 In 2012 he was named one of the 100 Most Influential Artists of the Complex Decade by Complex Magazine and was nominated for a Best Hip Hop Music Video Award for AK-69's Start It Again at the 2013 MTV Japan Video Music Awards.His big break came when he shot a teaser trailer for Blue Magic, the first visual off Jay-Z's concept album American Gangster.The teaser created a viral buzz online and the results were millions of online impressions and views which ultimately helped the album to reach numerous top 10 lists by the end of 2007.