Little X

Little X

Little X, (born Julien Christian Lutz in 1975), is a Canadian music video director of Trinidadian heritage.His mother, a Trinidadian and his father of Swiss descent.He has two sisters and ten aunts on his mom's side. A protégé of Hype Williams, Little X has been noted for his high-budget, visually distinctive videos for popular music singles, including Mystikal's "Shake That Ass" and "Danger! (Been So Long)", "Georgy Porgy" by Eric Benét & Faith Evans, No Sex in the Champagne Room by Chris Rock and Gerald Levert, and Usher's "U Got It Bad" & "U Don't Have to Call", Mario Let Me Love You, among many others. One of his trademarks is tweaking the letterbox format; instead of simply using black bars on the top and bottom of the frame to frame the image, many videos by Little X feature the bars opening vertically to reveal the video and closing vertically at the end. His private corporation is the simply referred to as "The Sun God Collection".

Currently directing vampire feature "Razorwire". He was represented by HSI Productions and is currently represented by DNA - David Naylor and Associates.

Also goes by the names "Mr. X" and Lil' X or just X.

He attended both Mayfield Secondary School and North Park Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario.

Perhaps his most successful work yet came as the director for the music video of Usher's global hit, Yeah!

Videography

* Announcement - Common
* Ante Up - M.O.P.
* As If - Blaque
* Bad Boy - Keshia Chante
* Banned From TV. - Noreaga
* Been Gone - Keshia Chante
* Belly Dancer - Kardinal Offishall feat. Pharrell
* Better Than Me - Terry Dexter
* BK Anthem - Foxy Brown
* Bootylicious (remix) - Destiny's Child
* Bout Your Love - Glenn Lewis & 2 Rude
* Broke Willies - Onyx
* Burn - Usher
* Can't Deny It - Fabolous feat. Nate Dogg
* Caught Up - Usher
* Check Your Coat - O'Neal Mcknight feat. Greg Nice
* Cherchez La Ghost - Ghostface Killah
* Clarity - John Mayer
* Come Back In One Piece - Aaliyah feat. DMX
* Coming Undone - Korn
* Concentrate - Xzibit
* Cop That Sh** - Timbaland & Magoo feat. Missy Elliott
* Crazy World - Ghetto Concept
* Danger (Been So Long) - Mystikal
* Does He Love Me - Keshia Chante
* Don't You Forget It (unreleased vers.) - Glenn Lewis
* Dude (remix) - Beenie Man feat. Shawna & Ms. Thing
* E.I. - Nelly
* Everyday - Angie Stone
* Excuse Me Miss - Jay Z
* Fiesta (remix) - R. Kelly feat. Jay Z
* Flap Your Wings - Nelly
* Freak Of The Week - Marvelous 3
* G's Iz G's - Tash feat. Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Kurupt
* Gangsta Lovin' - Eve feat. Alicia Keys
* Georgy Porgy - Eric Benet feat. Faith Evans
* Get Away - Christina Milian feat. Ja Rule
* Get Busy - Sean Paul
* Get It On Tonight - Montell Jordan
* Get Wit Me - 3rd Storee feat. Joe Budden
* Ghetto - Akon
* Gimme The Light - Sean Paul
* Girls - Beenie Man featuring Akon
* Girls Dem Sugar - Beenie Man feat. Mýa
* Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole
* Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield
* Happily Ever After - Case
* Happy People - R. Kelly
* Hey Luv - Mobb Deep feat. 112
* Hot & Wet - 112 feat. Ludacris & P. Diddy
* Hot In Herre - Nelly
* Hotel - Cassidy feat. R. Kelly
* How Come You Don't Call Me - Alicia Keys
* How You Want That - Loon feat. Kelis
* Hypothetically - Lyfe feat. Fantasia
* I Care 4 U - Aaliyah
* I Dare You - Black Rob feat. Harve Pierre
* I Love You - Dru Hill
* I Need A Man - Foxy Brown
* I Try - Harpoon Missile
* If I Could - Joe
* If I Were A Planet - Black Katt
* I'll Be Dat - Redman
* I'm Hot - Eric Sermon
* I'm Still In Love - Sean Paul feat. Sasha
* It's A Fact - Sparkle
* It's Alright - Jay Z & Memphis Bleek
* It's Over Now - Deborah Cox
* It's Over Now (remix) - Deborah Cox
* It's Your Move - Ram-Z
* Karma - Lloyd Banks
* Killa - Cherish
* Knock Yourself Out - Jadakiss
* Krazy World - Ghetto Concept
* Ladies Man - Changing Faces
* Last Nite - Mavado
* Lead The Way-Ramon & OTSC
* Let Me Love You - Mario
* Let's Get It - G Dep feat. Puff Daddy & Black Rob
* Let's Ride - Choclair
* Let's Ride - The Game
* Ma, I Don't Love Her - The Clipse feat. Faith Evans
* Me & U - Cassie (Unreleased)
* Melbosha - Harpoon Missile
* More and More - Joe
* Movin' Out - Mya feat. Noreaga
* Neck Uv Da Woods - Mystikal feat. Outkast
* No Letting Go - Wayne Wonder
* No No No - Jae Millz
* No Sex (In The Champagne Room) - Chris Rock feat. Gerald Levert
* Northern Touch - The Rascalz feat. Checkmate, Choclair, etc.
* Not For All The Love In The World - The Thrills
* Ol' Time Illin'/Maxine - Kardinal Offishall
* One Love - Cormega
* One Wish - Ray J
* Peaches & Cream - 112
* Red Light - Usher
* Pimpin' All Over The World - Ludacris feat. Bobby Valentino
* Play - David Banner
* Playa's Only - R. Kelly feat. The Game
* Pon De Replay - Rihanna
* Pop - Melanie Durrant
* Poppin' Them Thangs - G-Unit
* Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
* Puush It Up - JDiggz
* Pussycat - Wyclef
* Pussycat (remix) - Wyclef feat. Loon & Busta Rhymes
* Put Me Down - Donell Jones
* Right Here (Departed) - Brandy
* React - Onyx
* Remember Them Days - Beanie Sigel feat. Eve
* Richter Scale - EPMD
* Right Here (Departed)- Brandy
* Rock The Party - Benzino feat. Mario Winans
* Round Up - Lady May feat. Blu Cantrell
* Same Girl - R. Kelly feat. Usher
* Say Wut Say Wut - Lord Have Mercy
* Seduction - Usher
* Settle Down - Rico Love
* Shake That Ass - Mystikal
* Sittin' Home - Total
* Slow Wind - R. Kelly
* Smoking Cigarettes/Boogie 2nite - Tweet
* Snake (Remix) - R. Kelly feat. Big Tigger & Cam'ron
* Snoop Dogg / What's My Name pt.2 - Snoop Dogg
* Step In The Name Of Love (remix) - R. Kelly
* Stick To Your Vision - Maestro
* Take Your Hand - Usher
* Take Your Time - Kompozur
* Temperature - Sean Paul
* The Blast - Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek f. Vinia Mojica
* The Color of Love - Boyz II Men
* The Party - Tracey Lee feat. Busta Rhymes
* The New Workout Plan - Kanye West (co-directed with Kanye West)
* There It Is - Ginuwine
* Think Of You - Case
* This Luv - Donnell Jones
* Thoia Thoing - R. Kelly
* Thong Song (remix) - Sisqo feat. Foxy Brown
* Tilt Ya Head Back - Nelly & Christina Aguilera
* Tit 4 Tat - Fabolous
* Tommy's Theme - The Lox
* Tonight - Denosh
* Too Old For Me - Jerome
* Too Old For Me (remix) - Jerome
* Trailer Fabulous - Brooks Buford
* Trick Me - Kelis
* Turn Me On - Kevin Lyttle
* U and Dat - E-40 feat. T-Pain & Kandi Girl
* U Can Do It - Ice Cube feat. Mack 10 & Miss Toi
* U Don't Have To Call - Usher
* U Got It Bad - Usher
* U Saved Me - R. Kelly
* U-Turn - Usher
* Until We Rich - Ice Cube & Krayzie Bone
* Wait (The Whisper Song) - Ying Yang Twins
* We Can't Be Friends - Deborah Cox & R.L.
* What Is It- Baby Bash Feat. Sean Kingston
* What It Takes - Choclair feat. Jully Black
* What U Want - The Roots feat. Jaguar
* What's My Name? - DMX
* What's Your Flava? - Craig David
* When You're Mad - Ne-Yo
* Where I'm Going - Melanie Durrant feat. Common
* Where I Wanna Be - Donell Jones
* Wild 2night - Shaggy feat. Olivia
* Wonder Woman - Trey Songz
* Workout Plan - Kanye West
* Y.B.E. - Prodigy of Mobb Deep feat. B.G.
* Yeah! - Usher feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jon
* You and Me - LL Cool J feat. Kelly Price
* Young'n (Holla Back) - Fabolous

Trivia

*Little X discovered Melyssa Ford at a Toronto nightclub, and helped to launch her modelling career.
*Little X has his own clothing line called X Fit which is produced by Canadian clothing company Ice Gear Fitness

External links

* [http://www.littlexonline.com/ Official Little X website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/hypepaul/ Unofficial Little X website]
* [http://formatmag.com/features/artist/little-x/ Interview @ Format Mag]
* [http://www.icegearfitness.com/ X Fit]

Books

* Henry Keazor, Thorsten Wübbena: " [http://www.vttrs.de Video Thrills The Radio Star. Musikvideos: Geschichte, Themen, Analysen] ". Bielefeld 2005, p. 111ss.

Persondata
NAME = Little X
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Julien Christian Lutz, Mr. X, Lil' X
SHORT DESCRIPTION = music video director
DATE OF BIRTH = 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH =
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =


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