NUMBER 4 ... HYPE WILLIAMS
Hype Williams is an American Music video and film director. He was born in New York City and is from African descent. He attended Adelphi University, with his big break in directing came when he set up his first video company: Filmmakers With Attitude (FWA). Williams is considered to become so big due to "tagging" his early work on billboards and storefronts etc. using HYPE as his graffiti tag. Williams focuses his work mainly on rap videos.
Best known videos directed by Williams:
* = Number of video views on YouTube.
Best known videos directed by Williams:
- Usher - "Think Of You" (1994)
- 2Pac feat. Dr Dre - "California Love" (1995)
- R. Kelly - "I Believe I Can Fly" (1996)
- Missy Elliott - "Sock It 2 Me" (1997)
- Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 - "I'll Be Missing You" (1997) *52 million
- Kelis - "Caught Out There" (1999)
- Ol' Dirty Bastard - "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (1995)
- Will Smith - "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (1997)
- Busta Rhymes feat. Janet Jackson - "What's It Gunna Be?!" (1999)
- Kanye West - "Heartless" (2008) *91 million
- Beyonce feat. Lady Gaga - "Video Phone" (2009)
- Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - "Gold Digger" (2005) *65 million
- Kanye West - "Stronger" (2007) *126 million
- Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" (2008) *163 million
- Beyonce feat. Jay-Z - "Drunk In Love" (2013) *201 million
* = Number of video views on YouTube.
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