BENNY BOOM

1. BENNY BOOM
ACCLAIMED MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR, ANTI-BUSH ACTIVIST

2. 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.

3. SOME PROMINENT VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=EmZvOhHF85I
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=bKDdT_nyP54
Beez In The Trap – Nicki Minaj Akon – Smack That
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=V1cxP2nCBdU
Meek Mill – Ima Boss
https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=P5bW6ywULJM
Nas – Made You Look

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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).