Hype Williams Is The Best Music Video Director Of All Time, And These 26 Visuals Prove That
Music video director, Hype Williams, has designed some of the most groundbreaking visuals that are a paragon of cinematographic excellence.
Williams' distinctive usage of the fisheye lens and occasional incorporation of neon lighting created distorted fantastical realities within his music visuals, temporarily putting viewers in an illusory dreamworld. The iconic imagery that Williams has produced over the last three decades is the result of his risk-taking and innovative directing style.
Throughout my entire life I have always been in awe of Hype Williams' music visuals. His willingness to experiment with different colors, angles and themes, like Afro-Futurism, always added an extra oomph to Williams' music videos that was only present in his visuals. Williams' music visuals will forever be unmatched, and that's why I have listed the 26 best music videos that Williams has ever made.
1.Missy Elliot — "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
2.The Notorious B.I.G. — "One More Chance (Remix)"
3.Tupac Shakur ft. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman — "California Love"
4.Busta Rhymes — "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
5.TLC — "No Scrubs"
6.Missy Elliot — "She's a B***h"
7.Busta Rhymes ft. Janet Jackson — "What It's Gonna Be?"
8.Nas ft. P. Diddy — "Hate Me Now"
9.Jay-Z ft. UGK — "Big Pimpin'
10.Nas ft. Lauryn Hill — "If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)"
11.Brandy — "Sittin' Up In My Room"
12.Aaliyah — "Rock The Boat"
13.Mobb Deep ft. Lil' Kim — "Quiet Storm (Remix)"
14.Brandy ft. MC Lyte, Yo-Yo and Queen Latifah — "I Wanna Be Down (Remix)"
15.Ashanti — "Rain On Me"
16.Will Smith — "Gettin Jiggy wit It"
17.The Notorious B.I.G. — "Mo Money Mo Problems"
18.Usher — "Nice and Slow"
19.Kanye West — "Diamonds From Sierra Leone"
20.Busta Rhymes – "Dangerous"
21.Craig Mack — "Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)"
22.Kanye West ft. Rihanna and Kid Cudi — "All of the Lights"
23.Q-Tip — "Vivrant Thing"
24.No Doubt — "Ex-Girlfriend"
25.Busta Rhymes — "Gimme Some More"
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