Production Manager

Jimi Adesanya

Stormzy is stuck in a loop in Meji Alabi's splendidly luxurious&nbsp;promo for Need You,&nbsp;featuring Ayra Starr and Tendai.&nbsp;In a lavish hotel full of high-end patrons, we see Stormzy and Ayra Starr head through a curtain into an enigmatic room, where a romantic encounter plays out. But then Stormz is back through the curtain into the main room, like he's just arrived, and it all begins again...In the main party, Tendai provides the entertainment for the rest of the guests, rounding off a&nbsp;tour de force&nbsp;of heavyweight performances.With a rich, opulent aesthetic and slick styling, it's a video packed full of striking&nbsp;moments, and a perfect complement to the track.&nbsp;Really classy&nbsp;stuff from Meji Alabi and his team.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Meji Alabi

JM Films

Toby Barber

Jack Green

Stefan Yap

Arran Green

Ricky Labib

Kieran Daley-Ward

Oliver Bingham

Stephen Ofori

Gary Kent

Black Dog Films

Stormzy ft Ayra Starr & Tendai 'Need You' by Meji Alabi

STORMZY - NEED YOU ft. AYRA STARR & TENDAI

Meji Alabi creates a chilled-out dreamworld for Wizkid to inhabit, in the vibrant promo for No Stress.&nbsp;Dripping with luxurious art direction and ethereal colour palettes, the visual is gorgeous to look at, boasting high-energy performance and super-glossy cinematography from the redoubtable Stefan Yap.&nbsp; &nbsp;

United Kingdom

Matt Klemara

Linah Bensadok

Blair Barnette

Laurie London

Brenda Ford

Femi Konteh

Paume Paris

Jonny Tully

Tag Collective Art

Irene Ojo-felix

Sony Records

Charlie Rizek

Afro-Beat

Afro-Pop

Wizkid 'No Stress' by Meji Alabi

Wizkid-'No-Stress'-by-Meji-Alabi

Meji Alabi directs an intense and timely exploration of violence and inequality, in his video for Burna Boy's Monsters You Made, featuring Chris Martin.&nbsp;Having watched a devastating montage of traumatic&nbsp;events, a group of soldiers - led by Burna Boy - are training to revolt against the systems and people in power.&nbsp;The concept encapsulates the themes of the track, and is a timely meditation on an unjust society, where violence is bred from birth and is a matter of life and death for many people.&nbsp;

Nigeria

Kc Obiajulu

Anti Design

Daniel Obasi

Mah Ferraz

Forager

Big Buoy

Simon Dewey

Shadeh Smith

Atlantic Records

Leke Alabi-isama

Afrobeat

Burna Boy ft Chris Martin 'Monsters You Made' by Meji Alabi

Burna-Boy-'Monsters-You-Made-(ft.-Chris-Martin)'-by-Meji-Alabi

Meji Alabi has directed several videos for Burna Boy, including some proper blockbusters. But have any been as powerful as this?In visualising the sombre sentiments of the Stormzy-featured Real Life, Burna Boy gave Alabi licence to tell a story about the difficulties&nbsp;for Afro-Carribean people in London now. The result is a tour de force; a compelling mini-drama where the complexity of people's lives, navigating what is 'right' and 'wrong', is highlighted by the different routes taken by twin brothers, and a pointless murder.&nbsp;With a standout performances by Devontay and Dijon Graham as the brothers, Alabi&nbsp;creates a world on a West London estate populated with believable&nbsp;characters, sketched into life by his direction and Jaime Ackroyd's camera. Most painfully of all, Alabi stays firmly with the victim, as he dies alone. It is a departure for the director who has become one of the most adept at creating visually exciting pop videos, but a very confident and cinematic&nbsp;one.Alabi even pauses the drama to allow a spoken word section, written and delivered by George The Poet, to add weight to the whole piece, that already includes strong performance elements from Burna Boy and Stormzy. Powerful indeed.[imgtoken data:1]

Matt Klemera

Luke Goodrich

Jaime Ackroyd

Lawrence Beckwith

Ryan Monteith

James Middleton

Minna Attala

Paume

Tim Smith

CHEAT

Denova Media

Kharmel Cochrane

Joel Honeywell

Hip Hop

Burna Boy ft Stormzy 'Real Life’ by Meji Alabi

Burna-Boy-'Real-Life-Ft-Stormzy'-by-Meji-Alabi

Coming off the back of Meji Alabi’s recent Pull Up&nbsp;video comes&nbsp;his next Burna Boy video - and a collaboration with&nbsp;Jorja Smith on Gum Body.&nbsp;The understated performances and a straightforward narrative make this an easy watch, chilled and relaxed to match the vibe of the track - taken from Burna’s new&nbsp;album&nbsp;African Giant.&nbsp;The intermittent dance scenes drive the video forward with great energy, and the ghosting effects on the exteriors lend a slightly surreal 90s edge to the project.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Andrei Croitor

Theo Somers

Danny Ormerod

Olan Collardy

Ash Halliburton

Sam Hardy

Jonny Thorpe

Glassworks

Xiaoxuan Zhu

Emma Backman

Benjy Kirkman

Burna Boy ft Jorja Smith 'Gum Body' by Meji Alabi

Burna-Bo-'Gum-Body-(feat.-Jorja-Smith)'-by-Meji-Alabi

Meji Alabi's latest video for Burna Boy - from the Nigerian artist's acclaimed fourth album African Giant -&nbsp;captures a vintage aesthetic with an array of vivid texture to accompany the lively Afro-fusion rhythm.The video, which also features models Aweng Chuol, Camille Munn, NyaLuak Leth, and Chanel Taylor, is Alabi's first production since signing with Black Dog Films in the UK and US.The hugely prolific London-based director has directed&nbsp;music videos&nbsp;for the likes of Skepta, A$AP Ferg, Goldlink, Burna Boy, Yungen, Kojo Funds, Raye, Tory Lanez, Popcaan, and Swizz Beats, and for African artists such as Tiwa Savage, Nasty C, Aṣa, Wizkid, and Davido.Working in a range of visual mediums including music video, photography, advertising campaigns, magazine editorials, and artist branding, Alabi (below) has blazed a trail in the past few years in bridging the gap between African and Western markets.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Sonny Horwell

PC Williams

Leannah Carer

Burna Boy 'Pull Up' by Meji Alabi - now signed to Black Dog Films

Burna-Boy--'Pull-Up'-by-Meji-Alabi

A girl see’s a man with a Godzilla mask lying asleep on a carpark floor and imagines what could happen if he was awake. In fact, he turns out to be Mr Eazi, and he's a lot of fun.Meji Alabi's latest for the Nigerian Banku star is bright and breezy, and gives a special focus to the clothing in Eazi's fashion brand, FashionNova. Appropriate for the track Supernova.

Francis Lane

George Phull

Asia Rose Kilgallon

David Witchell

Sereeta Venkanah

Chris Bell

Creep Post

We Fix It In Post

Mr Eazi 'Supernova' by Meji Alabi

Mr-Eazi-'Supernova'-by-Meji-Alabi

Shot in Lagos and Atlanta, Meji Alabi&#39;s video for Casanova connects Nigeria to the US and the US to Nigeria - with Casanova being a big boss in two places.Shot in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Lagos (Shitta) - the sense of danger and excitement is palpable.And&nbsp;yes, those guys really do have pet hyenas...&nbsp;

Akpe Ododuro

Mark Meadows

Smoke & Mirrors

Roc Nation

Casanova ft Tory Lanez & Davido '2AM' by Meji Alabi

Casanova-'2am-(ft-Tory-Lanez-&-Davido)'-by-Meji-Alabi

Meji Alabi captures dancehall star Popcaan and singer/producder Davido in this vibrant celebration of Nigerian womanhood for the laid-back Dun Rich.Shot all over Lagos, and mixing documentary footage with the slicker performance stuff, it features all kinds of Lagos girl - cheerleaders, boxers, models, swimmers and bikers. It brings everything together at the national stadium with girl athletes and a formidable group in national costume.As usual, Meji Alabi (below centre, with Davido and Popcaan) packs a lot in three or so minutes.[imgtoken data:1]

Ben Plant

P C Williams

Alex Gregory

The Mill

Mixpak

Dancehall

Popcaan ft. Davido 'Dun Rich' by Meji Alabi

Popcaan-'Dun-Rich-(ft.-Davido)'-by-Meji-Alabi

Meji Alabi helms a ferocious display of late night London energy, starring Swizz Beats and Giggs.With the performers wreathed in smoke, their crews wielding flares, East End locations, and a couple of old Routemasters used as a backdrop - all shot in black and white - this delivers masses of old school, neo-gothic London atmosphere. All aboard.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Steven Olugbenga Eniraiyetan

Kit Mckenzie

Jake Whitehouse

Amarjeet Singh

Tasha Leslie

Asad Naveed

Epic Records

Grime

Swizz Beats ft Giggs 'Come Again' by Meji Alabi

Swizz-Beats-'Come-Again-Ft.-Giggs'-by-Meji-Alabi

Meji Alabi smoothly charts the passage of time in Nigerian superstar Burna Boy&#39;s amourous relationship with a girl in long, sweeping takes, in his video for On The Low.

United States

Ondrej Rybar

Nick Brown

Vini Curtis

Ronami Ogulu

Ola Ebiti

Oussama El Ghazoui

Burna Boy 'On The Low' by Meji Alabi

Burna-Boy-'On-The-Low'-by-Meji-Alabi

After taking on London in Jungle, Nasty C arrives in New York City, in Meji Alabi&#39;s second video for the African hiphop star.And although it&#39;s unfamiliar territory for both the rapper and director, they look right at home with some impressive set-ups - including having Nasty sitting on top of a Mercedes 4x4 driving through streets in Brooklyn.Something tells me this shot wasn&#39;t necessarily okayed by Health and Safety...&nbsp;The video also features the work&nbsp;of artist <a href="https://shantellmartin.art/" target="_blank">Shantell Martin</a> - including her very collectible hand-drawn sneakers - and Nasty and guest artist A$AP Ferg get together at the club. It&#39;s tight.

Jon Carr

Universal Music Za

Nasty C ft. A$AP Ferg 'King' by Meji Alabi

Nasty-C-'King-(ft.-A$ap-Ferg)'-by-Meji-Alabi

Shot on a mixture of grainy film and high resolution quality, Meji Alabi&#39;s performance piece for Skepta and Wizkid&#39;s new track Energy, gives a colourful snapshot of Nigeria&#39;s creative&nbsp;youth.The high energy piece was shot on location in Lagos and brilliantly captures the feel of the place predominantly&nbsp;through its&nbsp;cutaways from the central performance, to shots of Nigerian night life and charismatic individuals.&nbsp;

Dawa Thompson

Dave Pienaar

Willem Engelbrecht

Sam Bould

Cut+Run

Jack McGinity

Time Based Arts

New Gen Lagos

Lisa Foo

Skepta & Wizkid 'Energy (Stay Far Away)' by Meji Alabi

Skepta-&-Wizkid-'Energy-(stay-Far-Away)'-by-Meji-Alabi

South African rapper Nasty C teams up with Meji Alabi on this London-set video for Jungle, pitching him in a world that mixes pop video slickness and something far grittier.&nbsp;Combining performance with more dreamlike moments, Alabi creates a hard-hitting, all-consuming sensory experience to match the fierce message in Nasty&#39;s song Jungle.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Tony Longe

Afzal Robbiani

Chris Hayden

Stephanie Lane

Reem Sadiq

Ikki Dhesi

Nasty C 'Jungle' by Meji Alabi

Nasty C - Jungle (Dir. Cut)

Mr. Eazi joins up with Giggs on a tube train carriage turned into a garden of Earthly delights, in Mejo Alabi&#39;s video for the piledriving London Town.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Conor Duffy

Mike Hannides

Jeremy Lawton

Molly Blunt

Hana Homsi

Smoke &amp; Mirrors

Banku Music

Columbia Records

Mr Eazi ft. Giggs 'London Town' by Meji Alabi

Mr-Eazi-'London-Town-(ft.-Giggs)'-by-Meji-Alabi

Tiwa Savage heads out on a chicken shop date&nbsp;in London with Omarion and lots of friends in Meji Alabi&#39;s light-hearted romance for Get It Now.

Rushil Choudhary

Lucy Cooper

Ots Beauty

Mavin Records/roc Nation

Tiwa Savage ft Omarion 'Get It Now (remix)' by Meji Alabi

Tiwa-Savage-Ft.-Omarion-'Get-It-Now-Remix'-by-Meji-Alabi

You&#39;ll be wondering what&#39;s real and what&#39;s not by the end of&nbsp;bizarre yet oddly touching video for Mr. Probz by Meji Alabi.To condense the turn of events into three key features:&nbsp;A mannequin. A man. A love story.

Paul Mackay

Daniel Kolditz

Lali Coombes

Mark Stewart

Tasneem Mahmud

Maya Man, Reem Sadiq

Mirrors

Smoke

Grace Upshall, Andy Dixon, Jane Skinner

Sony Music Netherlands

Mr. Probz 'Space For Two' by Meji Alabi

Mr.-Probz-'Space-For-Two'-by-Meji-Alabi

The prolific Meji Alabi has helmed another sleek vehicle for Maleek Berry, his fifth promo for the Nigerian artist and producer. And in Pon My Mind,&nbsp;staying home becomes a very sexy proposition.With well-considered cinematography&nbsp;and art direction, Alabi nails the seductive mood, and the result is another slick pop product from the up and coming director. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Yasmin Godo

Evangelos Polychronopoulos

Jamie Denny

Berry's Room Ltd.

Maleek Berry 'Pon My Mind' by Meji Alabi

Maleek-Berry-'Pon-My-Mind'-by-Meji-Alabi

Meji Alabi&#39;s latest video for Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage is this slick and sexy, and very sweet and sticky, studio-set piece for Sugarcane.

Adrine Rose

Tiwa Savage 'Sugarcane' by Meji Alabi

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