‘Dave’s Breakout Star GaTa On Racism In America: “It Really Does Hurt Me As A Black Man, To See Our Life Not Valued The Way It Should Be”
Stevie Wong No one could imagine that the comedy Dave, about an aspiring, neurotic white rapper named Lil Dicky, would become such a huge breakout hit. It’s based on comedian/rapper Dave Burd (aka Lil Dicky)’s experiences, as he tries to become the best rapper of all time, alongside his enthusiastic (and real-life) hype man, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, who becomes an integral part of the crew.