American music video and film director (born 1975)
Gil Green
Gil Green in 2013
Born (1975-07-29 ) July 29, 1975 (age 49) Occupation Director Years active 1996–present Website www .gilgreen .com
Gil Green (born July 29, 1975) is an American music video, commercial, and film director raised in Miami, Florida .
Early life and education
Gil attended the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU , at age 19 his thesis music video appeared on music networks such as MTV , BET , and The Box . This launched his career in the music video industry.[ 1]
Career
Gil has directed more than 150 music videos for multi-platinum artists such as Camila Cabello , John Legend , Alejandro Sanz Pitbull , Chris Brown , Akon , Lil Wayne , Young Jeezy , Ne-Yo , Austin Mahone , Drake , Usher , Flo Rida , P-Diddy , Timbaland , Natasha Bedingfield , Robin Thicke , Nelly , 50 Cent , Romeo Santos , Matisyahu , Brandy , Snoop Dogg , Busta Rhymes , Sean Paul , T-Pain , Ace Hood , Rick Ross , Wyclef , Common , Trey Songz , Lupe Fiasco , The Roots , French rapper Rohff , Oscar award winners, Three 6 Mafia and Indian Rapper, DIVINE .[ 2]
Gil has won numerous awards including Source Magazine’s “Video of the Year,” and an MTV VMA for “Best Hip Hop Video” for directing Lil Wayne 's “ Lollipop .”[ 3] He has been nominated in three consecutive years for the BET Awards “Director of the Year,” award (2008, 2009, 2010.)[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [circular reference ] In 2006 Gil Green was invited to teach a two-week long Music Video Directing course in Ghana, the project was sponsored by his alma-mater, NYU, MTV Base and Ghana's Ministry of Tourism.[ 7]
Music videos
Artist
Year
Song
4Mula1
2004
Gotta Roll
Ace Hood
2008
Cash Flow (feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross)
Ride (feat. Trey Songz )
2009
Champion (feat. Jazmine Sullivan & Rick Ross)
Overtime (feat. Akon & T-Pain)
2011
Hustle Hard
Hustle Hard (Remix) (feat. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
2012
I Need Your Love (feat. Trey Songz)
2013
Bugatti (feat. Rick Ross & Future )
Akon
2005
Lonely
Pot of Gold
2007
Don't Matter
2008
I'm So Paid (feat. Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne)
2009
Beautiful (feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall)
We Don't Care
2012
Hurt Somebody (feat. French Montana )
Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello
2019
Mi Persona Favorita
Austin Mahone
2013
Banga Banga
2014
Mmm Yeah
B Rich
2002
Whoa Now
Backlive
1996
1000 MCs
M.I.L.K.
Birdman
2007
100 Million (feat. DJ Khaled, Dre , Rick Ross, Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne)
2009
Money to Blow (feat. Drake & Lil Wayne)
4 My Town (Play Ball) (feat. Drake & Lil Wayne)
2010
Fire Flame
Fire Flame (Remix) (feat. Lil Wayne)
2011
Y.U. Mad (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
Brandy & Ray J
2001
Another Day In Paradise (Co-directed with Nick Quested)
Buju Banton
2003
Paid Not Played
2003
What Am I Gonna Do (feat. Nadine Sutherland )
Cam'ron
2004
Girls
Cher Lloyd
2013
I Wish (feat. T.I. )
Chamillionaire
2005
Turn It Up (feat. Lil' Flip)
Capone & N.O.R.E.
2003
Yes Sir
Chapter 4
2006
Fool Wit You
Colby O'Donis
2008
What You Got (feat. Akon)
Dead Prez
2004
Hell Yeah
Diddy-Dirty Money
2010
Loving You No More (feat. Drake)
2011
I Hate That You Love Me
DJ Khaled
2007
I'm So Hood (feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies)
We Takin' Over (feat. Akon, T.I. , Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman & Lil Wayne)
2008
Out Here Grindin (feat. Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie , Trick Daddy & Ace Hood)
2009
Fed Up (feat. Usher , Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Drake)
2011
Welcome to My Hood (feat. Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain)
I'm on One (feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
2014
Hold You Down (feat. Chris Brown, Jeremih,Future, August Alsina)
They Don't Love You No More (feat. Rick Ross, French Montana, Meek Mill, Jay Z)
DMX
2006
Give 'Em What They Want
E-Dro
2005
Street Life (feat. Shydi)
Elephant Man
2003
Pon Di River
2004
Jook Gal (feat. Twista , Kiprich & YoungBloodZ )
2007
Five O (feat. Wyclef Jean )
Fat Joe
2007
I Won't Tell (feat. J. Holiday )
2008
Ain't Sayin' Nothin' (feat. Dre & Plies)
Flo Rida
2008
Elevator (feat. Timbaland )
Frankie J
2005
Obsession (No Es Amor) (feat. Baby Bash )
2006
That Girl (feat. Mannie Fresh & Chamillionaire)
Daddy's Little Girl
Guerilla Black
2004
Compton (feat. Beenie Man )
Iconz
2000
Get Crunked Up
Jagged Edge
2006
Stunnas (feat. Jermaine Dupri )
Jason Derulo
2017
Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla Sign )
2014
Stupid Love
Jay Sean
2009
Do You Remember (feat. Lil Jon & Sean Paul )
2012
I'm All Yours (feat. Pitbull )
Julia Kova
2007
Sorry
2007
Beep Beep
Kardinal Offishall
2008
Dangerous (feat. Akon)
Numba 1 (Tide Is High) (feat. Keri Hilson )
Kat DeLuna
2007
Whine Up (feat. Elephant Man)
Knocturnal
2004
The Way I Am (feat. Snoop Dogg )
Ky-Mani Marley
2007
One Time
La Chat
2001
U Aint Mad Iz Ya
Commercials
Company
Commercial
AND1
Marcus Camby
Street Ball Mystique
Coney Island's Finest
Bud Light
Mojito
Super Bowl Trip
Gatorade
Phenomenal Woman
Go Hard
Company
Commercial
Hasbro
Bop It
Monopoly - I Want The Money
Miami Heat
I Got The Feeling (2010 Intro)
In The Air Tonight (2011 Intro)
All Of The Lights (2012 Intro)
Pepsi
Oh Africa (World Cup 2010)
Timberland
Country
Don't Need That
Stepping Stone
Nature Needs Heros
References
External links