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Lionel C. Martin

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United States

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Lionel C. Martin is an American music video director, film director, and VJ from Queens, New York. While he is known primarily as a music-video director, he has also directed the films Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997) and Longshot (2001). Martin also co-created and co-hosts the music video program Video Music Box with Ralph McDaniels.

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