Daniel Anthony Farris (born October 17, 1985), known professionally as D Smoke, is an American rapper and former educator from Inglewood, California. He first became known as the winner of the Netflix hip hop-based reality competition series Rhythm + Flow in 2019. The following year, he independently released his debut studio album Black Habits (2020), which earned him nominations for Best Rap Album and Best New Artist at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. In 2023, he signed with Snoop Dogg's Death Row Records.
Career Farris grew up in a musical family with his mother, brothers, and cousin being gospel singers in Inglewood, California. His mother was a backup singer for Tina Turner. In 2006, he formed the songwriting group WoodWorks with his brothers and his cousin Tiffany Gouché, who wrote songs for Ginuwine and The Pussycat Dolls, 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 Rhythm + Flow, and was named the inaugural winner of the three-week series. On October 24, he released his debut extended play, Inglewood High, a 7-track project including a feature from Gouché. HipHopDX 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 the Game's 2019 album Born 2 Rap on its 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 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He also starred in Paramount series Mayor of Kingstown.
Personal life Born to mother Jackie Gouche' and father Ronald Farris which together had 3 boys. One of his brothers, SiR signed with Top Dawg Entertainment in 2017.
Farris graduated from UCLA and was a Spanish and music theory teacher at Inglewood High School.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Producer of the Year Released: May 9, 2006 Label: Woodworks Records Format: Digital download Black Habits Released: February 7, 2020 Label: Woodworks Records, Empire Format: Streaming, digital download War & Wonders Released: September 24, 2021 Label: Woodworks Records, Empire Format: Streaming, digital download
Extended plays Title Album details Inglewood High Released: October 24, 2019 Label: Woodworks Records. Format: Streaming, digital download.
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "You Ain't Ready" 2015 SiR Seven Sundays "Painkillers" 2017 Davion Farris Trenier "City Boy" Sha'leah Nikole The Queen Issue "Cross on Jesus Back" 2019 The Game Born 2 Rap "Champ" 2020 Fireboy DML Apollo "HEADSHOTS" Tobe Nwigwe CINCOriginals"Rhythm Kitchen"2021Rare AmericansJamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo"Can You Hear Me Now?"2023LecraeChurch Clothes 4: Dry Clean Only"Bet on Me"Walk Off the EarthStand by You"Box of Stars Pt. 1"2024Jacob CollierDjesse Vol. 4
Awards and nominations OrganizationYearCategoryNominee/workResultGrammy Awards2021Best New ArtistD SmokeBest Rap AlbumBlack Habits NAACP Image Awards2021Outstanding New ArtistD SmokePop Awards2021Music Video of the Year"Black Habits I"
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