D Smoke feat. BJ The Chicago Kid – Proud Of You [Video]
D Smoke just delivered the official video for “Proud of You” featuring BJ the Chicago Kid—and it hits exactly like the song does: warm, grounding, and full of love for the people still pushing forward when nobody’s handing out applause.
Pulled from “Wake Up Supa” (released August 26, 2025), the track always felt like a deep breath inside the album’s bigger arc—a moment where Smoke stops talking at the world and starts speaking directly to someone. Sonically, DJ Battlecat laces it with that unmistakable West Coast glow—polished but human, like the beat is smiling while it rides. And then BJ the Chicago Kid comes in with a hook built for replay: not flashy, not over-sung, just pure soul and reassurance. It’s the kind of chorus that doesn’t beg for attention—it earns it by being honest.
The video leans into that same energy by keeping things real and immediate: it was filmed during the North American leg of the “Wake Up Supa” Tour, and it plays like a gratitude-heavy road diary more than a glossy “set-piece” production. D Smoke even frames the visuals explicitly through that lens of appreciation—shouting out the “Gratitude” stamp on the tour and crediting Jay Taj for capturing the spirit of it.
At a time when a lot of rap treats empathy like a weakness, “Proud of You” does the opposite: it makes encouragement sound powerful. No lectures, no fake motivation—just grown-man love, delivered with craft, conviction, and soul.
Watch the clip below.
