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Lil Dicky Says “All-Time Great” Artists Have Called Him A “Rapper’s Rapper”

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Lil Dicky says that several “all-time great rappers” have told him he’s “a rapper’s rapper.” Dicky addressed the criticism he’s received from “elitist” journalists throughout his career during a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Dicky explained that most of the criticism he’s faced has come from “elitist, hipster journalists who thought that it was their place to speak on behalf of hip-hop.” Further, he argued that he’s been “meeting the all-time great rappers and they’re telling me, like, man, I’m a rapper’s rapper.” The Hollywood Reporter noted that both Busta Rhymes and 50 Cent have publically praised Dicky, while he collaborated with Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, and Rich Homie Quan on his debut studio album, Professional Rapper.

Lil Dicky With Benny Blanco

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: Benny Blanco and Dave Burd attend FXX, FX and Hulu’s Season 2 Red Carpet Premiere Of “Dave” at The Greek Theatre on June 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images,)

Outside of music, Dicky also created and stars in the FX series, Dave. While popular and critically acclaimed, the series has also faced backlash for being similar to Donald Glover’s show, Atlanta. Glover, however, has said that he likes the show.

Elsewhere in the interview, Dicky reflected on working with Chris Brown on their 2018 collaboration, “Freaky Friday.” He explained that he has no regrets regarding working with the controversial artist, despite Brown facing many allegations of misconduct. Dicky explained that he knew he needed a high-profile celebrity for the music video, but didn’t have “infinite relationships back then.”

“[Chris Brown] walks right up to me, and he says, ‘Hey man, I just want you to know, you’re an incredible rapper,’” Dicky said about meeting Brown. “And Chris Brown was my ringtone in the ninth grade, and it was just a very meaningful thing for someone to say to me at that time, and we kept in touch, and then we made that song, and I love that song. I still love that song. It went to No. 1 in multiple nations, and without that song, I don’t know that I could have made [a charity single] like ‘Earth,’ where I raised, like, $3 million [to fight against climate change].”

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Lil Dicky Reflects On Chris Brown Collaboration: “I Know That My Heart Is Good”

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Lil Dicky says that he has no regrets regarding his 2018 song “Freaky Friday,” on which he collaborated with Chris Brown. Brown has faced many allegations of misconduct and abuse over the years. Dicky discussed their work together during a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

He explained that he knew he wanted a celebrity for the music video, but didn’t have “infinite relationships back then.” Dicky then explained that he came to meet Brown at a celebrity basketball game. “He walks right up to me, and he says, ‘Hey man, I just want you to know, you’re an incredible rapper.’ And Chris Brown was my ringtone in the ninth grade, and it was just a very meaningful thing for someone to say to me at that time, and we kept in touch, and then we made that song, and I love that song. I still love that song. It went to No. 1 in multiple nations, and without that song, I don’t know that I could have made [a charity single] like ‘Earth,’ where I raised, like, $3 million [to fight against climate change].”

Lil Dicky & Chris Brown At The Sprite Celebrity Game

LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 27: Rapper Lil Dicky (L) and recording artist Chris Brown participate in the Sprite celebrity basketball game during the 2015 BET Experience at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 27, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/BET/Getty Images for BET)

After a pause, Dick then reaffirmed: “I know that my heart is good. I really do. I don’t lose sleep at night about my heart. And you can never be perfect, and sometimes I’ll still be dumb and unaware, but I really do care so much about doing the right thing.” He then concluded: “And listen, I get why someone wouldn’t like a Lil Dicky song, but I’d never be ok with someone being like, ‘That guy’s an asshole,’ or ‘That guy’s a piece of sh*t.’ I’ve never had that experience as Dave Burd, the man, so for my art to cause that reaction, my God, it really hurts me.”

Dicky isn’t the only artist to face backlash for working with Brown. Chlöe Bailey was recently asked about her decision to work with the singer during an interview with V-103 Atlanta’s The Big Tigger Morning Show. She remarked, “People have every right to their opinions, freedom of speech, and it’s up to me to choose what I give my attention and energy to.”

The “Freaky Friday” Music Video

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Jamie Lee Curtis Says “Freaky Friday 2” Is Happening

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Jamie Lee Curtis has confirmed that a sequel to Freaky Friday is definitely going to happen. The 64-year-old actress addressed the state of the franchise at the Producers Guild Awards, according to Variety. The original film released back in 2003 starring Lindsay Lohan opposite Curtis. The two play a mother and daughter who swap bodies after finding a mysterious and magical Chinese fortune cookie. It grossed over $160 million worldwide on a budget of only $26 million and received mostly positive reviews from critics.

“It’s going to happen,” she said. “Without saying there’s anything officially happening, I’m looking at you in this moment and saying, ‘Of course it’s going to happen.’ It’s going to happen.” Earlier this month, Curtis also shared a photo of herself with Lohan on Instagram with the caption, “It’s Friday. I’m just sayin! Freaky fingers crossed!”

Jamie Lee Curtis At The Screen Actors Guild Awards

Jamie Lee Curtis at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Elsewhere on the red carpet for the Producers Guild Awards, Curtis ran into Andor star Diego Luna and his daughter, Fiona, who mentioned being a huge fan of the first film. Curtis whispered something about the film into Fiona’s ear in response. “I just told her she’s going to the premiere of ‘Freaky Friday 2’ and I told her a secret about it that nobody knows,” Curtis said. “She’s the only one in the world who knows what I just told her.”

Back in November, Curtis confirmed that preliminary talks about a second Freaky Friday film were ongoing. “There is no scheduled date, but we’re talking. People are talking. The right people are talking,” she said at the Los Angeles premiere of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. “I’m 64 in a week and Lindsay is 36…[A sequel] lends itself so beautifully, We’re both committed to it, and it’s not ours to make. It’s Disney’s to make and I think they’re interested and we’re talking.” Check out the moment that Curtis ran into Diego Luna and Fiona below.

Jamie Lee Curtis & Diego Luna

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Lil Dicky Said His Chris Brown Collaboration Let The R&B Star ‘Use His Talent For Good’

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The name on everybody’s lips today is Lil Dicky (aka Dave Burd).

He’s back to tell everyone about why he personally hates concerts and earn comparisons to Larry David in a profile with GQ. Of course, Dicky has been a semi-joke-y rapper around for several years now, but the surprise success of his TV show Dave is really what spurred him to heights such as a massive profile in a fashion magazine like GQ.

Speaking to them about one of his “joke-y” songs from a few years ago, Dicky let the music world know why he felt collaborating with Chris Brown was a good thing to do. Their 2018 song “Freaky Friday” featured the two rappers switching places for the day and was deemed problematic for any number of reasons, facing serious backlash at the time, but also became a No. 1 hit. Dicky said he thinks letting Brown “use his talents for good” is the right choice with Brown.

“With Chris Brown, we can do one of two things,” Dicky explained. “We can never hear from him again and say ‘I won’t accept any Chris Brown whatsoever,’ or I feel like we can allow him to use his talent for good. When I see people react to the song, I really think that it makes people laugh and it makes people happy. I don’t think it’s the type of thing that really is making the world a worse place, on a micro-specific, talking-about-the-song level.”

He later added: “A song like ‘Freaky Friday,’ let’s be honest about it — it’s a f*cking global smash hit. It sounds like a hit. If you’re not even listening to the lyrics, it literally has the palette of a hit.”

And finally clarified that when he offends people, it really does hurt him “I’m aware of how insensitive my art can be, but I’m a very sensitive person and I hate offending people,” he said. “If I see anybody that’s offended by something I’m doing, it really hurts my heart, truly. I’m very confident that if I had 10 hours to spend with somebody, that they would like me. There have been very few instances in my life where someone has known me and disliked me. Yet a ton of people, understandably so, would dislike me as an artist or me as a comedian.”

And that last part is probably why the extended narrative of Dave has changed the perception of Dicky in culture quite a bit. Check out the full profile here to continue getting to know him.