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Cole Bennett

Cole Michael Bennett (born May 14, 1996) is an American director. He started the Lyrical Lemonade in 2013.[1]

Cole Bennett
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Bennett in 2021
Personal information
Born14 May 1996 (aged 30)
Plano, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • Music video director
  • videographer
  • businessman
  • music promoter
Websitelyricallemonade.com
YouTube information
Years active2013–present
Subscribers21.4 million
(November 12, 2023)
Total views10.7 billion
(September 02, 2023)

Early life

Cole Bennett was born on May 14, 1996, in Plano, Illinois. He went to Plano High School. He dropped out of DePaul University to focus on his career in hip hop music.[2]

Lyrical Lemonade

Bennett started Lyrical Lemonade as a blog and YouTube channel when he was a high school student in Plano, Illinois.[3] His channel also had live show recaps, documentaries and interviews.[4]

In May 2018, he directed the music video for Juice Wrld's "Lucid Dreams", which hit number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6] As of December 1, 2023, the video has surpassed 940 million views on YouTube.

Through Lyrical Lemonade, he has worked with mainstream figures in hip hop such as J. Cole,[7] Wiz Khalifa,[8] Kanye West,[9] and Eminem.[10]

Accolades

Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
BET Hip Hop Awards 2020 Video Director of the Year Himself Nominated [11]
2021 Nominated [12]
Streamy Awards 2019 Directing Lyrical Lemonade Nominated [13]
2020 Cinematography Nominated [14]
2022 Won [15]

References

  1. ↑ Skeleton, Eric. Inside Cole Bennett's Lyrical Lemonade Empire (July 18, 2019)Complex. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ Turner, David (2017-06-13). "Cole Bennett, SoundCloud's Favorite Video Director, Squiggles to Success" (in en-US). Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/cole-bennett-soundclouds-favorite-video-director-squiggles-to-success-198767/. Retrieved 2022-05-11. 
  3. ↑ Cole Bennett Explains The Lyrical Lemonade Boost | Genius News (in en). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  4. ↑ Lyrical Lemonade. Smokepurpp & Lil Pump: The Lyrical Lemonade Interview (September 18, 2016). Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ Juice WRLD Unveils Cole Bennett-Directed Video for "Lucid Dreams". PigeonsandPlanes. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ Trust, Gary (October 1, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Holds Atop Hot 100, Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' Lifts to No. 2". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8477658/maroon-5-girls-like-you-hot-100-second-week. Retrieved August 31, 2019. 
  7. ↑ Saponara, Michael. "J.I.D. & J. Cole Get Animated in New 'Off Deez' Video: Watch". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8488636/jid-j-cole-off-deez-video. Retrieved August 31, 2019. 
  8. ↑ Clark, Trent. Wiz Khalifa & Lil Skies Smoke Out Grocers In "Fr Fr" Video (September 18, 2018)HipHopDX. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  9. ↑ Armstrong, Megan (January 18, 2019). "YNW Melly Recruits Kanye West For Robot-Driven 'Mixed Personalities' Video: Watch". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8494070/ynw-melly-mixed-personalities-video-kanye-west. Retrieved April 7, 2020. 
  10. ↑ Eustice, Kyle. Eminem Announces Cole Bennett-Directed 'Godzilla' Video. HipHopDX (March 7, 2020). Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ Grein, Paul (2020-09-29). "DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here's the Complete List of Nominations" (in en-US). Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/dababy-2020-bet-hip-hop-awards-complete-nominations-9456510/. Retrieved 2022-05-12. 
  12. ↑ Grein, Paul (2021-09-09). "Cardi B, Lil Durk & Megan Thee Stallion Lead 2021 BET Hip Hop Award Nominations: Full List" (in en-US). Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bet-hip-hop-award-2021-nominations-full-list-9627132/. Retrieved 2022-05-12. 
  13. ↑ 9th Annual Streamy Nominees (in en). The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  14. ↑ 10th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners (in en). The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  15. ↑ 12th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners (in en). The Streamy Awards. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
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