From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Harold Hype Williams (born 1970; Queens, New York), previously known as HYPE, is an American music video and film director of African-American and Honduran descent. His nickname Hype comes from his hyperactive nature as a child. Williams first displayed his work by tagging local billboards, storefronts, and playgrounds using HYPE as his graffiti tag. That's probably what stimulated my interests in color, he says. I wanted to be Basquiat or Keith Haring of the streets.Description above from the Wikipedia article Hype Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.