The Untold Truth Of Lil Dicky

Lil Dicky may have gained overnight fame, but his music didn't impact everyone in the same way. His content has been challenged, and he's been slammed by a few critics. It doesn't help that Burd once stated in a now-deleted blog post (via Noisey) that rap is really only relatable if you are "an extremely stupid person that began life as a poor, violent man, only to see your fortunes turn once you started rapping."

Drew Millard of Noisey questioned Burd's claims that he has "as much right to swag" as rappers who "come from nothing," because he, too, has "overcome a lifestyle." Burd then stated, "It's very impressive when you go from nothing to something. But let's be realistic, sometimes people have nothing to lose and it's very easy to go for their dreams. I had a very safe route that would make me relatively content for the rest of my life. And I pretty much put that aside. I don't think that should be ignored in my opinion, I think that's a brave thing."

While he certainly took chances in his early rap adventures, Burd seems to value risk over opportunity. Sure, if he failed, his reputation would be damaged. But, as Millard stated, "Unlike a poor black person he had job prospects." To risk failure, Burd needed the opportunity to try, something many don't have.

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