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Scru he was talking on this song about how he became committed to rap and had found that his true self was hip hop. People including yourself always preach it’s never too late to chase your dreams, and that’s exactly what he’s saying. He stumbled upon hip hop late but became invested. He is a comedian sure but he’s also a technically sound rapper that has way more creative ability than I’d say like 85% of rappers and 99% of today’s artists. He’s more than just a vulture culture and genuinely makes some of the most creative visioned art in this genre. I’m not saying you have to love the art he makes because at the end of the day it’s obviously subjective and he has a niche market and lane he works in, but he found hip hop late and became invested there’s no denying that. No hate all love over here for you Scru.

You missed a crucial point Scru. "That’s at least what I thought/'Til I clawed and scratched the pen 'til I saw a line draw/Then I could've let bygones be bygones/But I really wanted to rhyme till my line drawn." As in it started as you think of him but the moment he sank himself into the craft he fell in love with hip-hop and realized he discovered his true lifelong passion. At that time he was "Russel Westbrook on a farm" picked up a ball just for fun and the second he heard that first swish, realised that he had truly found himself and what he truly loves.

bro the entire point of the song is talking about how he started ironically and then literally found himself in hiphop. he THOUGHT he wanted to do comedy but discovered his true calling in rap. idk where you got that he "doesnt care about the culture" but thats like the complete opposite of reality

Lil Dicky has always said that he never NEEDED rap. The fact that he stuck with it, to me, shows more commitment to the art of rap than someone who’s rapping because it’s either this blows up or I’m never getting out the hood.

The Russ metaphor isn't about how he's naturally talented and ran with it, it's about how he didn't even realize it was an option until he discovered it and fell in love with it and grew his talent because he fell in love with it

Lol you heard exactly what you wanted to hear my guy. The Russell Westbrook metaphor went right over your head.

I think the Westbrook metaphor is also about maybe Dicky didn't even know this path was available, but because he is who he is once he found it he became who he was supposed to be no matter what the background was; he was always meant to be a rapper, he just didn't know it.

Scru saying people don’t listen to lyrics while not listening to what’s being said is crazy

How is it that when people box you in as a KZfaq rapper you get bothered and try to correct that stigma but when Dicky does it and explains why he's not just a funny rapper and how he fell in love with the craft you want to paint him in a box because he wasn't working at it his whole life. THAT'S THE POINT OF THE SONG. He's explaining how he fell in love with hip hop. He LITERALLY has been rapping since a kid and got called up during one of his camps as a kid to rap with 112 (Peaches and Cream, Anywhere, Dance With Me) you cant talk about what he ISN'T when you literally DONT LISTEN to ANY of his songs ESPECIALLY not the ones where he expresses his battle with himself on being a comedian and a rapper because of his passion for rap and how good he is. You can't give Biased one sided takes whenever you're on the same side he's coming from 💯💯💯

I'm not a big Lil Dicky fan but I've been watching your videos for awhile now. This is a miss from you. You're picking the lines that seem to align with how you think of him without listening to the full meaning behind it. I don't understand why you get upset at being called a "KZfaq rapper" but then "painting Dicky in a box" like another comment mentioned. He DID originally want to use it as a stepping stone and then fell in love with hip hop culture and decided to dedicate himself to it. You cam into it with preconceptions and missed all the important parts about him addressing his newfound passion for rap.

Been listening to your reactions for years Scru and I’m happy for your channel’s success. With that being said, this reaction comes across as very closed-minded and it really didn’t feel like you ever gave the message of the song a chance to breathe, suffocating it with your own rhetoric. I would love to see another reaction to this song with a little more listening because, I’m gonna keep it real, this reaction is not it and does not feel like the open-minded song breakdown guru that I love listening to.

I get chills at the “found him” part every time. Scru missing the whole point of the song while saying people don’t understand lyrics is hilarious. I was looking forward to your reaction to this so much and you missed the whole point.

I'm not a dickey fan per say but based on the last part talking about Russell Westbrook I'm pretty sure he's he's saying that he wasn't committed before but he found out who he really is when he really got to know hip hop And now he's committed. He couldn't have been committed before because he was on a farm, no hoop(rap) in sight. He wasn't exposed to it yet once he got exposed to it and loved it it became a commitment. Can't love something you arnt exposed to or don't know, until you do.

Scru… one of the best rappers in the game got into hip hop “ironically” in JID. Does that mean he’s not good/ invested in the culture? Cmon man

The metaphor is that lil dicky was born to rap but what if he never picked up a pen. His example is what if Westbrook never touched a basketball.

Scru: "I was a million percent right about what I thought" Also Scru: 0 percent right about what he thought. It just feels like you took a stance and got stuck in it, and completely missed the message of the entire song. Like so many others have said in the comments here, the point isn't that he thinks rap is a joke but wants to be taken seriously. The point is that He didn't know rap was an option. He grew up white, well off, suburban, with a business major(?) and thought that was his path. He chose comedy as a way to be creative and break out of that mold, and in the process found rap. The rap game and penmanship and rhyming is his true calling, it's how he found himself and how he found his passion, and if he didn't stumble into it ironically he wouldn't have even known it was a possibility. He came in late by your standards and the old heads, but at the end of the day he loves and imbues himself within rap, and uses comedy to reach his audience because that's what he knows. The whole Russle Westbrook comparison just seems to go over your head here. Much love and respect Scru I've been a viewer since the basement days, but you gotta get out of this pocket you've rooted yourself into regarding Dicky "not being committed to the culture"

You paused at some of the worst times, some of the nastiest pockets, cadences, flow build ups and punchlines. It was a masterpiece and you blundered it with your mind racing around being right about him.

Damn Scru, let him cook for a bit.

I think he mad that a guy he thinks is just dipping his toes in rap is still better than him when he’s been invested his whole life😂

Lil Dicky - Harrison Ave shows off his storytelling abilities really well. He put out the video for that a few days ago.

“That’s hard!” “He ain’t committed to the culture” “That’s a bar! But he ain’t cultured”

Holy shit, your reactions make it really hard to not be a hater.

SFJ i get what you saying but you seemed to have completely misunderstood what LD was trying to get at. He basically said he stumbled into rap unintentionally but grew to appreciate & love it once he started realizing it's actually something he likes & has a natural talent for so now he trying to commit to it more. Love your reactions, let's get you to 1mil💯

Yo you need to stop questioning this man's dedication. I promise you hes more dedicated to rap than most of your favorite rappers. You are completely interpreting what hes saying to fit your narrative that hes using the industy . What he was saying he was not expecting to be this good and he surprised himself. Dudes literally got half of raps greats behind him. They don't question him why are you? It's a shame that you letting his skin color bother you that much

Lil Dicky isn’t making a joke out of hip hop he just happens to be a comedian who’s doing this music

Lil Dickie’s progression in rap comes across like a dude who fell in love with his friend with benefits. Which is sort of an analogy he made in the song. You might not respect the story but you can’t deny the love. His transparency in his songs is true to the culture by purist standards imo.🤷🏾‍♂️

Even I didn't care about the culture, until I started caring about the culture. One can stumble upon it in many ways. I think what matters is what you bring to it after you found it. May be a will to share it with a fanbase. May be starting to craft your skills and use them to explore new avenues. Big hug from Italy 🙏🏼

Run that song back Scru😂 Lick Dicky is a lyrical monster who stumbled into rap and stays in his own lane respectively. He needs to make more songs like this, Truman, etc imo, but he said himself he wants to be a TV/Filmmaker, so rap has taken a backseat.

Lil Dicky NEVER started rap "to make fun of rap" he utilized rap as a medium for comedy. Those are 2 very different things. For example, Weird Al isn't making fun of MJ or Pop music when he made "I'm Fat." What he did was make a funny song to the same beat.

The Antagonist MUST BE NEXT REACTION

I don’t see the problem in not being apart of the “Culture” if you can rap then rap

People really be mad that someone who's good at rapping, isn't wholly invested in the rap culture lol. I've never seen anyone from other areas that require a certain talent get mad at someone who comes into that same area and started to dominate even though they only did it as a hobby. Who gives a shit. Rap is about rap. The flow, the storytelling ability, the lyrical proficiency.. It doesnt matter if they grew up trapping on the strets, hustling, going to underground rap battles.

much like how we as fans can see what we want, you are kind of being the same way with seeing this track the way you want to, and by extension, Dicky's whole career. he's telling a story about how he started something without being fully committed to it, then fell in love with that exact thing. i think that's a message we can all relate to, scru.

I respect your viewpoint, I dont think he was making jokes ABOUT rap. he was making jokes about himself as a comedian that could rap. you're 100% right that he cam in not with the intentions of being a rapper. and with your background i respect you as someone that "knew rap before they knew english" but the same way you still use and respect english, he "knew comedy before rap" and in the same sense he should be able to use and should respect rap. wont ask you to dm him to be his friend but that should be something you can look past

It was so weird how he said that he basically said how devoted he was to hip hop and the craft and that he literally couldn't imagine his life if he hadn't stumbled upon it shortly after you just said the same thing about yourself... but you completely talked around it and ignored it. Wild.

The antagonist and Truman show has to be your next lil dicky reaction! Fire tracks! 🔥🔥

dude left a comfortable life to pursue not just music, but a genre that had every single odd against him. if that isn't commitment idk wtf is bro.

I come from the blues world. If I learned anything from blues, it would be that the "culture" is not as important as the emotion and message in each song. Their deepest song is always the closest to the REAL them as you will ever see

Soo glad you reacted to this, his hardest song for sure

I still don't think he used rap to get famous in order to do comedy. What he really means is he found a talent that he had, besides comedy, and decided to pursue it first. Being able to do his show Dave and being a comedian is just the cherry on top for him. He was pretty famous years before Dave even came out, and he was still dropping a lot of music at the time even after he got notoriety. I think he accidentally fell in love with being a rapper when he had no idea that's what he'd do. It kind of just happened.

thing with Lil Dicky is, he may not have came into hiphop with the utmost respect, but he definitely developed that respect once he was in the game of hiphop. People learn and people change, so someones intentions when they started may not be the same as they are now

Someone should not have to grow up in a culture to be able to succeed and be liked in it. Holding someone to a standard based on how they come up and not where they are now makes it hard for people to change lanes in life. Just a weird stance to take

For someone who always defends anime or even character rap from people who call it "parody rap" and don't take them serious or see there skill and love for what it really is you're really digging into Dicky. But this is just my opinion and I'm still rocking with you. Almost at a Mil man lets get you there!!!!!

He also went into more of this on Professional Rapper which was a few years after this song to get how he felt about the same exact thing you're talking about Scru. The alignment with the culture vs just rapping

This video is hella funny , you can see Scru going through the stages of loving Dicky and also being like , you didnt wanna do this youre just good at this lol . Its OK man , we can just like dicky

I was waiting on this one

He is telling us his story though the Ruusel Westbrooke metaphore. How id Westbrook grew up on a farm, baskeball wouldn't even have been on his list. But then he started playing for fun, got really good and became passionate about it. In the end thinking back on how his life would have been if he had stayed at the farm. Yes, Lil'Dicky started rapping as a joke, but it grew in to a passion. Life is like that for most people. You start out on one path, but life pushes you in another direction than you had planned and you find something you never ever thought of in the first place.

React to that new Locksmith freestyle on sway in morning

I think the split in thinking is what the culture is and I think Dicky, not only here but in the song Professional Rapper with Snoop, is that the culture wouldn't even let ppl like him in it. He has to be THAT good to get ppl to vibe and the people missing out on the culture are those he can bring in.

Lil Dicky is saying that he didn’t think music would be his thing - but then he tried it and now it’s his goal to be one of the greats. So even tho you were right what you’re missing is that NOW it’s his love and his passion to be better than everyone

I have been waiting years for you to listen to this !!! So excited to watch!

Yesss!! This the one I been waiting for! 🔥🔥🔥

I don’t see how he isn’t committed he mastered his craft and also his show is about hip hop so even when he’s not rapping he’s promoting the culture

Professional rapper with snoop is fire too

i have been WAITING for you to do this one for so long

You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this

Best thing he ever wrote

I have been waiting since the basement days for this. Love your honesty, maybe check out professional rapper next.

IVE BEEN WAITING ON YOU TO REACT TO THIS FAM THANK YOU

One of my favorite solo reactors. I get where you're coming from, it's something I never gave too much thought to, but keep these coming and just enjoy yourself.

how can you sleep ft game…. gotta be next

I am so happy Lil Dicky is back to wrapping outside of his show. I know that’s really the soundtrack for his show. The new album that dropped in all but that’s a lot of good music. I haven’t heard anything from Lil Dicky in years.

6:30 😅😂 hit home with that one lol. Dissed on himself.

Can’t wait for the album reaction scru

About 7 years late 😂 fire reaction 🔥

Antagonist

I swear you reacted to this b4 🫣🫣 love that you reacting to this. Love this one

I'm typing this half way through the reaction so the epiphany may come later but the fact that Dicky didn't intend for this is what this track is all about. Russ didn't want to play ball, he wanted to work the farm. He accidentally found his gift.

One of my favorites from LD.

i honestly don’t think you understand this song bro🙏🏻 better luck next time!

Haven't heard this in years. Thanks for the reminder👍🏾👊🏾

Love Dickey’s style and can’t wait to see u reach 1 mill u deserve it ❤

6:20 this rant about fans not listening when he’s listened to one bar that confirms his thoughts and not the other dozen bars that give context to the sentiment, that the real fans were probably trying to explain .

If you want another one of Lil Dicky's rappin rappin songs you should check out 'The Antagonist.' He gives a more in depth explanation about what brought him to rap and how it changed his point of view.

love your videos fam

congrats on 1m

you should 100% do Make Belief by LD, he snaps on that too

I think you have an understandable stance. But I don't think a fair one. His love for rap has grown true and deep, and it reflects in his skill. Is rap more yours than his because he didn't grow up in it?

hi i just wanna say the way you breakdown songs so good

thx for reactin despite not really rocking with LD scru! I've always been interested on what you'd have to say about these songs

Im happy youre someone who can learn to appreciate artists you dont fuck wit really. Nice to see people who are willing to step outside that comfort zone and something ive always appreciated about your channel!

Lfg Scru! Been here since 15k, let's get you to a million fam!

FINALLY ! WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS

you got my sub bro, i respect what you do here

I love you for reacting to this

Man what a throwback 🔥

This song has been on my Playlist for years, and people are just now doing reaction videos?! Wild. This song is a decade old already.

great vid, you were one of the people that inspired me to create music of my own much love

i’ve been following since when the dax, crypt and everyone beef was happening, you changed my outlook on music fr. i notice so much more stuff now and it makes music so much better and i always quote “THATS A BAR”

Love this

fuck yeah! been waiting for this!

NEED the full new album reaction Keep it up Scru

Truly I love watching reactors who actually break it down like you, I dont want to always agree with you because how else am I gonna see another side of what I listen to?

Mick Jenkins "20111" that just dropped is nothing but BARS!!!!! We need that!

Lowkey Let me down wit this one Scru NGL

What a throwback wow

“This wasn’t rapping or trapping. This was rapping or a BIG OLE fucking house with a family” - Lil Dicky

gotta react to more og dicky hes nice betta not be sleepin! thanks for this one bro keep it up

Next song should be- Make Belief- goes hand in hand with this song