Synopsis
The clip presents Cocoa Brovaz - Tek and Steele - alongside Raekwon in a stripped-down, street-level performance setting. The three MCs trade verses and face the camera in separate setups, while quick cuts connect them to Brooklyn crew imagery, neighborhood exteriors, and a loose party atmosphere. The visual language is direct rather than narrative: the emphasis is on presence, collective identity, and the chemistry between Boot Camp Clik's Brooklyn duo and the Wu-Tang guest. Repeated group shots turn the track into a crew statement.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Black Trump" was released in 1998 as the lead single from The Rude Awakening, the second album by Smif-N-Wessun under their temporary Cocoa Brovaz name.
- The Cocoa Brovaz alias was adopted after Smith & Wesson sued the duo over the use of their original name.
- Raekwon's appearance connected the record to Wu-Tang Clan, while the track itself grew out of the recurring "Black Trump" phrase from his earlier song "Incarcerated Scarfaces."
- The production is credited to Self, also known as Lord Self.
- Contemporary coverage described the video as drawing on the 1974 blaxploitation film Three the Hard Way, with the rappers presented as a united, high-powered trio.
- The song did not reach the Billboard singles charts, but the video received hip-hop television exposure during the 1998 promotional campaign.
- The video was later included on Video Surveillance, a 2006 DVD collecting Boot Camp-related music videos released between 1992 and 2005.