He grew up in an upper middle class Jewish family outside of Philadelphia. He's never had to struggle, and he doesn’t pretend struggle is a part of his story. In fact, that is his story. In his latest single “Professional Rapper,” he gives a run down of his upbringing to Snoop Dogg, who’s interviewing Lil Dicky to become a professional rapper. Lil Dicky says he's not in it (rap) for the money, he just wants to be one of the greats.