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Born | Edgewood, Maryland, U.S. | September 28, 1967
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Years active | 1991–present |
Notable work | ATL |
Chris Robinson (born September 28, 1967 in Edgewood, Maryland) is an American film director, commercial director, and music video director. He has directed films such as Netflix original Beats (2019). He has directed commercials for brands such as iPod, Coca-Cola and Verizon and music videos for songs like "Fallin'" and "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys, "Roc Boys" by Jay-Z, the Grammy nominated video for "One Mic" by Nas, and "Bonnie & Clyde '03" by Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé. Robinson made his debut as a music video director with the 1991 clip "Doo Doo Brown" by 2 Hyped Brothers & a Dog. [1]
He is also known for the creation of the concept "Boost Mobile" ad campaigns featuring rap superstars,[ ambiguous ] such as Kanye West, Ludacris, The Game, Eve, and others.
In 2006, he made his feature film directorial debut with coming-of-age drama ATL , starring T.I. and Big Boi.
Robinson is also a founding partner of RockCorps, an organization that encourages volunteerism in young people, which launched the Boost Mobile RockCorps program in 2005 and Orange RockCorps in 2008.
He was nominated for Video Director of the Year at the BET Awards of 2011 [2] and in 2015.
Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
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1992 | 2 Hyped Brothers & a Dog | "Doo Doo Brown" | [3] |
1997 | Tela featuring 8Ball & MJG | "Sho Nuff" | [4] |
1997 | Frankie Cutlass | "The Cypher: Part 3" | [5] |
1997 | Melky and Day | "I Got a Love Jones for You" | [6] |
1997 | Tela | "Tired of Bawlin'" | |
1997 | MJG | "That Girl" | [7] |
1997 | Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz | "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" | [8] |
1998 | Das EFX | "Rap Scholar" | |
1998 | Canibus | "Second Round K.O." | |
1998 | Big Pun featuring Fat Joe | "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)" | |
1998 | Jagged Edge | "I Gotta Be" | |
1998 | Three 6 Mafia | "Late Nite Tip" | |
1998 | Indo G | "Remember Me Ballin'" | |
1998 | Monifah | "Touch It" | [9] |
1998 | Geto Boys | "Gangsta (Put Me Down)" | |
1998 | Gangsta Boo | "Where Dem Dollas At?" | [10] |
1999 | Fat Joe | "Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)" | |
1999 | Ginuwine | "So Anxious" | |
1999 | TQ | "Better Days" | |
1999 | Gina Thompson featuring Missy Elliott | "Ya Di Ya" | |
1999 | Jagged Edge featuring Jermaine Dupri | "Keys to the Range" | |
1999 | Tash featuring Raekwon | "Rap Life" | |
1999 | Gerald Levert | "Nothin' to Somethin'" | |
1999 | DMX featuring Drag-On | "No Love 4 Me" | |
1999 | Terror Squad | "Tell Me What U Want" | |
1999 | Mandy Moore | "Candy" | |
1999 | Ginuwine | "None of Ur Friends Business" | |
1999 | Rell featuring Amil | "When Will U See" | |
1999 | Ghostface Killah featuring Raekwon | "Apollo Kids" | |
2000 | Coco Lee | "Do You Want My Love" | |
2000 | Jay-Z | "Anything" | |
2000 | Method Man & Redman | "Y.O.U." | |
2000 | Kelly Price & Friends | "Love Sets You Free" | |
2000 | Mya featuring Jadakiss | "The Best of Me" | |
2000 | Big Pun featuring Donell Jones | "It's So Hard" | |
2000 | Cuban Link | "Flowers for the Dead" | [11] |
2000 | Tha Eastsidaz | "Got Beef" | |
2000 | Kelly Price | "As We Lay" | |
2000 | Timbaland & Magoo | "We At It Again" | |
2000 | Big Pun featuring Tony Sunshine | "100%" | |
2000 | Sisqó | "Incomplete" | [12] |
2000 | Ruff Endz | "Where Does Love Go From Here" | |
2000 | Tank | "Freaky" | |
2000 | Jaheim | "Could It Be" | |
2000 | 3LW | "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)" | |
2000 | Memphis Bleek featuring Jay-Z and Missy Elliott | "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)" | |
2000 | Capone-N-Noreaga | "Y'all Don't Wanna" | |
2000 | Snoop Dogg | "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" | |
2000 | Joe | "Stutter" | |
2000 | 112 | "It's Over Now" | |
2000 | Doggy's Angels featuring LaToiya Williams | "Baby If You're Ready" | |
2001 | M.O.P. featuring Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma and Teflon | "Ante Up (Remix)" | |
2001 | KRS-One | "Hot" | |
2001 | Shyne featuring Barrington Levy | "Bonnie & Shyne" | |
2001 | Lil' Mo featuring Fabolous | "Superwoman Pt. II" | |
2001 | Faith Evans featuring Carl Thomas | "Can't Believe" | |
2001 | Alicia Keys | "Fallin'" | MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video [13] Nominated: MTV Video Music Award – MTV2 Award Nominated: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video [14] [15] |
2001 | Dream featuring P. Diddy and Kain | "This Is Me (Remix)" | |
2001 | Tha Alkaholiks | "Best U Can" | |
2001 | Toni Braxton | "Maybe" | |
2001 | Tha Eastsidaz | "I Luv It" | |
2001 | P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry | "Bad Boy for Life" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video |
2001 | Musiq Soulchild | "Girl Next Door" | |
2001 | Nivea | "Don't Mess with the Radio" | |
2001 | Timbaland & Magoo featuring Fatman Scoop | "Drop" | |
2001 | Tank | "Slowly" | |
2001 | Lil Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Lil Zane, and Sammie | "Hardball" | |
2001 | T.I. | "I'm Serious" | |
2001 | Bif Naked | "I Love Myself Today" | |
2001 | Dave Navarro | "Hungry" | |
2001 | Faith Evans | "You Gets No Love" | [16] |
2001 | The Product G&B featuring Carlos Santana | "Dirty Dancin'" | |
2001 | Cypress Hill | "Trouble" | |
2001 | Bubba Sparxxx | "Lovely" | |
2001 | Nate Dogg | "I Got Love" | |
2001 | Alicia Keys | "A Woman's Worth" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video |
2001 | Ruff Ryders featuring Jadakiss and Bubba Sparxxx | "They Ain't Ready" | |
2001 | Angie Stone | "Brotha" | |
2001 | Method Man & Redman | "Part II" | |
2001 | Mystikal | "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)" | |
2002 | DMX featuring Faith Evans | "I Miss You" | |
2002 | Glenn Lewis | "Don't You Forget It" | |
2002 | Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy and Pharrell | "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video |
2002 | Nas | "One Mic" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year [17] Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video Nominated: Grammy Award for Best Music Video |
2002 | Donell Jones | "You Know That I Love You" | |
2002 | Musiq | "Halfcrazy" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award – MTV2 Award |
2002 | Boyz II Men | "The Color of Love" | |
2002 | Brandy | "Full Moon" | |
2002 | Jarvis Church | "Shake It Off" | |
2002 | Ms. Jade | "Big Head" | |
2002 | Faith Evans featuring Missy Elliott | "Burnin' Up" | |
2002 | Tweet | "Call Me" | |
2002 | Swizz Beatz featuring Bounty Killer | "Guilty" | [18] |
2002 | Lil Bow Wow featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous and Fundisha | "Basketball" | |
2002 | Glenn Lewis | "It's Not Fair" | |
2002 | Slum Village | "Tainted" | |
2002 | Fabolous featuring P. Diddy | "Trade It All, Pt. 2 | [19] |
2002 | Monica | "All Eyez on Me" | |
2002 | Musiq | "Dontchange" | |
2002 | Erykah Badu featuring Common | "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" | Nominated: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video |
2002 | WC featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg | "The Streets" | |
2002 | Xzibit featuring Nate Dogg | "Multiply" | |
2002 | Dru Hill | "I Should Be..." | |
2002 | The Roots featuring Musiq | "Break You Off" | |
2002 | Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé | "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video |
2002 | Busta Rhymes featuring Spliff Star | "Make It Clap" | |
2002 | Angie Martinez featuring Kelis | "Take You Home" | |
2002 | Fabolous | "This Is My Party" | |
2003 | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Wilson | "Beautiful" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video [20] |
2003 | Busta Rhymes featuring Mariah Carey and Flipmode Squad | "I Know What You Want" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video |
2003 | Nas | "I Can" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video [21] |
2003 | Monica | "So Gone" | |
2003 | Jay-Z | La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again) | |
2003 | Ginuwine | "In Those Jeans" | |
2003 | Mary J. Blige featuring Method Man | "Love @ 1st Sight | |
2003 | 50 Cent featuring Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck | "P.I.M.P. (Remix)" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video |
2003 | Javier | "Crazy" | |
2003 | P. Diddy, Lenny Kravitz, Pharrell Williams and Loon | "Show Me Your Soul" | |
2003 | Loon featuring Mario Winans | "Down for Me" | |
2003 | Jay-Z featuring Pharrell Williams | "Change Clothes" | |
2003 | Mary J. Blige featuring Eve | "Not Today" | |
2003 | Alicia Keys | "You Don't Know My Name" | |
2004 | Fefe Dobson | "Everything" | |
2004 | Carl Thomas | "Make It Alright" | |
2004 | Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy | "I Don't Wanna Know" | |
2004 | Slum Village featuring Kanye West and John Legend | "Selfish" | |
2004 | Mase | "Welcome Back" | |
2004 | Jadakiss featuring Nate Dogg | "Time's Up" | |
2004 | Usher | "Confessions Part II" | |
2004 | Joss Stone | "You Had Me" | |
2004 | 213 | "Groupie Luv" | |
2004 | Jill Scott | "Golden" | |
2004 | Usher and Alicia Keys | "My Boo" | Nominated: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video |
2004 | Twista featuring Faith Evans | "Hope" | |
2005 | Alicia Keys | "Karma" | MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video |
2005 | Amerie | "1 Thing" | co-directed with Amerie [22] |
2005 | Faith Evans | "Again" | [23] |
2005 | Red Café | "All Night Long" | |
2005 | Brooke Valentine featuring Lil Jon and Big Boi | "Girlfight" | |
2005 | Fat Joe featuring Nelly | "Get It Poppin'" | [24] |
2005 | Toni Braxton | "Please" | [25] |
2005 | Amerie | "Touch" | [26] |
2005 | Nelly | "'N' Dey Say" | [27] |
2006 | T.I. | "What You Know" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video [28] |
2006 | Santana featuring Sean Paul | "Cry Baby Cry" | [29] |
2006 | LeToya | "Torn" | [30] |
2006 | T.I. | "Why You Wanna" | |
2006 | LeToya | "She Don't" | |
2006 | Busta Rhymes featuring Rick James | "In the Ghetto" | [31] |
2006 | T.I. featuring Jamie Foxx | "Live in the Sky" | [32] |
2006 | Diddy featuring Nicole Scherzinger | "Come to Me" | |
2006 | JoJo | "Too Little Too Late" | [33] |
2006 | Pharrell featuring Snoop Dogg | "That Girl" | [34] |
2006 | Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne | "Make It Rain" | [35] |
2006 | Monica | "A Dozen Roses (You Remind Me)" | [36] |
2007 | Nas featuring Chrisette Michele | "Can't Forget About You" | [37] |
2007 | Young Jeezy featuring R. Kelly | "Go Getta" | [38] |
2007 | T.I. featuring Wyclef Jean | "You Know What It Is" | [39] |
2007 | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Mariah Carey and Bow Wow | "Lil' L.O.V.E." | [40] |
2007 | Akon | "Sorry, Blame It on Me" | |
2007 | Common featuring Lily Allen | "Drivin' Me Wild" | [41] |
2007 | Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia | "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" | [42] |
2007 | Nelly | "Wadsyaname" | [43] |
2007 | Jay-Z | "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." | [44] |
2008 | Erykah Badu | "Honey" | under the pseudonym Mr. Roboto [45] co-directed with Erykah Badu MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction [46] Nominated: Grammy Award for Best Music Video |
2008 | Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown | "No Air" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video [47] Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in a Video |
2008 | Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park | "We Made It" | [48] |
2008 | Alicia Keys | "Teenage Love Affair" | [49] |
2008 | Jennifer Hudson | "Spotlight" | [50] |
2008 | Alicia Keys | "Superwoman" | [51] |
2008 | Cassie featuring Lil Wayne | "Official Girl" | [52] |
2008 | Ludacris featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett | "What Them Girls Like" | [53] |
2008 | Usher | "Trading Places" | [54] |
2008 | Ne-Yo | "Miss Independent" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video [55] |
2008 | Brandy | "Long Distance" | [56] |
2009 | Ciara featuring Young Jeezy | "Never Ever" | [57] |
2009 | T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake | "Dead and Gone" | [58] |
2009 | Fat Joe featuring Akon | "One" | [59] |
2009 | Wale featuring Lady Gaga | "Chillin" | |
2009 | Busta Rhymes featuring Lil Wayne and Jadakiss | "Respect My Conglomerate" | [60] |
2009 | Flo Rida featuring Nelly Furtado | "Jump" | |
2009 | Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett | "Break Up" | [61] |
2009 | R. Kelly featuring Keri Hilson | "Number One" | [62] |
2009 | Jordin Sparks | "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" | [63] |
2009 | Keri Hilson | "Slow Dance" | [64] |
2009 | 50 Cent featuring Ne-Yo | "Baby by Me" | [65] |
2009 | 50 Cent | "Do You Think About Me" | [66] |
2010 | Lil Wayne | "On Fire" | [67] |
2010 | Usher | "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" | [68] |
2010 | Lil Wayne featuring Eminem | "Drop the World" | [69] |
2010 | Mary J. Blige featuring Trey Songz | "We Got Hood Love" | [70] |
2010 | Big Boi | "Shutterbugg" | [71] |
2010 | Eminem featuring Lil Wayne | "No Love" | |
2010 | Gucci Mane featuring Swizz Beatz | "Gucci Time" | [72] |
2011 | Nicki Minaj featuring Drake | "Moment 4 Life" | Nominated: MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration [73] [74] |
2011 | Swizz Beatz featuring Alicia Keys | "International Party" | [75] |
2011 | Lil Wayne | "How to Love" | [76] |
2011 | Monica featuring Rick Ross | "Anything (To Find You)" | [77] |
2012 | Tyga | "Rack City" | co-directed by Lil Chris Robinson [78] |
2012 | Jennifer Hudson featuring Ne-Yo and Rick Ross | "Think Like a Man" | [79] |
2012 | K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado | "Is Anybody Out There?" | Nominated: MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rap Video [80] [81] |
2012 | Brandy & Monica | "It All Belongs to Me" | [82] |
2012 | Ne-Yo | "Burning Up" | [83] |
2012 | Rick Ross featuring Usher | "Touch'N You" | [84] |
2012 | Nas | "Daughters" | [85] |
2012 | Andy Allo | "People Pleaser" | [86] |
2012 | Prince | "Rock and Roll Love Affair" | [87] |
2013 | A$AP Rocky featuring Skrillex | "Wild for the Night" | [88] |
2013 | Alicia Keys featuring Maxwell | "Fire We Make" | [89] Nominated: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video |
2014 | Estelle | "Make Her Say (Beat It Up)" | [90] |
2014 | Ne-Yo featuring Young Jeezy | "Money Can't Buy | [91] |
2015 | T.I. featuring Young Jeezy and Watch the Duck | "G' Shit" | [92] |
2019 | Chris Brown featuring Drake | "No Guidance" | [93] |
2020 | Alicia Keys | "Perfect Way to Die" | [94] |
2020 | Usher | "Bad Habits" | [95] |
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