Posts Tagged ‘Hype Williams’

March 3rd, 2011

Directed by Hype Williams, here is Wayne’s video for his latest banger “6’7′” featuring Cory Gunz. Enjoy the show.

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February 19th, 2011

Directed by Hype Williams, here’s the video for Ye’s “All Of The Lights” featuring Rihanna, Cudi, and a lot of other people our title bar couldn’t fit. Check it out.

March 31st, 2010

You’ve been bombarded with pictures, behind-the-scenes footage, and even a 2-minute snippet for the Hype Williams-directed video for Nicki Minaj’s “Massive Attack” and now, here’s the finished product. The beautiful mute, Amber Rose, also makes an appearance. Enjoy.

January 29th, 2010

Once upon a time not long ago, music videos in hip-hop were cool. Inexplicably, remarkably cool. Throughout the mid-nineties, video directors like Hype Williams, Brett Ratner, and Nick Quested delivered high-quality, in-depth videos that told a story and provided stimulating imagery that often went beyond the given song.

However, as hip-hop began to flourish and make more money than anyone ever expected, the values of rap artists began to lean more towards “the high life” and music videos depicted a care-free, party-themed lifestyle. In fact, at one point, it seemed as though mainstream hip-hop was solely based on cash, flash, and ass, reigning supreme even to this day. No purpose, no direction, and definitely no creativity.

Enter BBGUN Films, a music video directing duo who’s bringing a refreshingly edgy approach to videos that hasn’t been seen since the days of Hype in his prime. Although the pair is brand-spanking new, Alex Bergman and Maxim Bohichik have already worked with notable artists like The Roots, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones, and J. Cole as well as Kid Cudi for the alternative video of “Day N’ Nite.”

Making such a strong, cinematic impression in the world of hip-hop and beyond, StreetLogik hit up Alex and Max of BBGUN Films to pick their brains and get a bird’s eye view of their innovative vision.

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