Cole Bennett

Cole Bennett
Bennett in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-05-14) May 14, 1996 (age 30)
Plano, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
  • 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)

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

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.

Lyrical Lemonade

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

In May 2018, he directed the music video for Juice Wrld's "Lucid Dreams", which hit number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. 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, Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West, and Eminem.

Accolades

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

References

  1. ↑ Skeleton, Eric (July 18, 2019). "Inside Cole Bennett's Lyrical Lemonade Empire". Complex. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ Turner, David (June 13, 2017). "Cole Bennett, SoundCloud's Favorite Video Director, Squiggles to Success". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Cole Bennett Explains The Lyrical Lemonade Boost | Genius News, retrieved December 23, 2022
  4. ↑ Lyrical Lemonade (September 18, 2016). "Smokepurpp & Lil Pump: The Lyrical Lemonade Interview". Retrieved August 31, 2019 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Juice WRLD Unveils Cole Bennett-Directed Video for "Lucid Dreams"". PigeonsandPlanes. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  7. ↑ Saponara, Michael. "J.I.D. & J. Cole Get Animated in New 'Off Deez' Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. ↑ Clark, Trent (September 18, 2018). "Wiz Khalifa & Lil Skies Smoke Out Grocers In "Fr Fr" Video". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  9. ↑ Armstrong, Megan (January 18, 2019). "YNW Melly Recruits Kanye West For Robot-Driven 'Mixed Personalities' Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  10. ↑ Eustice, Kyle (March 7, 2020). "Eminem Announces Cole Bennett-Directed 'Godzilla' Video". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ Grein, Paul (September 29, 2020). "DaBaby Leads All Nominees For 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards: Here's the Complete List of Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ Grein, Paul (September 9, 2021). "Cardi B, Lil Durk & Megan Thee Stallion Lead 2021 BET Hip Hop Award Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ "9th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ "10th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ "12th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved December 12, 2022.