Hype Williams
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