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Hype Williams working on N.E.R.D. film

3:51 p.m. · May 21, 2008 · by Morgan Steiker

Famed music video director Hype Williams, whose talent has been behind some of hip-hop’s most memorable videos, will put his camera work at the service of N.E.R.D. for a film that will be, in the words of front man Pharrell, “like The Beatles’s A Hard Day’s Night.”

The feature, slated for a December 2008 release, will trace the band’s evolution from the studio to the stage. Williams’ first full-length feature was 1998’s Belly and his music video catalogue includes Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”, Nas’ “If I Ruled The World”, and N.E.R.D.’s “Rock Star,” among dozens of others.  
N.E.R.D.’s new album Seeing Sounds is due for release June 9. [The Playlist]