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Rubin Whitmore II is an American media maker who directs mostly music videos and short narratives. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he received his undergraduate degree in Radio/TV/Film from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he was selected Outstanding Young Alumni[1] and he is a MFA candidate in Digital Cinema at National University. While in his senior year at UW-Oshkosh he directed his first national music video for MC Breed's "Late Nite Creep".

He has directed and produced projects ranging from docudrama, 10 Rules for Dealing with Police[2][3][4] to Internet webisode, "omg!".[5] His stories often involve multi-cultural perspectives and casts. He has directed music videos for KRS-One, Gang Starr, DMX, The Temptations and many others. The music video featuring E-40, "Sprinkle Me", was produced and directed by Whitmore and is the "#10 Greatest West Coast Video" according to MTV2 and XXL.[6]

He is also a media scholar and activist. Whitmore currently instructs at the Art Institute and has lectured at universities and colleges across the country[7] regarding media's impact on society. He has declared that "Media is a weapon, TV is a gun, the programming is the bullets."[8] He has participated in political campaigns as a media consultant and encourages the use of new media as an effective tool for business and social entrepreneurship.

Whitmore is the director of the feature film 420.[9]

Whitmore is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Music Videography (Director or Producer) partial list

• 3 Piece - Ohh Ahh
• Big Mike - Playa Playa
• C-Bo - Birds in the Kitchen
• Cha Cha - New Millennium
• Christion - Next 2 You
• Click - Hurricane
• Coko - Triflin'
• Dayton Family - Goin Thru A Thang
• Digital Underground - Walk Real Kool
• DMX - Slippin'
• E.S.G. - Swangin' & Bangin'
• E-40 featuring Too $hort & K.C. - Rapper's Ball
• E-40 - Sprinkle Me
• Elusion - Reality
• eMC – The Show
• Gang Starr - Discipline
• Ghosttown DJs - My Boo
• Goodie Mob - Dirty South
• Goodie Mob - Soul Food
• Indigo Girls - Shame On You
• Inoj - Love You Down
• Jadakiss - Put Yo Hands Up
• Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg, Scarface & Young One - WWIII
• Joe -The Love Scene
• Keith Murray - It's That Hit
• KRS-One - Step Into A World
• Kwamé - What's It Like
• Luniz - I Got Five On It (Remix)
• M.C. Breed - Late Nite Creep (Booty Call)
• Mack 10 - Hoo-Bangin'
• Mad Skillz - The Nod Factor
• Means & Pamela - Up to Here
• Mystikal - Out That Bootcamp Clicc
• New Edition featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - You Don't Have To Worry
• Nitti, Ray – Bow!
• Questionmark Asylum - Get With You
• Spice 1 - Nineteen Ninety Sick
• Temptations - I'm Here
• Too $hort - Cocktails
• Too $hort - Top Down
• Too $hort - Paystyles
• Tung Twista – Suicide
• Usher - Dreamin

DVDs & Films partial list

• Too Short: Cocktales
• 20th Century Masters: The Best of The Temptations
• 10 Rules for Deal with Police
• 420

Webisodes

• omg!

References

External links

• Official Website
• Rubin Whitmore II at IMDb
• Rubin Whitmore II mvdbase

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