F. Gary Gray

F. Gary Gray

Music Video Director 7 videos the 90s

F. Gary Gray emerged in early-1990s Los Angeles as a key visual architect for West Coast hip-hop and R&B, working closely with Ice Cube on naturalistic, narrative-driven clips like "It Was A Good Day." He brought similar street-level realism to TLC's "Waterfalls," using location shooting and social commentary to expand the format's thematic range. Gray moved into feature filmmaking by the mid-1990s, directing Set It Off and later The Italian Job.

90s
It Was A Good Day 5:07
Ice Cube — It Was A Good Day
1992 hip hop 373M views
I Ain't Goin' Out Like That 4:15
Cypress Hill — I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
1993 hip hop 26M views
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 4:41
Outkast — Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
1994 hip hop 8M views
Diggin' On You 5:17
TLC — Diggin' On You
1995 r&b 19M views
Keep Their Heads Ringin' 5:12
Dr. Dre — Keep Their Heads Ringin'
1995 hip hop 8M views
Waterfalls 5:20
TLC — Waterfalls
1995 r&b 176M views
How Come, How Long 5:20
Babyface — How Come, How Long
1996 r&b 10M views

Frequent Collaborators

Artists with 2+ videos directed by F. Gary Gray

TLC
TLC 2 videos