Charles Stone III (born 1966) is an American film director. He is best known for '' Drumline'' starring Nick Cannon, '' Mr. 3000'' starring Bernie Mac, and '' Paid in Full''. Stone directed the video to "

What They Do What or WHAT may refer to: * What, an interrogative word, interrogative pronoun and adverb * "What?", one of the Five Ws used in journalism Film and television * What! (film), ''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film ...

" by

The Roots The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F ...

, featuring the group running through many rap video clichés. Stone is the creator of the popular advertising campaign " Whassup?" for Budweiser in 1999. In October 2008, he directed a spoof of this campaign to depict his critical view of the Republican Party's eight years in the White House and to support the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. A 1984 graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia, he is the son of Louise Davis Stone and journalist and

Tuskegee Airman The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Ar ...

Chuck Stone.

Filmography

Film

* '' Drumline'' (2002) * '' Paid in Full'' (2002) * '' Mr. 3000'' (2004) * '' CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story'' (2013) * '' Just Keke'' (2014) * '' Lila & Eve'' (2015) * ''

Step Sisters ''Step Sisters'' is a 2018 dance comedy film directed by Charles Stone III. It stars Megalyn Echikunwoke as a black sorority girl who agrees to teach the art of Greek stepping to a house of party-obsessed white sorority sisters. Plot Jamilah is ...

'' (2017) * '' Uncle Drew'' (2018)

Television

* '' Friday Night Lights'' (2007) * '' Lincoln Heights'' (2007–09) * ''Spaced'' (2008) (TV movie) * '' CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story'' (2013) (TV movie) * '' Greenleaf'' (2016) * '' Black-ish'' (2018–19) * '' Black Monday'' (2019) * '' Bigger'' (2019) * '' Mixed-ish'' (2019) * '' Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' (2020) * '' Superstore'' (2021) * '' Kenan'' (2021) * '' Naomi'' (2022)

Music videos

* Living Colour – " Funny Vibe" * Living Colour – "

Elvis Is Dead "Elvis Is Dead" is a song by American rock group Living Colour from their second studio album '' Time's Up'' (1990). The song was the third single from the album, and features guests Little Richard on vocals and Maceo Parker on saxophone. The so ...

" * Colin James – " Just Came Back" *

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip

– " I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" * A Tribe Called Quest – " Bonita Applebum" *

Intelligent Hoodlum ''Intelligent Hoodlum'' is the debut studio album by the American rapper Intelligent Hoodlum, later known as Tragedy Khadafi. It was released on A&M Records in 1990. It peaked at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Criti ...

– "Arrest the President" * Public Enemy – " 911 Is a Joke" *

Black Sheep In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...

– " The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" *

Harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...

– "Poundcake" * Fu-Schnickens – "

La Schmoove "La Schmoove" is a song by American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens. The song, which features A Tribe Called Quest member Phife Dawg, was recorded for the group's debut album ''F.U. Don't Take It Personal'' and released as the second single from the a ...

" * Fu-Schnickens – " True Fu-Schnick" *

After 7 After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, w ...

– "Can He Love U Like This" *

Neneh Cherry Neneh Mariann Karlsson (born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a number of punk roc ...

featuring Guru – "Sassy" *

– "Distortion to Static" * Eric Benét – "Let's Stay Together" * Screaming Headless Torsos – "Vinnie" * Vernon Reid – "Mistaken Identity" * The Roots – "Concerto of the Desparado" * The Roots – "What They Do" *

Large Professor William Paul Mitchell (born March 21, 1972), better known by the stage name of Large Professor (also Extra P. and Large Pro), is an American rapper and record producer. Based in New York City, he is known as a founding member of the underground ...

– " Ijustwannachill" * Artifacts – "The Ultimate" *

Stephen Simmonds Stephen Guy Simmonds is a Swedish recording artist born in Täby, Sweden, 26 June 1975. Born to a Jamaican father, a musician by profession, and a Swedish mother, he was raised in Sweden, the United States, and Israel. He studied at Adolf Fre ...

– "Get Down" * Ultra Naté – " Found a Cure" * P.M. Dawn featuring John Forté & Ky-Mani Marley – "Gotta Be...Movin On Up" * P.M. Dawn – "I Had No Right" * The Roots featuring Erykah Badu – "

You Got Me You Got Me or U Got Me may refer to: Film * ''You Got Me!'' (film), a 2007 Filipino comedy Music Songs * "You Got Me" (The Roots song), 1999 * "You Got Me" (J.Williams song), 2010 * "You Got Me" (Ivy Quainoo song), 2012 * "You Got Me" (Mýa song), ...

" * The Roots – "

The Next Movement "The Next Movement" is a single by The Roots from their fourth album ''Things Fall Apart'' (1999). The track features scratching from DJ Jazzy Jeff and background vocals from R&B duo Jazzyfatnastees. Randall Roberts of the '' Riverfront Times'' ...

" * Shootyz Groove – "L Train" * Quad City DJ's – "Let's Do It"

References

External links

* Stone, Charles, III African-American film directors American film directors Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni Living people Rhode Island School of Design alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people American music video directors {{US-film-bio-stub