Nabil predominantly directs Hip-Hop and R&B music videos, he also dabbles in other genres and is also a professional photographer. He was born in Chicago which is interesting as he has worked with Kanye West a lot and Kanye is from Chicago. His big break came when he befriended Kanye who was relatively unknown at the time.
Nabil had tried to contact Kanye by looking up 'www.kanyewest.com'. The website came up as unregistered but available for registration, so he bought the domain name. Three weeks later an executive from Roc-A-Fella Records contacted Nabil to say they had just signed Kanye and wanted to know how much he was asking for the domain name. Nabil agreed to transfer the domain name for free provided he could meet the Kanye and do a photo shoot with him, these images were Kanye's first publicity photos.
His clients list includes, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Frank Ocean, Nas, Bon Iver, The Black Eyed Peas, K'naan, Seal & John Legend. This shows that he can work in multiple genres but mainly sticks to Hip-Hop & R&B. The artists he has done the most work for are Kanye West (and his label, G.O.O.D. Music) and Frank Ocean.
Nabil creates very interesting videos, they usually have a lot of effects and are very appealing visually. He usually references the lyrics in the videos and often edits in time to the beat.
Nabil creates very interesting videos, they usually have a lot of effects and are very appealing visually. He usually references the lyrics in the videos and often edits in time to the beat.
I think Nabil is a very interesting music video director, he is very talented and his videos are very diverse. Nabil's use of effects is very good as he uses them in a way that they seem interesting and they never seem to be there for no reason. His music videos often have a narrative and performance is usually included.
Nabil doesn't rely too heavily on stereotypes which is good as it helps to make his music videos more interesting and help make him stand out. He of course uses some genre stereotypes but only when it is needed, they are never used for no reason.
Nabil's music videos are very diverse so it is unlikely that you would instantly recognise a video as his but they all have very high production values. The clothing choices in Nabil's music videos are often very stylish, especially on videos starring people like Kanye West, this is very appealing visually and works especially well for Kanye as he is a fashion designer.
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