Hype Williams
- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Hype Williams was born in July 1970 in Queens, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Belly (1998), Coldplay: Viva La Vida (2008) and Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys: Empire State of Mind (2009).
- Awards
- 3 wins & 11 nominations
Known for
Credits
Director
- DJ Khaled Feat. Nas, JAY-Z & James Fauntleroy and Harmonies by the Hive: Sorry not Sorry5.1Music Video
- Director
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016–2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
Producer
Editor
Personal details
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- TriviaPioneer music video director, his style was defined by fish eye lens work, saturated colors, wide framing, cinematic references, and slow motion sequences. He shot videos with Nas, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, and Busta Rhymes just to name a few. He is considered the seminal hiphop music video director of the 90's.
- TrademarkDistinctive color schemes
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