Archive 2001.01: January 2001 - April 2001 | back to 2001 Archived News

(April 25, 2001)   112 VIDEO PREMIERES | LITTLE X TO SHOOT NEXT FOXY BROWN VIDEO
The new Little X-directed 112 video Peaches & Cream debuted on MTV's DFX this past Monday.  The video features the members of 112 against a number of colorful backdrops.
(thanks to Robin for the info)

According to MTV.com and DefJam.com, Little X is scheduled to direct the next Foxy Brown video.  The video for Oh Yeah is scheduled to be shot in Jamaica on May 15-17.  As previously reported, Little X shot Foxy's BK Anthem in Brooklyn earlier this month.  That video should be out anytime now.

(April 18, 2001)   LITTLE X SHOOTS VIDEO FOR CANADIAN RAPPER HARPOON
When Little X was in Toronto last week for the ReelWorld Film Festival, he got a chance to shoot a video for Canadian rapper Harpoon, who is also an old friend of the director.  The video for Missile was shot last Tuesday in Brampton, Ontario.  The video is about a kid who sees monsters under his bed.  Of course, no one sees the monsters except for him.  Footage from the video shoot was shown yesterday (April 17) on MuchMusic's RapidFax, showing a scene in a car where the boy is sitting in the backseat between two "monsters".  The two monsters are played by Harpoon and War Child, sporting red "Darth Maul"-like makeup.  The video should be out by the end of April.

(April 14, 2001)   BEHIND-THE-SCENES IMAGES FROM G-DEP VIDEO | 2 LITTLE X VIDEOS NOMINATED FOR AWARDS
paknot.com has behind-the-scenes pictures from the video shoot for G-Dep's Let's Get It video.  The pictures from the set of the video feature G-Dep, Little X, Puff Daddy, and the little kids featured in the video.
click here to see pictures

Two Little X-directed videos are nominated at the 5th Annual Online Hip-Hop Awards, sponsored by SOHH.com.  E.I. by Nelly and Shake Ya Ass by Mystikal are nominated for Favorite Music Video.  The awards will be handed out May 3.
(thanks to Francis for the info)

(April 9, 2001)   ARTICLE IN TORONTO SUN | LITTLE X @ REELWORLD FILM FEST
Little X was in Toronto this past weekend to participate in the ReelWorld Film Festival.  There is an article about him in Friday's issue of the Toronto Sun, in which he talks about his work, and what he thinks about the 'booty video'.
click here to read article at Canoe.ca

I was fortunate enough to attend the forum/interview and screening in Toronto this past weekend.  The event took place on Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy Commons AMC Theatres in Scarborough.  The interview was conducted by Flow 93.5 on-air personality True, and lasted an hour, followed by a 1/2 hour Q&A session.  After the interview, there was an hour-long screening of his videos from 2000, which started off with his official directors reel: clips of some of his videos from 2000 set to the opening theme of Gladiator.  The screening was followed by another Q&A session.  The topics discussed during the interview included his origins in Toronto, internship at MuchMusic, how he got to work with Hype Williams, his views on American culture and hip-hop, and the state of hip-hop videos right now.  One hot topic of discussion was how Little X is getting criticized for the portrayal of women in his videos, the so-called "booty-video".  His explanation is that when someone like Mystikal approaches him with a song called Shake Ya Ass, what choices does he have?  He has to show women shaking their ass, to fit the song, but rather than line up women and have a straight "booty-video", he decides to put a story behind it.  In comes the theme of "Eyes Wide Shut".  This puts a story behind the video.  It gives the audience something to think about rather than watching the video purely for the ass-shaking.  Overall, I was really impressed with the whole forum/discussion.  Little X is a really great speaker, he has alot of good ideas about hip-hop and style and culture.

(April 7, 2001)   LITTLE X DIRECTS NEW FOXY BROWN VIDEO
Little X was in Brooklyn late last week shooting the new Foxy Brown video BK Anthem.
(thanks to JB for the info)

(April 6, 2001)   LITTLE X AT THE REELWORLD FILM FESTIVAL (MORE INFO)
As reported yesterday, Little X is participating in the ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto this Saturday (April 7).  At 4pm, he will be part of a forum/interview entitled "ReelSpeak: Up Close, In Person", which will last 90 minutes.  Following the forum, there will be a retrospective/showcase of his most recent videos entitled "Eye D.", at 6:30pm.  This event is 60 min., and will be followed by a Q&A period with the director.  The showcase "Eye D." will show again on Monday, April 9 at 11am (without the Q&A period).  Again, the ReelWorld Film Festival is held at the Kennedy Commons AMC Theatres in Toronto.  For ticket info and schedule, visit the ReelWorld Film Festival website.  According the website, tickets to the "ReelSpeak: Up Close, In Person" forum will be $30 Canadian ($20 for students).  Screening tickets for "Eye D." are $7 Canadian.  Screening and Seminar passes are also available on the website.

(April 5, 2001)   LITTLE X TO PARTICIPATE IN TORONTO FILM FEST | SISQO VIDEO TO BE INCLUDED ON NUTTY 2 DVD
Little X is scheduled to be at the ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto this weekend.  Little X, a native of Toronto, will take part in a seminar/forum on Saturday, April 7 at 4:00pm where they will show a retrospective of his most recent videos and answer questions afterwards.  The 90 minute session is part of the festival's Industry Series forums, and will take place at the Kennedy Commons AMC theatres in Toronto.  Check out the Reelworld Film Festival website for more information and ticket information.

When Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps was released on DVD back in December 2000, it contained the music video for Janet's Doesn't Really Matter.  However, when the Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps (Uncensored) Special Edition DVD gets released on May 22, it will contain videos for 3 other tracks from the soundtrack.  The DVD will contain the Little X-directed Thong Song (remix) video by Sisqo & Foxy Brown as well as Just Friends (Musiq) and Hey Papi by Jay Z (directed by Hype Williams).

(March 18, 2001)   G DEP VIDEO PREMIERES ON BET
The Little X-directed video for Let's Get It by G Dep feat. Puff Daddy & Black Rob premiered this past Thursday on BET.  As reported before, the video was shot in New York City in late February.
(thanks to Robin for the info)

(March 17, 2001)   LITTLE X VIDEO FOR R.KELLY DEBUTS ON MAKING THE VIDEO | LITTLE X SHOOTS 112 VIDEO
Little X & R. Kelly co-directed the new video for Fiesta (remix) by R. Kelly feat. Jay Z.  The video, shot in Miami, premiered earlier this week on MTV's Making The Video on a special double feature which also featured Guilty Until Proven Innocent by Jay Z. feat. R. Kelly (dir: Paul Hunter).
(thanks to Robin and Francis for the info)

Little X is currently shooting a new video for 112 in Los Angeles.

(February 26, 2001)   OFFICIAL HSI PRODUCTIONS WEBSITE NOW UP
The official HSI Productions website went online this past weekend.  The site includes bio information and video clips for video directors such as Paul Hunter, Little X, Diane Martel, and Matthew Rolston.

(February 21, 2001)   LITTLE X INTERVIEW ONLINE
Music Video Wire conducted a short interview with Little X and discussed his video for Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek's The Blast.

(February 17, 2001)   LITTLE X DIRECTS NEW VIDEOS FOR GINUWINE AND G DEP
Little X directed the Ginuwine's new video There It Is, which premiered yesterday on BET's 106 & Park show.  According to Music Video Wire, Little X is scheduled to direct the video for G Dep's Let's Get It in New York City next week (February 20-21).
(thanks to Carla and Robin for the Ginuwine info)

(January 10, 2001)   LITTLE X DIRECTS NEW PRODIGY VIDEO
Little X directed the new video for Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) entitled Y.B.E.

(December 31, 2000 - January 1, 2001)   YEAR-END REVIEW
2000 was a great year for Little X, as he continued to gain popularity within the video production industry and attract the attention of many top recording artists to direct their videos.  In September, he was named as Rollingstone magazine's Hot Video Director.  He directed roughly 18 new videos in 2000, including notable videos for Ghostface Killah (Cherchez La Ghost) and Mystikal (Shake That Ass), just to name a few.  My personal favorites include As If (Blaque), Come Back In One Piece (Aaliyah & DMX), and Cherchez La Ghost (Ghostface Killah).  With the impressive list of artists he's directed videos for in 2000, we can expect many more great videos from Little X in 2001.