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. The purpose of the program is to promote dialogue between communities 'divided by conflict', such as Israeli and Palestinians. When Burd was 14 years old, he attended the Seeds of Peace International Camp in Israel. 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 for 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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