Hype Williams

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Hype Williams is an influential American music video director known for his visually distinctive, high-budget work with major hip-hop and R&B artists since the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf director of Belly
film director
music video director
person
record producer
screenwriter
activeSince 1990s
awardReceived BET Award
surface form: BET Award for Best Director

MTV Video Music Award
surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video
birthName Harold Williams
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1970-07-01
directed Belly
directedMusicVideoFor Aaliyah
Beyoncé
Busta Rhymes
DMX
Ja Rule
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Kelis
LL Cool J
Mary J. Blige
Missy Elliott
Nas
Nicki Minaj
P. Diddy
surface form: Puff Daddy

TLC
The Notorious B.I.G.
Tupac Shakur
Wu-Tang Clan
ethnicGroup African-American
familyName Williams
filmographyIncludes Belly
genre R&B
hip hop
givenName Harold
influenced visual style of 1990s hip hop music videos
visual style of 2000s hip hop music videos
knownFor highly stylized lighting and color palettes
use of fisheye lens in music videos
use of letterbox framing with bars containing visuals
name Hype Williams self-link
notableFor high-budget music video productions
visually distinctive music videos
notableWork Belly
occupation film director
music video director
record producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Queens, New York City, New York, United States
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

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So High musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Warning musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
One More Chance musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
subject surface form: One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix)
Hype Williams name Hype Williams self-link
Baby musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
subject surface form: Baby (Brandy song)
Drunk in Love musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Gold Digger musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Stronger musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Can’t Tell Me Nothing musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
subject surface form: Can't Tell Me Nothing
Heartless musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
All of the Lights musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Only You musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Big Pimpin' musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Check on It musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
6 Foot 7 Foot musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
What's My Name? musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Belly director Hype Williams
Belly screenwriter Hype Williams
California Love musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Love Like This musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Sock It 2 Me musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Doin' It musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Caught Out There musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Harold Williams alsoKnownAs Hype Williams
So Sick musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Mr. Me Too musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Frontin' (single) musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Baby (single) musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Video Phone director Hype Williams
subject surface form: Video Phone music video
Not Myself Tonight musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
No Scrubs musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Superstar musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Rock the Boat musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Still D.R.E. musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Kanye West short film Runaway screenwriter Hype Williams
subject surface form: Runaway (2010 film)
“Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)” musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
subject surface form: Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)
"Only You" (remix) musicVideoDirector Hype Williams
Super Duper Fly hasMusicVideoDirector Hype Williams