Daniel Anthony Farris (born October 17, 1985), known professionally as D Smoke, is an American rapper and songwriter from

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. He gained attention after winning the first season of the

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music competition show ''

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'' in 2019. The following year, he independently released his debut album ''Black Habits'', which earned him nominations for Best Rap Album and Best New Artist at the

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Career

Farris grew up in a musical family with his mother, brothers, and cousin being

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singers in

. His mother was backup singer for Tina Turner. His brother SiR is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. In 2006, he started a songwriting group called WoodWorks with his brothers and his cousin Tiffany Gouché, who wrote songs for Ginuwine and

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, and is credited for co-writing " Never" by Jaheim. He was also in a musical trio with his brother called N3D. On May 9, 2006, he released his first album called ''Producer of the Year''. In 2015, he appeared on SiR's independent album ''Seven Sundays'' on the song "You Ain't Ready". In 2019, Farris was a contestant on the Netflix competition show ''

'', and was named the inaugural winner of the three-week series. On October 24, he released his debut EP ''Inglewood High'', a 7-track project including a feature from Gouché. ''

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'' gave the EP a positive review, saying he could "utilize multiple flows, deliver introspective storytelling, could rap in Spanish incredibly well and had an ear for quality." He performed at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards with SiR. He also appeared on

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's album '' Born 2 Rap'' on the song "Cross on Jesus Back". D Smoke later appeared as himself in the Peacock series '' Bel-Air'', in the episode "PA to LA", based on ''

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Personal life

Farris graduated from

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and was a Spanish and music theory teacher at Inglewood High School.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smoke, D 1985 births Living people American hip hop musicians Musicians from Inglewood, California Rappers from Los Angeles Record producers from California Songwriters from California University of California, Los Angeles alumni West Coast hip hop musicians