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" I remember, in fifth grade, doing a report on the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin as a rap. It was just an easy way to get an A back then because everyone was turning in boring stuff. "

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" I don't spend a ton of time interacting, but I feel like I probably do more than most rappers/artists. I just find it interesting to be able to communicate with fans. It's cool. "

Lil Dicky

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" It's impressive to the girl that I'm texting that I have my own emojis. It adds to my charm as a man seeking love. "

" I love rap, and part of hip-hop culture is being excessive and absurd, and I can't be excessive and absurd without sounding corny. So I have to do it in a very truthful, weird way. "

" I think people just have to realize that music grows, and hip-hop evolves. I mean, everything evolves. "

" I always dreamed of being an entertainer. So, my whole life to some extent, or from the age that I can remember onwards, I knew I was going to have to make some sort of attempt at being noticed for being funny. "

" Deep down, I always had a belief I would get on the charts. "

" I grew up when Chris Brown was, like, an icon. He was my ringtone when I was in high school. "

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" I feel like the Philadelphia sports teams are really good at having my back. "

" In my heart, I believe I'm a top flight comedian and a top flight rapper. "

" Lil Wayne was one of my favorite rappers. "

" Deep down, I want to be a big rapper. I want people to love what I'm doing. "

" I really don't spend my money that much unless I'm reinvesting in my business. "

" I've been working a lot with Benny Blanco; he's a producer. And I've been working with Diplo and a bunch of other people. Detail, Charlie Handsome. A variety of people. "

" People see a 'South Park' episode, and there's racially insensitive jokes - nobody bats an eye because they're expecting that in that context. In hip-hop, they don't expect that kind of thing because it's a white person in a predominantly black world. "

" I always wanted to be a comedian. "

" As a public figure, I'm always interested in being part of brands that I actually enjoy. So, I would never do something with somebody I don't believe in, a product I don't believe in. There are so many products out there that I love that I'd chomp at the bit to be a part of their campaign. "

" Finally, the day came where I put stuff online for the first time ever. The Lil Dicky video got a million views the first day. It was one of the best days of my life. It was the day I learned I was who I thought I was. It was a fantastic I-told-you-so moment. "

" I spent two years making music in San Francisco for my first mixtape. Initially, I was not at all doing this to be a professional rapper, a touring rapper. I didn't think I had that talent level in me. "

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" You hear a lot of rap songs about spending money. I thought, wouldn't it be funny to make a song about saving money because it's ironic, but beyond irony, I genuinely have pride in saving money. "

" By putting this music out, I think I genuinely eliminated 80 percent of the previous jobs I was qualified for. "

" Because I feel like I can do so many different things, and people like my music for different reasons, I don't feel pigeonholed. I think people are always going to appreciate whatever direction I take. "

" I care most about what rappers think about me as a rapper, and I've gotten a lot of praise. I think rappers understand I'm a really good rapper, and that means more to me than a random person, you know, 'cause they know what goes into making rap music. "

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" Like, I haven't even tried a cherry before, because I'm such a picky eater, and I behave like a 9-year-old. "

" Rapping works like a sport... the more you do it, the better you get at it. "

" I would say that I don't make music quickly; like, my process has been very slow, and my bar is very high, and I don't really rush to make music just to get something out there. "

" I'm not a big festivalgoer as in, like, a citizen. "

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" It's not that I'm playing a rapper. I definitely feel like I'm a legitimate rapper. I just think that, who I am, there's more to me than just being a rapper. "

Lil Dicky

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" Usually, I think of the song, and then the video plays out in my head as I'm writing the song. I started rapping to become a comedian, so I'm certainly thinking about the visual component of things beyond just the music most of the time. "

" I wanted to explain that just because I'm rapping in this funny way doesn't mean that I'm not worthy of actually being evaluated as a rapper. "

" A part of me wants to rely less and less on comedic visuals and make more substantial standalone music. And get a sitcom on TV where I can let my comedy do the talking there. "

Lil Dicky

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