It was produced by Stan Lane and features a guest appearance by West Coast hip hop artist Snoop Dogg.
"Professional Rapper" debuted at number-one on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart dated August 22, 2015.
[2] The song is presented as Lil Dicky interviewing for a job as a professional rapper with Snoop Dogg.
At the end, Snoop Dogg says he has the job, if he can put together a hook for "this" song, in a self-aware meta sense referring to Professional Rapper.
During the line “ Well, I don't care about the money/Like, it's the respect that I'm wanting/Honestly, I just want to be one of the greats/Where they gotta bring your boy up every debate” Snoop Dogg and Lil Dicky are standing in front of pictures of rap legends including Eminem, 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z.