My impression of Dicky has always been that his rapping is, in itself, acting. he decided he wanted to do a thing, and he decoded a lot of the aspects of the performance, and he went for it, without actually being it.

Which, by the way, I'm not mad at at all.

On that level, maybe there are similarities to Donald Glover. Glover has been transparent about his feelings being middle class and black in America.

On the other hand, Glover has experienced being black in Hollywood, and Dicky hasn't, so there's already going to be a major difference in tone. Also, Dicky's vibe is "take me less seriously," which Glover can't afford, so the Atlanta comparison is a problem.