Foxy Brown - Get Me Home

What this video is

Released in November 1996, 'Get Me Home' arrived at a pivotal inflection point for hip-hop's commercial mainstream crossover. Foxy Brown's debut on Def Jam/Violator positioned her as a female MC challenging male-dominated rap hierarchies, while the Blackstreet collaboration bridged hip-hop's hard edge with New Jack Swing R&B's sensuality — a formula that defined mid-90s radio. Produced by Trackmasters (who also…

Why it matters

As Foxy Brown's debut single and the lead record from Ill Na Na, this video is a foundational document of female rap's mid-90s commercial breakthrough. It demonstrates Hype Williams' role in constructing a visual grammar of aspirational Black femininity within hip-hop — high glamour, unapologetic…

The director

Harold 'Hype' Williams (born August 1, 1970, Queens, NY) is an American music video and film director, producer, and screenwriter of African-American and Honduran descent. He studied film at Adelphi University and began his career as a graffiti artist before…