including Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Kevin Hart, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, Katy Perry, and Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2018, his song " Freaky Friday", featuring Chris Brown, became a worldwide hit. He released his debut album Professional Rapper in 2015. He came to prominence with the release of the music video of his song "Ex-Boyfriend" in 2013, which became popular with more than one million views on YouTube in 24 hours. David Andrew Burd (born March 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Lil Dicky, is an American rapper, comedian and actor. ![]()
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