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Erik White
Erik White is an American music video director. In 2010, he made his feature film directorial debut with the comedy film ''Lottery Ticket'', starring rappers Bow Wow and Ice Cube. He appeared on the reality show competition '' The Glee Project'' on the Oxygen network. Videography This is a list of music videos featuring directing credits attributed to White. His most frequent collaborator is singer Chris Brown with seven videos. For several years, he directed most of the videos for numerous artists: 2002 *" Uh Huh" by B2K *"Single For The Rest of My Life" by Isyss *" Neva Get Enuf" by 3LW featuring Lil' Wayne 2003 *" C'Mon" by Mario *"Can't Let You Go/Damn" by Fabolous featuring Mike Shorey and Lil' Mo *" Gigolo" by Nick Cannon featuring R. Kelly *" Pump It Up/Focus" by Joe Budden 2004 *" Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo. *" Let's Go" by Trick Daddy featuring Twista and Lil Jon *" One Call Away" by Chingy featuring J-Weav *"Overnight Celebrity" by Twista featuring Kany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video Director
A music video director is the head of music video production. The director conceives of videos' artistic and dramatic aspects while instructing the musical act, technical crew, actors, models, and dancers. They may or may not be in collaboration with the musical act. On November 8, 1992, MTV began listing directors with the artist, song, and record company credits, because music videos had increasingly become an auteur's medium. "The case for the director as music video author is strong. It is the music video director who has principal control of everything that is added to the pre-existing recorded sound text."Robert J. Thompson and Gary Burns, eds. (1990). ''Making Television: Authorship and the Production Process'', p.177. . Directors, including Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, and F. Gary Gray, have gone on to direct feature films, continuing a trend that had begun earlier with directors such as Lasse Hallström and David Fincher. The most expensive video of all time was dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pump It Up (Joe Budden Song)
"Pump It Up" is a song by American rapper Joe Budden. It was released on March 24, 2003, as the lead single from his first album, ''Joe Budden'' (2003). The song peaked at number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number 13 in the United Kingdom. Produced by Just Blaze, the beat was originally turned down by Beanie Sigel, Freeway and Jay-Z before Budden used it. It contains a sample from "Soul Vibrations" as performed by Kool & the Gang. The song was nominated for the Best Male Rap Solo Performance award at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. Music video The music video was partially inspired by the 2002 film, '' The Ring'', and begins with three women putting a videotape containing Pump It Up into a VCR player. Budden then appears on the television screen and eventually walks out of it, when the video cuts to him performing the song to a large crowd in a park. The music video features cameos from DJ Envy, DJ Clue and Dub-B. Remix The official remix is a mash-up of two beef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run It!
"Run It!" is the debut single by American recording artist Chris Brown. It was produced by Scott Storch and written by Sean Garrett alongside guest artist Juelz Santana. The song appeared on his debut studio album, '' Chris Brown'', and was released as a single on June 30, 2005. The remix features rappers Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri and was performed at the 2006 '' Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards'' by Bow Wow and Chris Brown. Commercially, the song peaked inside the top ten in six countries and the top twenty in other four. The song also managed to top the charts in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The music video earned nominations at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for "Best New Artist" and " Viewer's Choice". Also in 2006, the radio version of the song appeared on the compilation album '' Now That's What I Call Music! 21'' Background and composition "Run It" was released as Brown's debut single on June 30, 2005, through digital distribution. On July 19, 2005, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, '' The College Dropout'' (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West explored diverse musical elements like orchestras, synthesizers, and autotune on the albums ''Late Registration'' (2005), '' Graduation'' (2007), and ''808s & Heartbreak'' (2008). His fifth and sixth albums '' My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010) and '' Yeezus'' (2013) were also met with critical and commercial success. West further diversified his musical styles on ''The Life of Pablo'' (2016) and '' Ye'' (2018) and explored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overnight Celebrity
"Overnight Celebrity" is the second single from Twista's 2004 album ''Kamikaze''. The song was produced and features uncredited vocals by Kanye West and uncredited violin by Miri Ben-Ari. It contains a sample of the 1978 song "Cause I Love You" By Lenny Williams. The song reached number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on May 11, 2004. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. Content The song is about Twista meeting a woman on the street and telling her about all the things he could do for her, while pointing out her looks. He tells the woman he can make her a celebrity overnight. The song "Prototype" from Outkast is referenced in the song when Twista says "Dre told me you were the prototype". The music video was directed by Erik White and features Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari (who played the strings in the record), model Miya Granatelli, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan and Chicago rappers Do or Die, Da Brat, Rip, White Boy, Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Weaver
Jason Michael Weaver (born July 18, 1979) is an American actor and singer best known for his roles as Marcus Henderson on The WB sitcom ''Smart Guy,'' Jerome Turrell on the short-lived sitcom '' Thea'' from 1993 to 1994, and the pre-teenaged Michael Jackson on the 1992 miniseries '' The Jacksons: An American Dream.'', which originally both aired on ABC. He was also the singing voice of the young Simba in Walt Disney Feature Animation's 1994 film ''The Lion King''. He was featured on Chingy's 2004 hit single " One Call Away", which peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He played Teddy in the 2006 hit movie ''ATL''. Career Acting career One of Weaver's earliest acting roles was on Oprah Winfrey's 1990 television series ''Brewster Place''. He went on to portray a young Michael Jackson in the 1992 miniseries '' The Jacksons: An American Dream'', and starred on the television sitcoms '' Thea'' (1993–1994) and ''Smart Guy'' (1997–1999). In 1994, he provided the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chingy
Howard Earl Bailey Jr. (born March 9, 1980), known professionally as Chingy, is an American rapper. Chingy grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and began rapping in his late teens. He toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protégé of Ludacris, who signed him to his newly formed Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) record label. The rapper's 2003 summer debut single, "Right Thurr", put him on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy, club-friendly beats and simplistic lyrics delivered in a sing-song, nursery rhyme style. Chingy's 2003 debut album, ''Jackpot'', sold three million copies, thanks to the boost from "Right Thurr". A second album, ''Powerballin''', was released in 2004 to mixed reviews, and his 2006 release ''Hoodstar'' spawned the hit singles " Pullin' Me Back" (featuring Tyrese Gibson) and "Dem Jeans" (featuring Jermaine Dupri). In 2007, his fourth album, '' Hate It or Love It'' was released under Disturbing tha Peac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Call Away (Chingy Song)
"One Call Away" is a song by American rapper Chingy, featuring actor Jason Weaver singing the chorus, credited as J-Weav. It was released as the third and final single off his debut album, '' Jackpot'' (2003), on January 12, 2004. It was released through Capitol Records and Ludacris's Disturbing tha Peace label. The song peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, became a number-one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Songs chart for three weeks, and peaked at numbers three and six on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts, respectively. It also reached the top 40 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. A video for the single (directed by Erik White) was released that featured actress Keisha Knight-Pulliam and streetball player Philip "Hot Sauce" Champion. Critical reception Matt Cibula of PopMatters was positive towards the song, admiring Chingy for taking on a rap ballad saying "It’s kind of adorable that he’s t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Jon
Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre crunk, and is credited with bringing the genre into mainstream success. Lil Jon frequently collaborates with Miami-based rapper Pitbull, Bay Area-based rappers Too Short and E-40 . He participates as one-third of an unofficial trio consisting of Atlanta-based artists Ludacris and Usher who frequently create songs together. As a producer, Lil Jon has produced several ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit singles including "Salt Shaker", "Cyclone", " Get Low", "Snap Yo Fingers", " Damn!", " Freek-a-Leek", "Lovers and Friends", " Goodies" and " Yeah!". As a five-time Grammy award nominee, Lil Jon won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance with Usher and Ludacris for "Yeah!" In 2013, Lil Jon collaborated with producer DJ Snake and released "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English-speaking rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds. In 1997, after appearing on Do or Die's hit single " Po Pimp", produced by the Legendary Traxster, Twista signed with Big Beat and Atlantic Records, where he released his third album '' Adrenaline Rush'' and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz, in 1998. His 2004 album ''Kamikaze'' topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, after the success of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single " Slow Jamz" (with Kanye West and Jamie Foxx). Early life Carl Terrell Mitchell was born on November 27, 1973, and grew up in the K-Town area of the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick Daddy
Maurice Samuel Young (born September 27, 1974), better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is an American rapper from Miami's Liberty City. Early life Trick Daddy was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. His mother, Pearl Brockington of South Carolina, raised him and his 10 brothers and sisters in the Liberty Square apartment complex in Liberty City after relocating from Goulds, Florida. The building where he grew up was colloquially known as "Pork-N-Beans" in reference to the color of the apartment doors. His father, Charles Young, was a local pimp; while Trick was a teenager, Charles Young took him and his brother Derek "Hollywood" Harris to live with him. While Trick and Hollywood lived with Trick’s father, they began to deal crack cocaine on the streets. At 15 years old, Young was arrested for drug and firearm possession. The day he was released, Young was arrested on an attempted-murder charge for shooting a man during a street fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Go (Trick Daddy Song)
"Let's Go" is a song by American rapper Trick Daddy, released as the first single from his 2004 sixth studio album '' Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets''. It features Twista and Lil Jon and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Bigg D. The song became a top ten hit, reaching number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it Trick Daddy's most successful single of his career. The song samples "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne. It was used in the films ''Stomp the Yard'' (2007) and '' Neighbors'' (2014) in addition to the extended trailer for ''Megamind'' (2010) and the theatrical trailer for '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). In 2019, the song is heard during the trailer for a new mode in '' Gears 5'' called Escape. Despite the sample already being cleared with Osbourne's publishing, Osbourne never heard the song until February 2021 when producer Andrew Watt played him the song to his approval. A remix of the song that is completely produced by Lil Jon is featured on the bonus CD of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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