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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hype Williams canonical | 50 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
director of Belly
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film director ⓘ music video director ⓘ person ⓘ record producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1990s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BET Award
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surface form:
BET Award for Best Director
MTV Video Music Award ⓘ
surface form:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video
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| birthName | Harold Williams ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-07-01 ⓘ |
| directed | Belly ⓘ |
| directedMusicVideoFor |
Aaliyah
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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
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hip hop ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| influenced |
visual style of 1990s hip hop music videos
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visual style of 2000s hip hop music videos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highly stylized lighting and color palettes
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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
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visually distinctive music videos ⓘ |
| notableWork | Belly ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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music video director ⓘ record producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Queens, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix)
subject surface form:
Baby (Brandy song)
subject surface form:
Can't Tell Me Nothing
subject surface form:
Video Phone music video
subject surface form:
Runaway (2010 film)
subject surface form:
Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)