D Smoke - Rapture [Video]

D Smoke drops the extraordinary visuals to match his thought-provoking single ‘Rapture’, in an ode to Black women that highlights their importance, strength and power.

The Californian rapper has created a track and visual that powerfully speak for themselves. In ‘Rapture’, D asks us to “imagine a day without women”, stating “I bet your first thought was, who 'bout to take care of the children?" This is a refreshingly feminist rap track that emphasises how crucial it is for Black men to uplift Black women who are systemically and overtly under-appreciated and at times, demeaned in society. The video’s powerful black and white imagery reflects D’s carefully constructed bars, which weave his insights into a story, over emotive instrumentals and soulful backing vocals.

Watch the video for ‘Rapture’ here:

CREDITS

Director - child⠀

Producer - Nancy Yalley⠀

Director of Photography - Jonathan Chou⠀

1st AC - Sam Hecker⠀

2nd AC - Travis Francis

DIT - Justin Choe

Steadicam Operator - Jose Espinoza

BTS - 70mm

Gaffer - Joey Luu

BBE - Lej Talens

Electric - Sebastian Lam

Key Grip - Kevin Ramirez

BBG - Richard Robles

Grip - Jose Caldera⠀

Edit - David Rho

Color - Jacob McKee

Sound Editor - Geraldo Gutierrez