Lil Dicky - Russell Westbrook On a Farm 

"Let me think of an analogy" Spits the best analogy of all time.

It ain’t even funny how badass this fool can rap.

every morning i wake up and he still hasn't dropped new music...the struggles truly never end

Almost 10 years later, this is still one of the best examples of personal storytelling in rap

6 years later still one of the most underrated songs ever Edit: 7 years now Edit: 8 years now Edit: 9 years now

This song still amazes me yrs later

10 years later and “Who taking care of my farm” still hits home

I wonder who else is here in 2024 ....

"But greatness ain't about cake", Dicky says the realest shit

I really loved that farm.

7 years later still one of the best beats and best lyrics. If only this was on Spotify😔

9 years later and I still can’t get over this… this track is just pure art!

Lil Dicky and Gambino could make a nice ass song

My dumbass actually looked up if Westbrook grew up on a farm

I know Lil Dicky won't see this but I wanted to share: I worked at a restaurant for nearly 18 years, it was my 2nd home. The owner unexpectedly passed away in 2020. I spent the rest of the year working towards owning the restaurant. The family decided not to sell it to me. I hit a deep depression. I lost my family. This song helped me get out of the hole and start college again. Thank you Dave.

this is one of his best songs without a doubt, no jokes or gimmicks but just straight words from the heart

This dude just heated up my leftovers from yesterday's dinner 🔥

Yo man just wanted to say you have earned a new fan

Seven years late for this one, it was worth finding.

This song is deep as hell, long story short without this song i never would've realized how you could be aiming for a path in life and it could turn on you in an instant and your destined path was something you never expected. Happened to me personally

Really wish you had more music like this. Don't get me wrong i love the comedy type of rap you do but i REALLY like the more deep and serous style of rapping shown here.

Straight up art. For the people just casually listening to this song: Listen to every word in this song or look up a lyrics. The rhymes are absolutely insane.

this guy is amazing... what a unique rapper

Mannn this song used to be my shit in middle school, now i'm a sophomore in college. I would literally listen to it on repeat on the walk home from school everyday. Will forever be a song that means a lot to me. It also got me into watching basketball and made me a fan of westbrook :')

You will probably never see this LD, but this song made me change courses in college to something I wanted to do. Changed my life. I'm going for the things I want. Thank you.

I really hope this track gets more exposure now that the album is out. In my opinion Dicky's greatest song.

If you just found this song, no worries, music is timeless.

This song still makes me teary eyed. The story of the grind couldn't be displayed in a better analogy

Why everybody who rap over this beat do it better than Drake?

This Song Took me to a different world

Late-2022 here, still loving these bars. I've watched every reaction video to this song just so I see the 🤯 when they finally understand and respect the skill and brilliance.

Jan 1st 2022, about 20th time I've listened to this. Best flow to start year with on repeat. Someone should make it a 2 hour video with it on loop.

Imagine how dope it would be if he could somehow get Russell Westbrook to shoot a music video for this. like he starts out on a farm and ends up in a penthouse condo in okc then all of a sudden it hits him and he remembers his old life and realizes the opportunity cost of playing in the NBA... that would be so tight

Lil dickys my favourite white Jewish rapper! Drakes my 2nd!

I wish he’d make more serious music like this. I know it’s not really who he is but damn… it’s greatness when he actually does it

Easily one of, if not his best, songs. Such vivid storytelling.

wish he had songs like this on professional rapper

wow i cant believe im 3yrs late on this!!!

Lyrics my friends, I gotchu. [Verse 1] Uh, ain’t no doubt about it, shit is coming And I’m just praying that Lil Dicky love it Always told myself that this the type of shit I wanted I was being honest, even made a promise Not with anybody else, this was inner conscience Talking to my fucking self, that's a little bonkers I know, I still got a lot of shit to conquer I hope, that ain't even my concern though You know I’ll be working till I get what I deserve Whatever totems I get personally, you know I’ma earn those This ain't even 'bout some shit up on a checklist This about the fact that I’m about to test this I’m about to figure out what my best is I can't avoid it because now your boy invested And I ain't gotta a choice except to smile and accept it Pretty reckless, pretty restless, 'cause I’ve lived my life expecting love To come the second my attempt was done, and yeah I guess to some extent I was correct because I’m getting buzz But now I’m 'bout to be ubiquitous, look it up Yeah, or that’s at least what I’m assuming But, as alluded to, reality is looming And now your dude about to make a move and take the truth And hope to God that when he through That what he thought about is proven But honestly, I'm not afraid that it’s delusion I’m hot enough to where I know it’s not illusion But, obviously, I been finding this confusin' This ain’t even close to what I thought I would be doing Don’t get me wrong, I was born to be big But I always figured it would be the comedy thing So I started rapping just to see what drama it brings What big dogs from sitcoms would holler at me And as the time passed, I rhymed faster, lines crafted Was high class as I mastered my craft, and Goddamn, who’d have thought it'd get like this? Back in 2010, music wouldn’t make that list I’m talking top five-to-ten strengths with no winks I would not lie, my pen draw with no ink, or 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 Like, where the fuck is my peak at? Not Brown, but I make it pop, then I beat that Not crowned yet, but I don’t think I decreed that Not loud, but you know I’m ready to tweet that I just really hope I’m ready to be that Now you seein' where D’s at 'Cause even though I’m softer than a tissue, I ain't nothing to sneeze at I’m smarter, where the fuck your degrees at? And I ain't harder but I’m hotter, homie Where the fuck your degrees at? I’m 'bout to come in and desaturate the chic rap today And evaporate the feedback I hate, I elaborate At a later date But I’m getting off the point with the player hate What the fuck was I saying? [Verse 2] Ah, yeah, I’m kind of a slave To my ambition, I ain't quittin' till my shit is appraised And I admit it, I predict that where I finish is crazy But that just means that it’s further away So, Burd about to work until he turn in his grave It’s really burdensome when earning something’s fun for the day But I’m concerned about the burnin' out from uppin' the stakes I’m always uppin' the stakes I’m taking dinner meetings in New York, always up for the steaks We exploring the discussion of great They assuring me that when I’m more elite I’ll be secure and amazed But this isn’t insecurity, man Like, this the opposite of that, confidence in fact My biggest problem is I can't honestly relax Because inside of me a damn odyssey enacts And I made a promise that I can't be the body that’s stoppin' it Think I need a lobotomy, Lil Dicky the prophecy Little bit of anomaly, not a commodity Not a façade or a lotta the comedy prodigies Commonly brought up wit Dicky [Verse 3] Feelin' weird, let me think of an analogy Just imagine for a second, what if Russell Westbrook never knew his own mentality? Grew up on a farm where the biggest commonality Was people that conform to the ruralest localities To Russell, though, it was nothin' but normality And he really nice up on the plow, in actuality Everybody liked the kid and dug his personality And so the mutuality was somewhat rationality So, then your man made a plan of practicality Not even a plan, it was more of a formality Get a little land and attend to its vitality Then raise a little fam 'til it all became finality The strategy was just to stay in the course And do your chores, when you're happy you ain't need to abort Never explored nothing 'less he rollin' round on his horse Then one day he was up on his horse That’s when he went past the porch The path he normally passes forth was fast and short Was after more, went faster North Amassed allure to master more And then discovered the court He like, "Ya! Let me down, Tim" Hopped off, lookin' puzzled at the round rim Saw a ball up in the corner on the ground then Russell started dribbling and giggling astounded Then he shot a brick and then a brick and then he downed it And when he hit it, Russell listened to the fuckin' sound friction Up in a swish make and he was confounded Because he knew that he had found him But right now; it was still for the fun Just a way to kill the time when the farming was done Then the walking turned to running And the hoppin' turned to jumping and dunkin' And Russell had to keep coming Because the young’n was fuckin' disgustin' and lovin' it Running it, all of a sudden the public Started to come in abundance and fuck with him 'Cause he was butter and hungry, hung jury 'Cause stories of glory not normally for people like him Then the word got around up to ESPN And they flying Russell down to compete in the gym Bunch a grown men lookin' to belittle the kid Because to those men, ball was the reason to live And, the G.O.A.T.s, they been all in since they was kids So this goat-owning mo'fucka look like a dick And even though Russell knows that, he doesn’t submit He just chills with a grin And then the game start and this mothafucka take charge Make it rain hard, D up on these bitches making children of men Lookin' better than his predecessors ever could get Turned the animosity to respect And then the Thunder called him Said they heard a lot about the ballin' Told him that they wanna get involved and Showed him all the shit that you can get up in the league, it’s so appalling Oklahoma City in the autumn, hella pretty Awesome, errbody laud him Erry-bitty lookin' like they really fucking fallin' Condominium is so legitimate it’s sprawlin' And this mothafucka on the court straight ballin' Cash all up in that ass, lol’ing at the past, like "Where the fuck would I be at up on the other path, right? If I never stumbled 'pon the game then think of that life" Shit, who taking care of my farm? Who taking care of my farm? Who taking care of my farm? I really loved that farm [Outro] Uh, Cake Cake, cake, cake, cake Five-hundred million, now that’s a pound cake According to JAY-Z and Drake But greatness ain’t about cake

Whenever I don’t know what the fuck I’m doing, or where the fuck I’m going in my life, I come back and listen to this song. Found it on my way into college, and I’ve graduated now and have definitely become someone I’m proud of. I’m taking care of my farm. Here’s to you, Lil Dicky.

Survey says: *Still hard*

he said some real shit on this beat

Quite possibly the most deep and uplifting and socially truthful song ever written. Show me one person who can't feel this shit. Show me one that isn't hypnotized by the beat and understands the lyrics and don't choke on it from the hope. This is rap at its best. Wish Dicky was still this guy.

When I come back and listen to Dave’s older music I feel like it’s curing something in me. I heard Dave when I was 15, I’m 22 now. Time flies man 😔

Great song. I had to look up and check if Russell Westbrook actually lived on a farm. I actually ended up finding a sad story about Russell Westbrook in real life :( He wanted to go to the NBA with his best friend, but he died at age 16 during a pickup basketball game. I didn't know that. He would be so proud to see Westbrook in the league now

When I look for new hip hop artists, I look for someone like Dicky.

This song.... What a great example of why LD should be considered in the conversation of the greatests. I know there is no such thing as the best rapper but god damn LD checks so many boxes, story telling, flow, rhyme pattern, creativity, and somehow he proves he can blend a seriously inspirational story with in your face humor. I would reincarnate as Daves best friend if I could.

I can honestly say this is a song I can listen to and it gets better and better each time. I love you Dave.

Such a serious chill track, best out of Lil Dicky so far

lyrical genius

Song still hits 10 years later an all-timer for me and my friends

After all these years and I still come back to this just to hear him snap for almost 7 minutes!

“Because he had found HIM” Gives me goosebumps every time.

Drop some music man damn

GD that was 🔥 The way you're able to tell a story over a beat, and with the type of flow that keeps pulling me in no matter which way you take it, is truly some next level shit that only a few have been able to do for me. Don't know how I didn't get put on till now.

8 years later and I just now find this masterpiece, Im distraught I've been missing so much

For those who still don't understand this song and are confused by the title: Russell Westbrook actually did NOT grow up on a farm. LD uses Russell growing up on a farm as an analogy to describe his life before he got into the rap game and the struggles he went through to get some respect and acknowledgement from other rappers/ his peers. So in the song Russell grows up on a farm and working the "plow" is all he knows because he's never known anything besides life on a farm. And because of this Russell doesn't understand his true "mentality" and the potential he holds. And so Russell Westbrook's destiny is set to living on a farm, working it his entire life, and eventually raising a family on the farm. But one day Russell decides to ride his horse passed his porch and discovers basketball. Russell starts to play basketball and enjoys it. He starts to become really good at it as he practices and refines his skills. Russell is then is invited to play in the big league with the pros after many people saw how dominant he was. But all the pros look at Russell just as a kid who makes the game look like a joke because he was just a farmer. But once they see how dominant of a player Russ is they can't help but admit that he's a great player. So how is this related to Lil Dicky? Lil Dicky grew up in a suburb and probably can't relate to the "streets" that a lot of rappers in the game claim to be from. So being from the suburb Lil Dicky's destiny was also set in stone: go to school, get a degree, graduate, and then get a job. LD graduated from the University of Richmond with Summa Cum Laude(basically a fancy phrase for being a smart ass) and initially worked at an advertising agency but didn't like it. So he started to rap and worked to refine his craft. Now that he's really popular, a lot of the "street rappers" look at him the way the pros in the league would look at Russell the farmer. But Lil Dicky has the confidence and the skills to be considered a great rapper. Honestly, I missed a lot of other good points LD makes in this song but I just cut it short so it would be easy to understand for those who were confused.

Idk what it is a about this song but it sends cold chills down my body. I like it though

One day away from 10 years, still a top 10 song.

"He knew that he had found him" I hope we all get to experience that feeling someday.

Underrated I’m still listening to this it’s 2019 going on 2020

My favorite from Dicky, he killed this beat. Better than Drake's version. Dicky should always be as serious as he was here. I wanna look at him like a serious rapper with some funny songs & not a satire rapper with some serious songs. Really hope he doesn't go where he's going with Freaky Friday. (I love that song but I need more of this)

He is doing what he wanted to do (his show) Thank you lil dicky for the music. I bless for your further success.

Such an amazing song, from day one to now. Drop more music please xxx

We need lil dicky X chance the rapper

bruh how the hell did I miss this shit till now???????????????

Bro would be in the GOAT list if he did music seriously. Still might be.

Whenever he drops another album I hope its more music like this.

After every song of Dickys im left in awe...

when anyone doubts lil dicky's rhymes I show them this video. one of the most lyrically gifted artists in the game rn

Wow this is refreshing. Absolutely wonderful piece of art. Much love n respect

Still bumping this song and lil Dicky, never gonna stop. LD forever

"lyrically he's pretty damn clever"

Lil Dicky has talent flying out of his ass... This is literally the best song to showcase him, imo.

Can't believe this is 10 years old,this is by far my favourite lil dicky tune

A decade ago Lil D blessed our ears with this masterpiece. Crazy.

I'm not big on Lil Dicky but Jesus. This is honestly one of the best rap songs I've ever heard. It took me about 10-15 listens to understand what the song is about. Just one big metaphor.

Have you notice good white rappers never use nigga.

The way lil dicky starts slow and good flow but really snaps as the song goes on. Mans a legend

I'm softer than a tissue but I ain't nothin to sneeze at 🔥❤️🔥

I can picture Em listening to this just smiling

Been with dicky for years. Love to see how far he’s come. This song still goes so hard

2021 and this still the best version of this song! 💪🏽

I stopped paying my gas bill. I just play this song on repeat.

How am I listening to this just now wow...

Still smashing this song so often 8 years later, so underrated, I know you focusing on the Dave show and don't get me wrong I love It, it's amazing but please give us some more music like this Lil dicky. much love from New Zealand

Legendary~ My favorite song of all times❤‍❤‍❤‍

Finally this song gets views. Best song by him I think.

A definition of a rapper: *This*

whiskey ginger podcast made me want to listen to this song again.

Can we all please acknowledge that as happy for Dave as we are that he has a sitcom now that this is the Dave we miss and need.

Doctor: You have 6 minutes 44 seconds to live Me: Perfect

Okay I'm gonna make my own comment because clearly people are struggling with the lyrics in this track. Russell Westbrook did not grow up on a farm, become a farmer, have a horse named Tim or any of what he is saying. He literally starts that part with "let me think of an analogy, just imagine for a second what if Russell Westbrook never knew his own mentality". The song is 100% about Dicky. He is saying Westbrook is clearly a beast at basketball, but what if he never knew that cause he grew up in a world where he had a path already made for him. As a jewish kid, Dicky went to college for business, and went to an ad agency, cause thats what you are supposed to do. Not sure why anyone thinks the Russell part is about Russell. Basketball is rapping, and goats are the rappers in the game already. Lil Dicky is the one balling, and wondering what would his life be like if he stayed in advertising and never found rap. Russell Westbrook grew up in California and played ball all his life, went to UCLA.

god damn, every time I listen to this masterpiece I'm all goosebumps. Pure masterclass

Dude can actually tell a story and you can see it when you listen, need a album of these type songs from LD

2020 is the year of Coronavirus. And yet my biggest frustration is that this song isn’t on Apple Music or Spotify.

This song was such a part of my life during 2015. Waking up for school and skating up the long ass street I lived on during the nice fall morning's. I had some good friends back then but it's a different life now. I really loved that farm.

We NEED a new project ASAP Dicky, the game needs you my guy!

After 10 years, Im still waiting for him to release this masterpiece on Spotify😭

How does this only have 730k views? Easily one of the sickest flows out there.