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(March 18, 2000)
MTV.com just reported that the Hype Williams-directed video for Jay
Z's Big Pimpin' will be featured on MTV's
Making The Video on March 20. As reported earlier, another
Hype Williams video, Da Brat's What You Like will also be
featured on the show the week after, on March 27.
(March 17, 2000)
As reported early last month, Hype directed Da Brat's new video What
You Like. It seems that the video was shot in Cancun, Mexico,
and will be featured on the March 27th episode of MTV's
Making The Video!
(March 8, 2000)
According to MTV.com,
Hype Williams was in Trinidad this past weekend shooting the new Jay
Z video Big Pimpin' which features UGK and Timbaland.
(March 8, 2000)
What's It Gonna Be by Busta Rhymes feat. Janet
(directed by Hype Williams) won the award for Best R&B/Soul Or
Rap Music Video at the 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
this past Saturday.
(March 2, 2000)
The Online
Hip Hop Awards nominations have been announced and the Hype Williams
directed video Hate Me Now by Nas feat. Puff Daddy
has been nominated for Best Music Video along with Eminem, Guilty
Conscience; Juvenile, Back That Ass Up; Redman, I'll Be 'Dat;
and the Roots, You Got Me. Go to the official
website to vote for the various online hip hop categories. Awards
are handed out on April 12.
(February 27,
2000)
British newspaper The
Independent reports that Hype Williams is directing the new Michael
Jackson music video!
According to Michael
Jackson News International, the The Independent (February 18,
2000; page 11) reported that Hype Williams was in London last week
to art direct a fashion show for designer Julien Macdonald at the
Millenium Dome. It stated that "Hype Williams, the film maker,
art directed the show, between shooting Michael Jackson and Missy
Elliott's latest music videos."
(thanks to Annelie, Joe, & Robin for the info)
(February 16,
2000)
Basketball star Kobe Bryant's new video for K.O.B.E.
(directed by Hype Williams) is now airing on TV. It's a plain red
background, cameras wildly all over, while never losing focus of Kobe
and supermodel Tyra Banks.
(thanks to Brigette for the info)
(February 12,
2000)
The nominations for the 14th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
(presented March 4) were announced yesterday and Hype Williams-directed
videos lead the Best R&B/Soul Or Rap Music Video category,
with 3 out of 4 videos directed by Hype Williams. The nominees are:
- "Hot Boyz" - Missy
"Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Nas, Eve, and Q-Tip (dir:
Hype Williams)
- "Vivrant Thing" -
Q-Tip (dir: Hype Williams)
- "What's It Gonna Be"
- Busta Rhymes (dir: Hype Williams)
- "Will 2K" - Will
Smith (dir: Robert Caruso)
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Behind the scenes pics from
MTV.com & NoDoubt.com
No Doubt "Making The Video" re-airs:
Friday 2/11 @ 12:30p 5:30p
Saturday 2/12 @ 11:30a 7:30p
Sunday 2/13 @ 12:00p 4:00p
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(February
9, 2000)
No Doubt's Ex-Girlfriend video premiered on MTV's
Making The Video Monday night and here is what hotboy
had to say about it:
"Well, the video begins with Gwen Stefani's character,
the ex-girlfriend, recieving some info 007-esque on the
character who is the ex-boyfriend from a stranger, No Doubt's
guitarist, in a public park. After recieving the info, Gwen
proceeds to follow the mission and diguises herself as a man.
Meanwhile, she is having flashbacks of her lost love. She then
enters the building her ex-boyfriend is in, and with diguise and
all, she enters the mens room where the ex-boyfriend are at
urinals relieving themselves. Gwen kicks all of their asses, and
thinks she has completed her mission. But as Gwen stands in
front of a window in the restroom, her ex gets back up, and
tackles Gwen through the window. As they are falling down the
several storied building, they struggle with each other. and as
they are about to hit ground, Gwen lays a kiss on her ex's lips,
and thats how it ends. Throughout the video, there are many
shots of No Doubt playing in front of a staged audience. Hype
uses vivid colors a la Busta's video for "Gimme Some
More" which add even more excitement to the story in the
video." |
(February 6,
2000)
Hype Williams's commercial for Revlon has been seen airing this
week on television. It aired during prime time on NBC and also on WB. It
will probably be airing on other channels as well, as it is part of a
huge nationwide campaign. Jason D. describes: "It looks
great, but it is very similar to the Busta & Janet video for
"What's It Gonna Be." Like Janet, Hype has Cindy Crawford in
front of a watery-like background shot from a low angle."
(thanks to Jason D. for the info)
(February 2,
2000)
Lots of new video news today! A video that has been airing for a few
weeks on BET, We
Don't Give A Fuck by The Murderers (a.k.a. Ja Rule, Tah
Murder, Blackchild) was directed by Hype Williams. MTV.com
also reports that Hype directed Da Brat's new video for What
You Like, which should begin airing in late February. Hype also
directed (I believe) his first alternative video: No Doubt's new
video Ex-Girlfriend. The video is featured on MTV's
Making The Video next week. The show will feature
behind-the-scenes footage from the video, as well as interviews with the
band and Hype himself. The video premieres at the end of the show. That
episode of Making The Video will premiere on MTV on February 7 @
10:30pm.
(thanks to JoeFox, Gerald, Otis, Derrick, hotboy for the above info)
(February 2,
2000)
Hype Williams's protégé Little X was featured last week on The
New Music, a music news show which airs in Canada on CityTV
& MuchMusic.
Little X actually interned at MuchMusic (Canada's music channel) before
going to New York City to draw storyboards for Hype Williams. He drew
storyboards for such videos as Missy Elliot's Sock It To Me and
R. Kelly's Down Low. He has since started to direct his own
videos, including Redman's I'll Be Dat and Canadian rapper
Choclair's Let's Ride. To read a transcript of the The
New Music interview, in which he discusses Hype's influence on him, click
here.
(January 16,
2000)
In the new issue of The Source magazine (February 2000; with DMX
on the cover), Hype Williams is #18 on its annual list of Hip
Hop's Power 30 (30 most influential people in hip hop music). He is
featured on page 161 with a short article and picture.
(January 12,
2000)
According to MTV.com a
few days ago, Hype Williams has shot a music video for a new single by
basketball star Kobe Bryant. Apparently, Kobe is coming out with
a rap cd and Hype is shooting the video for the first single off it,
entitled K.O.B.E., which features supermodel Tyra Banks.
(thanks to Ramon for informing me)
(January 9,
2000)
The first Hype Williams news of the new Millenium is quite interesting.
According to H'Dub
Enterprises (official website of Harvey White, who edited some of
Hype Williams's most recent music videos), Hype Williams has finished
shooting a new television commercial for Revlon "Lipshine"
with Cindy Crawford. The commercial is expected to air in the
next few months. As previously reported, Hype Williams also directed a
commercial for Mastercard in early December. |
