JACQUES: Lil Dicky switches places with Chris Brown in "Freaky Friday,"
drawing inspiration from the movie of the same name.
The track debuted at no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
According to Dicky's management, Dicky co-wrote the song with Joshua "Ammo" Coleman,
and Brown's verse veers into some problematic territory.
JACQUES: Lil Dicky has a controversial relationship with the n-word.
He's rapped about wanting to use it and how black rappers seem to use it as a lyrical crutch.
JACQUES: And other times, he's against white rappers using the word.
INTERVIEWER: He's not using the n-word like Tom Hanks' son.
LIL DICKY: Well, yeah, I never even consider that as a possibility.
JACQUES: But Dicky gave himself a loophole with "Freaky Friday," and by switching
places with Chris Brown, he was able to say it.
He explained why he chose the singer in an interview.
LIL DICKY: And then I began thinking like "Who would I wanna switch bodies with?"
And I knew that I wanted it to be a really good looking guy that could sing and dance.
So the first person I thought of was Chris Brown,
I feel like nobody dances the way that guy can.
JACQUES: The 30-year-old rapper is no stranger to controversy.
Dicky, who is Jewish, faced criticism over his use of religious slurs.
JACQUES: Dicky describes his music as satire and has said that hip-hop saved his life.
But this isn't the first time a white comedian has jokingly used the n-word in a rap song.
RAPPER: I'm sorry y'all but i'm feeling straight figga.
The Boo's number one, hardcore nigga!
JACQUES: But is Lil Dicky laughing at hip-hop culture or with it?
JACQUES: I'm Jacques Morel with Genius News,
bringing you the meaning and the knowledge behind the music. Peace!
'Cause I'm that nigga, nigga, nigga, nigga I'm that nigga
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