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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold "Hype" Williams (born 1970; Queens, New York), previously known as HYPE, is an American music video and film director of African-American and Honduran descent. His nickname "Hype" comes from his hyperactive nature as a child. Williams first displayed his work by tagging local billboards, storefronts, and playgrounds using HYPE as his graffiti tag.…
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Hype Williams, comprised of Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland, is named after the film maker responsible for Belly. Starring rappers Nas and DMX, it was a hyper-stylised, Nihilist mess and this London duo borrow its finer traits, its strut and loathing. From beneath a medicated haze they lace twanging Americana with seams of swaggering dread. They are Bobby Peru made music. The band's sound consists of very lo-fi, homegrown recordings incorporating hip-hop <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hype+Will
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- human
- Given name
- Harold
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Sudan
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- Adelphi University
- Official website
- www.hypewilliams.com
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- date of birth
- 1970-08-01
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
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- 33651
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- Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams
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