Archive 2002.02: May 2002 - June 2002 | back to 2002 Archived News

(June 25, 2002)  LITTLE X MENTIONED IN ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY "CEREAL" ARTICLE | MTV VMA 2002
An article about the recent trend of hip-hop artists eating breakfast cereal in their videos is in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly (June 28 / July 5, 2002; p.18), and Little X is quoted and three of his videos are mentioned: the Redman cereal in I'll Bee Dat; Alicia Keys eating "Cereal X" (a reference to the director) in her latest How Come You Don't Call Me; and Prodigy eating Cocoa Puffs in the Mobb Deep video Hey Luv (Anything).

It's around the time of the year when the nominations for the annual MTV Video Music Awards are announced.  The nominations are usually announced every summer in mid-July.  MTV has recently opened its MTV VMA 2002 section with listings of all eligible videos according to genre (ie: Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, etc.).  Of the eligible videos this year, about 14 were directed by Little X.  Many of his videos in the past year had high rotation on MTV.  My predictions are nominations for his videos Can't Deny It (Fabolous), Get Away (Christina Milian & Ja Rule), How Come You Don't Call Me (Alicia Keys), and maybe even his most recent videos Color of Love (Boyz II Men) & Hot In Herre (Nelly) (which premiered late May/early June 2002).  Expect multiple nominations for his pair of Usher videos, U Got It Bad and U Don't Have To Call.  The awards are traditionally held on the 2nd Thursday of September, but this year it will air on August 29 (so it would not interfere with any 9/11 memorials in early September).
click here to view list of eligible nominations for the 2002 MTV VMA's

(June 22, 2002)  EVE & ALICIA KEYS VIDEO PREMIERE DATE CHANGE
The premiere date for the Eve feat. Alicia Keys video Gangsta Love on MTV's Making The Video has been changed from June 26 to July 11.  According to MTV.com, the video will air at the following dates & times (double check local listings):
(thanks to Jay for the info)

July 11 @ 2pm | July 12 @ 11am | July 13 @ 9:30am | July 14 @ 10:30am

(June 17, 2002)  EVE & ALICIA KEYS VIDEO TO PREMIERE ON MTV'S MAKING THE VIDEO | LITTLE X ON TEEN SUMMIT
I mentioned earlier that Little X had shot the new Eve feat. Alicia Keys video Gangsta Love earlier this month.  According to TVguide.com, the video will premiere on MTV's Making The Video on June 26.

Little X was on BET's Teen Summit this weekend on a segment discussing the role of women and sexuality in current hip-hop videos.  X was interviewed along with fellow directors Benny Boom, Sanaa Hamri, and casting directors and models who appear in the videos.

(June 14, 2002)  LITTLE X ON FLOW 93.5FM (TORONTO)
Little X (in Toronto shooting the new Sean Paul video) dropped by the Morning Rush radio show on Toronto urban radio station FLOW 93.5 yesterday morning to chat with host Mark Strong.
(thanks to Brandi for the info)

(June 12, 2002)  VIDEO FOR EVE FEAT. ALICIA KEYS | SEAN PAUL VIDEO | UPCOMING ARTICLES | PT CRUISER INFO
Last week, Little X shot a video for Gangsta Love by Eve feat. Alicia Keys.  The track is the lead single off Eve's upcoming album.

The Sean Paul video for Give Me The Light was shot the past few days in Toronto.

Articles featuring Little X will appear in the following publications in the next few months: Entertainment Weekly, Complex, American Cinematographer (August 2002), Black Enterprise (August? 2002).

Finally, some more information on the upcoming Little X-directed commercial for PT Cruiser.  The commercial will feature a track by Canadian R&B singer Melanie Durant (last seen in X's video for Harpoon Missile's I Try).
(thanks to PC for all this info!)

Little X is apparently going to direct a new video for Sean Paul this coming Monday & Tuesday.  The video might be for the track Give Me The Light, but not 100% confirmed.
(thanks to Brandi for the info)

(May 31, 2002)  USHER DVD SINGLE
Two Little X-directed Usher videos are available on a DVD single.  Usher's U Got It Bad and U Don't Have To Call are available on a DVD single that is currently for sale in North America.  Online stores CDnow.com and Amazon.com have the DVD on sale for $7.98 and $7.48 respectively, with other online stores selling it for no more than $9.99.

(May 28, 2002)  BET AWARDS NOMINATION | LADY MAY VIDEO
Nominations for the 2nd Annual BET Awards were announced a few weeks ago and Little X's video for Usher's U Got It Bad was nominated in the Music Video category.  The awards air on BET June 25.

Not sure if the Lady May video Round Up has premiered on BET yet, but it can be found online.  The full video in streaming Real Video and Windows Media formats can be found at Blastro.com.  The video has Lady May and Blu Cantrell in the desert in a take on the movie Thelma & Louise.
(thanks to Trudeau for the info!)

(May 23, 2002)  *** LITTLE X ON "BET TONIGHT WITH ED GORDON" TONIGHT ***
Little X and fellow music video director Sanaa Hamri will be interviewed on BET Tonight with Ed Gordon tonight.  The topic of discussion is "Behind The Music Videos", and airs on BET tonight at 11:30pm ET.  Another reminder that BET Access Granted with the Little X-directed Boyz II Men video The Color of Love re-airs tonight at 8:30pm on BET.
(thanks to T.B. for the info!)

(May 21, 2002)  BOYZ II MEN VIDEO TO PREMIERE TONIGHT ON BET 106 & PARK & ACCESS GRANTED
As mentioned before, Little X co-directed the new Boyz II Men video The Color of Love with Hype Williams, Benny Boom & Chris Robinson last month.  Little X edited the video.  BET also has a behind-the-scenes look on the shooting of the video with the directors in the exotic locales all around the world on BET Access Granted, which airs tonight at 8:00pm and Thursday (May 23) at 8:30pm.  The video also premieres tomorrow night on BET 106 & Park.

(May 20, 2002)  INTERVIEW @ MVWIRE.COM | LITTLE X VISITS "BULLETPROOF MONK" SET
There is an interview with Little X at Music Video Wire (mvwire.com) about his latest video for How Come You Don't Call Me by Alicia Keys.  He discusses the concept of the video and what it was like to work with Alicia Keys.
(thanks to Will B. for the info and for the interview!)

Little X has recently visited the Toronto set of fellow HSI director Paul Hunter's upcoming movie Bulletproof Monk.  Maybe he's getting inspired to direct a movie of his own? :o)

(May 17, 2002)  "I NEED A GIRL PT. 2" | ALICIA KEYS VIDEO BEHIND-THE-SCENES PICTURES IN HONEY MAGAZINE
Little X served as 2nd unit director for the video I Need A Girl (Part 2) by Puff Daddy.  The video was recently featured on MTV's Making The Video.  The video was directed by Benny Boom, who is Little X's protegé and has worked with X on several of his videos.  He's making a name for himself in the video industry and is signed under HSI Productions (the same company as Little X & Paul Hunter).
(thanks to Dabo C. & Carouselle for the info)

Behind-the-scenes pictures from the video shoot for Alicia Keys's video How Come You Don't Call Me are featured in the new issue of Honey magazine (June/July 2002; p.88) with Andre 3000 (of Outkast) on the cover.
(thanks to Dabo C. & Carouselle for the info)

(May 7, 2002)  POLITICALLY INCORRECT | LADY MAY VIDEO
Little X was on the ABC late-night talkshow Politically Incorrect last Wednesday.  The other 3 guests were Lisa Loeb, Jason Alexander, and Jack Burkman.  I only found out about the show the day AFTER it aired, so I was not able to watch it or post the info on my site.  ABC.com usually posts transcripts of the show on the official Politically Incorrect webpage, but it has not been posted yet.
(thanks to JB for the info)

Little X filmed a video for Round Up by Lady May feat. Blu Cantrell on April 27-28 in Lancaster.
(thanks to mvwire.com for the info)