(August 11, 1999)
The new Missy Elliot video All N My Grill (directed
by Hype Williams) premiered on BET
earlier this week.
(thanks to derrick)
(August 5, 1999)
MTV has asked the top
names in music video direction to contribute their creativity to this
year's Video Music Awards. As part of the MTV Directors'
Project. Each of the directors have teamed up with digital designers
to create dynamic introductions to this year's MTV VMA categories, which
is to be seen exclusively on MTV Online. Hype Williams has been selected
to come up with the intro for the Best Video of the Year
category.
go
to the list of directors and categories
watch
Hype Williams's "Best Video of the Year" online intro
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Puffy & Mase?
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(August
5, 1999)
Comedian Weird Al Yanovic, known for his parodies of top
40 songs, has released a new video entitled It's All About
The Pentiums, which parodies Puff Daddy's It's All
About The Benjamins. The video premiered on MTV's
Total Request Live yesterday and features cameos by
comedians Drew Carey and Emo Phillips. The video is also a
parody of hip hop music video cliches, especially Hype Williams'
Mo Money Mo Problems and Paul Hunter's It's All
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(July 28, 1999)
The nominees for the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards were announced
yesterday morning and Hype Williams-directed videos received a total of
12 nominations. TLC's No Scrubs received a total of 6
nods, Busta Rhymes & Janet's What's It Gonna Be got 4
and Busta's other video Gimme Some Mo' & Nas/Puffy
collaboration Hate Me Now were each nominated for 1 award.
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live on MTV
on September 9, 1999 (9.9.99!) and will be hosted by Chris Rock.
click here for full nominee
list
***Nomination*** Best
Hip Hop Video: "What's It Gonna Be" - Busta Rhymes
feat. Janet
***Nomination*** Best Hip Hop Video:
"No Scrubs" - TLC
***Nomination*** Viewers Choice: "No
Scrubs" - TLC
***Nomination*** Best Rap Video:
"Hate Me Now" - Nas feat. Puff Daddy
***Nomination*** Best Direction In A Video:
"What's It Gonna Be" - Busta Rhymes feat. Janet
***Nomination*** Best Direction In A Video:
"No Scrubs" - TLC
***Nomination*** Best Group Video:
"No Scrubs" - TLC
***Nomination*** Breakthrough Video:
"Gimme Some Mo'" - Busta Rhymes
***Nomination*** Best Art Direction In A Video:
"What's It Gonna Be" - Busta Rhymes feat. Janet
***Nomination*** Best Art Direction In A Video:
"No Scrubs" - TLC
***Nomination*** Best Special Effects In A Video:
"What's It Gonna Be" - Busta Rhymes feat. Janet
***Nomination*** Best Editing In A Video:
"No Scrubs" - TLC
(July 27, 1999)
The new Noreaga video Oh No! (directed by Hype
Williams) premiered on BET's
Rap City today.
(thanks to derrick)
(July 21, 1999)
Hype Williams directed the music video for newly solo rapper Q-Tip's
single Vivrant Thing. The video is shot in black &
white and in widescreen. It began airing on BET
this past Monday (July 19).
(thanks to Gerald, derrick, & Jason for the info)
(July 13, 1999)
Hype Williams's directoral debut film Belly was released
earlier this year for video rental & DVD sale. It will be released
for retail on VHS format on August 17, for a suggested retail price of
$14.99.
(July 13, 1999)
The CD single for Missy Elliot's She's A Bitch is
Enhanced, and includes full video clip of the music video She's A
Bitch (dir: Hype Williams) which can be played on the computer.
(July 2, 1999)
According to MTV.com,
Hype Williams directed the video for the remix of Ja Rule's Holla
Holla. The video was shot in Queens last weekend and features
guest rappers Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Memphis Bleek, Hot Totti, Black
Child, and Taj Murder. Last weekend, Hype also directed the new
video for Ja Rule and Memphis Bleek's Murda 4 Life.
(thanks to Jason for the info)
read article at MTV.com:
Ja
Rule Taps Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Others For Remix, Video
(July 1, 1999)
Hype Williams is parodied in the new South Park: Bigger, Longer
& Uncut movie. The characters Terrance & Phillip
sing a song called "Uncle F***a" and a segment of it
has them in a "hip hop music video" setting similar to Mase's
Feel So Good video, including the shots of the big Las Vegas
neon casino signs and background dancers.
(July 1, 1999)
Chris Rock has been chosen to host the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards
in New York City on September 9. With the awards coming in a little over
two months, expect the nominees to be announced in the next few weeks.
Hype Williams has about 15 videos which are eligible for nomination this
year. Expect nominations for No Scrubs (TLC), Gimme
Some Mo' (Busta Rhymes), What's It Gonna Be (Busta
Rhymes/Janet), Holla Holla (Ja Rule), Hate Me Now
(Nas/Puff Daddy), & Half On A Baby (R. Kelly).
(June 30, 1999)
The nominees for the 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards were
announced last Tuesday, and Hype Williams's video for What's It
Gonna Be (by Busta Rhymes feat. Janet) was nominated for Video
Of The Year. The awards will be handed out on August 18 and
broadcast on UPN on August 20.
(June 3, 1999)
According to MTV.com,
Hype Williams will direct the new video for Noreaga's upcoming
single Oh No! this weekend.
(May 11, 1999)
Hype Williams directed 2 new music videos for Ja Rule: Holla
Holla and the double video for It's Murder/Kill 'Em All.
Both were directed by Hype Williams & Irv Gotti (Def Jam A&R
man, Ja's producer) and both are currently in rotation on MTV
and BET. Holla
Holla is credited as directed by "Hype Hype & Gotti
Gotti"; It's Murder/Kill 'Em All is credited as
directed by "Hype Luciano & Irv Gotti".
(thanks to Martin, Reese, Derrick, & Herman for the info)
(May 10, 1999)
Missy Elliot's new video She's A Bitch (directed by
Hype Williams) premiered today on MTV.
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