Nick Knight Directed Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" Video. So, Who Is Nick Knight?

Find out everything you need to know about the man behind Kanye's latest visuals.

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Yesterday, the music video for Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" officially debuted. Unlike the previous leak, this new version is completely interactive, allowing users to control the speed and take screenshots of the arresting visuals that interpolate throughout the song's duration.

The video openswith visuals similar to the ones Kanye had unveiled during his performance at the Governor's Ball festival in June. It mainly features a super-jacked CGI version of Kanye that jumped around and posed like a tortured artist for three minutes. Kanye's avatar momentarily turns into various futuristic monsters, and if you look carefully, you can even see a CGI version of Kanye's dong.

The rapper was initially pissed off about the leak, revealing that he had worked with Nick Knight on the "Black Skinhead" video. He claims he and the visionary director had lost sleep over the video. Find out more about Kanye West's latest high profile collaborator, as we answer Who is Nick Knight? 

Nick Knight is a fashion photographer, music video director, and founder of SHOWstudio.com.

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Knight almost studied biology for a year to become a doctor, but soon realized the advantages of photography.

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His first book of photography was published in 1982.

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After his work caught the eye of editors and art directors, Knight was commissioned to shoot 12 catalogues for Yohji Yamamoto in 1986.

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Knight's work for Yamamoto launched his fashion photography career.

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Knight is the founder of SHOWstudio.com, which launched in 2000.

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Knight has a uniform style that he's come to develop over the years. It stems from his early obsession with skinheads, and hasn't deviated for some time.

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In 2001, Knight directed the "Pagan Poetry" music video for Bjork, and the video immediately caused controversy.

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Knight directed the "Born This Way" music video for Lady Gaga in 2011.

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Knight has worked with Kanye a few times before.

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According to a Tweet from Kanye West, he and Nick Knight have been working on the music video for "Black Skinhead" for five months.

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