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 AlumniUW-Oshkosh Today July 2008 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 PoliceFlex Your RightsimdbWashington Post March 25, 2010 to Internet webisode, "omg!".omg! a media collective Web Channel 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."25 Greatest West Coast Videos." XXL Apr. 2005: 133. Print. #10 West Coast Video
He is also a media scholar and activist. Whitmore currently instructs at the Art Institute and has lectured at universities and colleges across the countryLawrence University regarding media's impact on society. He has declared that "Media is a weapon, TV is a gun, the programming is the bullets."M Magazine Action Article 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.Global Soul in-production
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 and films partial list Too Short: Cocktales 20th Century Masters: The Best of The Temptations 10 Rules for Deal with Police 420
Webisodes omg!
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External links
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