Famous Directors
This legendary Do The Right Thing director also directed Naughty By Natures "Hip Hop Hooray."
Jay Electronica shot his "Dimethyltriptamine" in this Nepalese capital.
What is Kathmandu?
Who is Queen Latifah?
Indy emcee MURS featured this West Newbury, Massachusetts wrestler/actor in his "Hustle" video.
Who is John Cena?
This 30 Rock writer and Community actor critiqued American violence in his "This Is America" video.
Who is Childish Gambino or Donald Glover?
Before directing Carrey and Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, this director shot Kanye West and Adam Levine in "Heard 'Em Say."
Who is Michel Gondry?
MC Lyte's "Paper Thin" begins in the subway station of this NYC street, named for a fur trader and landowner who was the nation's richest man at the time of his death.
What is Astor Place?
After starring in videos like "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime," this rapper turned actor would earn Academy Award nominations for The Pursuit of Happyness and Ali.
Who is Will Smith?
De La Soul tapped this talk show host, the husband of Connie Chung for their "Stakes Is High" video.
Who is Maury Povitch?
To criticize police violence, this Pulitzer Prize winning artist simulated the police shooting of a Jesus-like character in his "Alright" video.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
Director Francis Lawrence directed this famous rapper in I Am Legend and Wyclef Jean in his beautiful "Gone 'Til November."
Who is Will Smith?
Sri Lankan rapper MIA shot her "Bad Girls" in Ouarzazate, a famed filming location used for movies like Lawrence of Arabia and The Man Who Would Be King in this North African nation.
What is Morocco?
This Boston native had "Good Vibrations" before earning nominations for The Departed and The Fighter.
Who is Mark Wahlburg?
Before she famously acted alongside Will Smith in Hitch, she appeared in his "Miami" video.
Who is Eva Mendes?
Revolutionary duo Run The Jewels simulated police brutality in the "Close Your Eyes" video which featured Boardwalk Empire vet Shea Whigham tussling with this star of Sorry to Bother You and ATL.
Who is Lakeith Stanfield?
This director worked with Coolio for his "Gangsta's Paradise" video before casting rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg in Training Day.
Who is Antoine Fuqua?
For their video "No Church In The Wild," Watch The Throne simulated a riot in Banská Bystrica, located on the Hron River in this nation, often mistaken for another European nation.
What is Slovakia?
This emcee turned actor, Cheese Wagstaff in The Wire, famously co-starred in a "You're All I Need To Get By" with Mary J. Blige.
Who is Method Man?
This Patriot Act host appeared with his Goatface comedy team at the beginning of Das Racist's "Girl" video.
Who is Hasan Minahj?
In his "War Zone" video, this two-letter Atlanta rapper switched the races of real life police shooting victims and the perpetrating officers.
Who is TI?
This director of Three Kings, Her, and Being John Malkovitch directed famed videos for the Pharcyde and Watch The Throne.
Who is Spike Jonze?
L'Orange's "Alone" was filmed in this North Carolina city, also home to the Biltmore Estate.
Where is Asheville, NC?
Prior to winning two Academy Awards, this emcee turned actor also played Division I basketball under the name of Hershal Gilmore.
Who is Mahershala Ali?
For their "Make Some Noise" video, this legendary NYC trio consisting of Mike D, MCA, and Adrock were able to cast 17 Emmy nominees.
Who are the Beastie Boys?
In his video for "Sound of the Police," legendary rapper KRS-ONE compared the similar phonetics of this word and the word "overseers."
What is officers?