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Hype Williams Biography

Birth Name:Harold Williams

Birth Place:New York, New York, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Received the Jackson Limo Award for Best Rap Video of the Year in 1996
  • Was awarded the Music Video Production Award for Black Music Achievement in 1997
  • Started out with the video company Filmmakers With Attitude
  • Studied at Adelphi University
  • Quote: "[On starting out as a graffiti artist] "That's probably what stimulated my interests in color․ I wanted to be Basquiat or Keith Haring of the streets․""
  • Well known for directing music videos for hip-hop and R&B artists, including Kanye West and Janet Jackson
  • Collaborated with photographer John Jansheski in 2012 for a photographic exhibition titled "Sin City" for Avant Gallery