Vinnie Hobbs

Vinnie Hobbs (born March 18 in Okinawa, Japan) is an American film editor known for working with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears, Future, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Drake, Kanye West, and Skrillex.^[1] He was nominated for MTV's Video Music Award for Best Editing in 2016, 2017 and 2019.^[2]

Vinnie Hobbs
Born	Vincent Hobbs Okinawa, Japan
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Film Editor, Sound Designer, Filmmaker

Awards and honors

• 2023 Grammy Award for Best Music Video [Nominated] (Doja Cat - "Woman")^[3]
• 2021 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing [Nominated] (Justin Bieber feat. Giveon & Daniel Caesar - "Peaches")^[4]
• 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing [Nominated] (Anderson .Paak feat. Kendrick Lamar - "TINTS")^[5]
• 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing [Nominated] (Solange - "Almeda")^[6]
• 2019 MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video [Won] (Cardi B - "Money")^[7]
• 2017 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing [Nominated] (Future - "Mask Off")^[8]
• 2017 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year [Nominated] (DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts")^[9]
• 2016 MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing [Nominated] (Fergie - "M.I.L.F. $")^[10]
• 2016 Grammy Award for Best Music Video [Nominated] (Kendrick Lamar - "Alright")^[11]
• 2015 MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year [Nominated] (Kendrick Lamar - "Alright")^[12]
• 2015 MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video [Won] (Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda")^[13]
• 2015 7x7 Magazine: 2015 Hot 20^[14]
• 2014 Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Best Documentary Film Award [Nominated] (The Village of Peace)^[15]
• 2013 SXSW: Narrative Feature Competition Award [Nominated] (Licks)^[16]

Filmography

Feature films

• Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 (2019) - consulting editor^[17]
• Licks (2016) - editor, sound designer^[18]
• The Village of Peace (2014) - editor^[19]

Music Video Editor

2022

• Cardi B feat. Kanye West & Lil Durk - "Hot Shit"^[20]
• Doja Cat - "Vegas"^[21]
• Rosalía - "Chicken Teriyaki"^[22]
• Justin Bieber & Omah Lay - "Attention"^[23]

2021

• Post Malone & The Weeknd - "One Right Now"^[24]
• Doja Cat - "Woman"^[25]
• Justin Bieber - "Ghost"^[26]
• Cardi B - "Up"^[27]
• Justin Bieber - "Anyone"^[28]
• Jennifer Lopez - "In the Morning"^[29]

2020

• Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP"^[30]
• Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper - "Holy"^[31]
• Machine Gun Kelly - "Bloody Valentine"^[32]
• Megan Thee Stallion feat. Young Thug - "Don't Stop"^[33]

2019

• Solange Knowles - "Almeda"^[34]
• Post Malone feat. Young Thug - "Goodbyes"^[35]
• Jennifer Lopez - "Medicine"^[36]
• YG feat. Tyga, Jon Z - "Go Loko"^[37]
• DJ Snake feat. J Balvin, Tyga - "Loco Contigo"^[38]

2018

• Cardi B - "Money"^[39]
• Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne - "Good Form"^[40]
• Anderson Paak feat. Kendrick Lamar - "TINTS"^[41]
• DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo - "No Brainer"^[42]
• Jay Rock - "The Bloodiest"^[43]
• Kygo feat. Miguel - "Remind Me to Forget"^[44]
• Bryson Tiller - "Self-Made"^[45]
• Lil Pump - "Gucci Gang"^[46]

2017

• Future - "Mask Off"^[47]
• DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"^[48]
• Kyle feat. Lil Yachty - "iSpy"^[49]
• Bebe Rexha - "I Got You"^[50]
• DJ Snake feat. Jeremih, Young Thug & Swizz Beatz - "The Half"^[51]
• Romeo Santos - "Héroe Favorito"^[52]
• DRAM feat. Juicy J & ASAP Rocky - "Gilligan"^[53]

2016

• Britney Spears feat. Tinashe - "Slumber Party"^[54]
• Schoolboy Q feat. Kanye West - "That Part"^[55]
• Fergie - "M.I.L.F. $"^[56]
• Skrillex feat. Rick Ross - "Purple Lamborghini"^[57]
• Luke Bryan - "Move"

2015

• Chris Brown, Tyga - "Ayo"^[58]
• Big Sean feat. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"^[59]
• Rihanna - "American Oxygen"^[60]
• DJ Khaled feat. Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and Big Sean - "How Many Times"^[61]
• Nicky Jam feat. Enrique Iglesias - "El Perdón"^[62]
• Pia Mia feat. Chris Brown & Tyga - "Do It Again"^[63]
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"^[64]
• Miguel - "waves"^[65]
• Kendrick Lamar - "These Walls"^[66]

2014

• Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda"^[67]
• Kid Ink feat. Usher & Tinashe - "Body Language"^[68]
• Jason Derulo - "Wiggle"^[69]

2013

• Sean Kingston feat. Wiz Khalifa & Chris Brown - "Beat It"^[70]
• Ace Hood feat. Lil Wayne - "We Outchea"^[71]
• Yo Gotti feat. Jeezy & YG - "Act Right"^[72]
• Rick Ross feat. Future - "No Games"^[73]

References

1. "Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" smash hit music video edited with Adobe Premiere Pro CC". Adobe Creative Cloud. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
2. "Meet the Visionaries Behind Some of This Year's VMA-Nominated Videos". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
3. "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
4. "MTV VMA Nominations: Justin Bieber & Megan Thee Stallion Lead Field". MTV News. 11 August 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
5. "Ariana, Taylor, Billie, And Lil Nas X Lead Your 2019 VMA Nominations". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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12. "2015 MTV VMAs: See The Full Winners List". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
13. "VMAs 2015: Winners List for MTV Video Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
14. "2015 Hot 20: Vinnie Hobbs, Editing Wizard for Kendrick Lamar". 7x7 Magazine. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
15. "2014 Lineup Announced!". SBIFF. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
16. "LICKS - CREDITS - SXSW". SXSW. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
17. "Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1". IMDb. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
18. "Made on a Shoestring Budget, Award-Winning SXSW-Selected Drama 'Licks' Released on Various Digital Platforms". Shadow and Act. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
19. "CREW — THE VILLAGE OF PEACE". The Village of Peace Movie. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
20. "Cardi B ft. Kanye West & Lil Durk - Hot Shit". YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
21. "Doja Cat - Vegas". YouTube. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
22. "Rosalía - Chicken Teryaki". YouTube. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
23. "Justin Bieber & Omah Lay - Attention". YouTube. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
24. "Post Malone & The Weeknd - One Right Now". YouTube. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
25. "Doja Cat - Woman". YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
26. "Justin Bieber - Ghost". YouTube. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
27. "Cardi B - Up". YouTube. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
28. "Justin Bieber - Anyone". YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
29. "Jennifer Lopez - In The Morning". YouTube. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
30. "Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP". YouTube. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
31. "Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper - Holy". YouTube. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
32. "Machine Gun Kelly - Bloody Valentine". IMDb. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
33. "Megan Thee Stallion feat. Young Thug - Don't Stop". YouTube. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
34. "Solange - Almeda". VideoStatic. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
35. "Post Malone feat. Young Thug - Goodbyes". VideoStatic. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
36. "Jennifer Lopez - Medicine". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
37. "YG feat. Tyga, Jon Z - Go Loko". YouTube. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
38. "DJ Snake feat. J Balvin, Tyga - Loco Contigo". VideoStatic. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
39. "Cardi B - Money". YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
40. "Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne - Money". YouTube. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
41. "Anderson Paak feat. Kendrick Lamar - TINTS". VideoStatic. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
42. "DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo - No Brainer". VideoStatic. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
43. "Jay Rock - The Bloodiest". VideoStatic. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
44. "Kygo feat. Miguel - Remind Me to Forget". YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
45. "Bryson Tiller - Self-Made". VideoStatic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
46. "Lil Pump - Gucci Gang". VideoStatic. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
47. "Future - Mask Off". VideoStatic. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
48. "DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts". VideoStatic. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
49. "Kyle feat. Lil Yachty - iSpy". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
50. "Bebe Rexha - I Got You". VideoStatic. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
51. "DJ Snake feat. Jeremih, Young Thug & Swizz Beatz - The Half". VideoStatic. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
52. "Romeo Santos - Héroe Favorito". VideoStatic. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
53. "D.R.A.M. feat. Juicy J & ASAP Rocky - Gilligan". VideoStatic. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
54. "Britney Spears feat. Tinashe - Slumber Party". VideoStatic. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
55. "Schoolboy Q feat. Kanye West - That Part". London Alley. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
56. "Fergie - M.I.L.F. $". VideoStatic. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
57. "Skrillex feat. Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini". VideoStatic. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
58. "Chris Brown, Tyga - Ayo". VideoStatic. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
59. "Big Sean feat. Drake & Kanye West - Blessings". BigSeanVEVO. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
60. "Rihanna - American Oxygen". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
61. "DJ Khaled feat. Lil Wayne, Big Sean & Chris Brown - How Many Times". Riveting Entertainment. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
62. "Nicky Jam feat. Enrique Iglesias - El Perdón". NickyJamTV. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
63. "Pia Mia feat. Chris Brown & Tyga - Do It Again". VideoStatic. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
64. "Kendrick Lamar - Alright". VideoStatic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
65. "Miguel - waves". IMVDb: The Internet Music Video Database. 19 October 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
66. "Kendrick Lamar - These Walls". VideoStatic. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
67. "Nicki Minaj - Anaconda". VideoStatic. 20 August 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
68. "Kid Ink feat. Usher & Tinashe - Body Language". VideoStatic. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
69. "Jason Derulo - Wiggle". VideoStatic. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
70. "Sean Kingston feat. Wiz Khalifa & Chris Brown - Beat It". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
71. "Ace Hood feat. Lil Wayne - We Outchea". IMVDb: The Internet Music Video Database. 16 July 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
72. "Yo Gotti feat. YG & Jeezy - Act Right". IMVDb: The Internet Music Video Database. 25 July 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
73. "Rick Ross feat. Future - No Games". VideoStatic. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

External links

• Vinnie Hobbs at IMDb