Remarkably, in the nearly six years since Lil Dicky dropped an album, his name hasn't escaped the conversation. Case in point: Playboi Carti's Christmas 2020 album "Whole Lotta Red." In "Punk Monk," Carti says, "They tried to turn me into a white boy but I’m not Lil Dicky." This name-drop was something that may seem like a diss but is actually one that Dave took with enthusiasm.

He said he felt "sheer happiness" upon hearing the track. "I was like, 'Oh my god, Playboi Carti knows who I am?' I was one of the guys listening to that album at 12:01, waiting for that album. So I was listening to it and everyone texted me and was like, 'Oh my god, he said your name!' I was like, 'What? Playboi Carti said my name?' It made me happy, I don’t fully know what he meant by it but I don’t feel insulted at all."

It's only a matter of time before Dave returns with his next album. From his description of the already completed songs, what's to come seems poised to be another hit.