BENNY BOOMACCLAIMED MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR, ANTI-BUSH ACTIVIST

A ‘BOOMING’ BACKGROUND Born into the world on July 22nd, 1971 in sunny Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania. Studied at Temple University’s School of Television, Radio & Film. Became the protégé of legendary directors Hype Williams and

Director X.

He mainly focuses on modern hip-hop when it comes to directing, having directed videos for many acclaimed rappers such as Meek Mill, 50 Cent, Nas & P.Diddy.

SOME PROMINENT VIDEOS

Beez In The Trap – Nicki Minaj

Akon – Smack That

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmZvOhHF85I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKDdT_nyP54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1cxP2nCBdU

Meek Mill – Ima Boss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5bW6ywULJM

Nas – Made You Look

HIS SIGNATURE STYLE• Benny Boom’s videos are all hip-hop, so therefore mainly

contain the stereotypical aspects of a hip-hop music video, such as half naked women dancing, large crowds and a ghetto-esque setting.

• Almost all of his videos are performance based also, harbouring no narrative whatsoever. This relates to the fact that most of his videos are hip-hop and rap, which also feature mostly performance style music videos. The exception to this is Akon – Smack That, which forms has a small narrative but nothing major.

• Some of Boom’s later work also has his own name at the start of the video, symbolising his fame and the privilege of having him direct the video.

Boom on set.

EXAMPLES OF HIS STYLE

An example of his name at the start of the video Nicki Minaj – Beez In The Trap.

Beautiful women in Akon – Smack That, a feature present in all of Boom’s work, infact almost all rap videos.

BENNY’S OTHER PROJECTS

• As well as directing music videos, he also directed many political advertisements against George W. Bush and is even quoted as saying:

"We've got to get George W. Bush out of office, and it's very important that kids understand what a serious condition the world is in with this madman." Most of the ads end with the phrase "George Bush, he's not on our side.“

• He also has directed some mainstream feature films, such as Next Day Air (2009) and SWAT: Firefight (2011).