"Proud" is a song by American record label Paper Route Empire and American rapper

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, released on January 18, 2022. It is a single from Paper Route Empire's compilation album ''Long Live Young Dolph'' (2022). Produced by BandPlay, the song sees Glock rapping about his grief over the death of rapper

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Background and composition

Young Dolph, a cousin and mentor of Key Glock, was shot and killed in November 2021. The song finds Glock reflecting on it. Over

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production with piano keys, he opens with Dolph's signature ad-lib "ayyeee" and raps, "I lost my dog, I lost my mind, no lie, I'm really lost inside / I can get it back in blood, but still, I can't get back the time". Glock then lyrically expresses his feelings of vengeance and despair related to his loss, dealing with it by drinking, and his recent state of mind. The central theme of the song is his commitment to honor Dolph by working harder, as it would have made Dolph proud.

Music video

The accompanying music video sees Key Glock rapping in front of a memorial at

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's Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies, where Dolph frequented and died. Footage of Dolph also appears in intervals of the video.

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References

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