Who owns Creative Control?
Creative Control is a production company founded in 2007 by Filmmakers Clarence Simmons and Chike Ozah. They are best known as Coodie and Chike.
Creative Control is known for music videos such as “Window Seat”, and “Old School Love”, and has now moved further into traditional film pieces.
As far as music videos are concerned, Coodie and Chike have worked on several hits.
They’re behind the videos for Pitbull’s Culo, Mos Def’s Ghetto Rock, Erykah Badu’s Window Seat, Lupe Fiasco’s Old School Love, and Kanye West’s Through the Wire.
Coodie and Chike have also worked with the likes of Christina Aguilera, Rick Ross, The Black Keys, Joey Badass, Wale, Gil Scott, Common, and Currensy.
The duo released an ESPN 30 for 30 film titled Benji, looking at the life of Benjamin Wilson, and subsequently dropped a short film known as Good Morning, debuting at the 2013 American Black Film Festival and winning the first place title.
In 2017, they created the Accel Origins Series which focused on various business founders sharing their entrepreneurial journey.