Benny Boom

Benny Boom (born on July 22, 1971) is a music video director and current director of Gorilla Flix, Inc. He trained at Temple University's School of Radio, Television, & Film, and also served as a protégé of veteran director Little X and Hype Williams. He has also directed music videos for Sean Paul, Nas, Amerie, Kelly Rowland, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Mario, Ciara, Cassidy, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Nelly, P. Diddy, 50 Cent and many others.

The rap video director has created political advertisements against George W. Bush in the past, and he is 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."^{[citation needed]}

Boom is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

He directed the 2009 film, Next Day Air. His is now rumored to be working on a phycological thriller/horror movie, which is scheduled to go into production in the summer of 2012.

He was nominated for Video Director of the Year at the BET Awards of 2011.

Videography

Music videos

• Benzino
  • Shine Like My Son
• Birdman
  • What Happened to That Boy (2002)
• Channel Live
  • Wild Out 2K (2000)

• Amerie
  • Why Don't We Fall In Love (2002)
• Nas
  • Got Ur Self A... (2001)
  • Made You Look (2002)
• Ja Rule
  • Clap Back/ The Crown
• Monica
  • U Should've Known Better (2004)
• Mario
  • How Could You (2005)
  • Boom (featuring Juvenile)
• P$C
  • I'm A King (2006/ft. Lil' Scrappy)
• 50 Cent
  • Just a Lil Bit (2005)
  • Window Shopper (2005)
  • Best Friend (Remix) (2005)
  • Amusement Park (2007)
  • Straight to the Bank (2007)
• T-Pain
  • Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') (2007/ft. Yung Joc)
• R. Kelly
  • I'm A Flirt (Remix) (2007/ft.T.I. and T-Pain)
• Mýa
  • Lock U Down (2007/ft. Lil' Wayne)
• Ciara
  • Goodies (2004/ft. Petey Pablo)
  • 1, 2 Step (2004/ft. Missy Elliott)
• Kelly Rowland
  • Can't Nobody (2003)
• Nelly
  • Dilemma (2002/With Kelly Rowland)
  • Errtime (2005)
  • Stepped On My J's (2008/With Ciara and Jermaine Dupri)
  • Body on Me (2008/With Akon and Ashanti)
• Pussycat Dolls
  • Beep (2006/ft. Will.I.Am)
• Sean Paul
  • Like Glue
  • (When You Gonna) Give It up to Me (2006/With Keyshia Cole)
• Keyshia Cole
  • (I Just Want It) to Be Over (2005)
  • I Should Have Cheated (2005)
  • Love (2006)
  • Let It Go (2007/ft. Lil Kim & Missy Elliott)
  • I Ain't Thru (2010/ft. Nicki Minaj)
  • Long Way Down (2010)
  • "I Remember" (2007)
  • "Heaven Sent" (2008)
  • "Playa Cardz Right" (2008)
  • "You Complete Me" (2009)
  • "Trust" (2009)
• Robin Thicke
  • "Lost Without U" (2006)
  • "Can U Believe" (2006)
• Busta Rhymes
  • Touch It (2006)
  • Touch It (Remix) (2006/ft. Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX)
  • I Love My Chick (2006/ft. Kelis & Will.I.Am)
  • New York Shit (2006/ft. Swizz Beatz) (co-directed by Justin Francis)
• Cherish
  • Do It to It (2006/ft. Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ)
  • Amnesia
• Cassidy
  • I'm A Hustla (2005)
• Shyne
  • Jimmy Choo (2004/ft. Ashanti)
• Rooney
  • When Did Your Heart Go Missing? (2007)
• Snoop Dogg
  • That's That (2006/ft. R. Kelly)
• Akon
  • I Wanna Love You (2006/Snoop Dogg)
  • Smack That (2006/Eminem)
• P-Ham
  • Love You More (2007/ft. Nicole Scherzinger)
  • One Night Stand (2007/ft. Tony Yayo & Avant)
• New Kids on the Block
  • Single (2008/ft. Ne-Yo)
• LL Cool J (2008/ft. The-Dream
  • Baby
• Teairra Mari
  • Hunt 4 U (2008/ft. Pleasure P)
• Waka Flocka Flame
  • Hard in Da Paint (2010)
• Fantasia
  • I'm Doin' Me (2010)
• Jazmine Sullivan
  • 10 Seconds (2010)
• Lil Wayne
  • Hustler Musik / Money On My Mind (2007)
• Meek Mill
  • Ima Boss (2011/ft. Rick Ross)
• JoJo
  • Disaster (2011)
• Dappy
  • No Regrets (2011)

Live DVDs & films

• Pussycat Dolls: Live from London
  • With Chris Applebaum (2006)
• Next Day Air (2009)
• S.W.A.T.: Firefight (2011)

External links

• Benny Boom at the Internet Movie Database