Mariah Carey may have reached stadium status long ago, but her video for “I Want to Know What Love Is” barely gets to first base. The long-delayed clip for the cover of Foreigner’s hit is a black eye on the career of Hype Williams, who’s directed classics such as Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin’” and TLC’s “No Scrubs.”

Rihanna earns her R rating in the deadly video for “Russian Roulette.” The bloodthirsty clip for the first single off her fourth album has the makings of a movie, complete with drama, suspense, and murder. Actor Jesse Williams (“Grey’s Anatomy”) plays the pop star’s love interest. Rihanna deploys her lethal weapon, director Anthony Mandler, once more.

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Chris Brown debuted the Joseph Kahn-directed video for his second single “Crawl” co-starring Cassie on “The Wendy Williams Show” on Friday (Nov. 13). He was also interviewed and offered another apology.

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Gucci Mane reflects on his troubled past and lets bygones be bygones in the video for “Worst Enemy.” Despite his return to prison, the incarcerated rapper still has plans to release his album The State vs. Radric Davis on December 8.

Clipse’s new video for “Doorman” is crack—literally. Malice and Pusha T cook up a video that shows the less glamorous side of their luxurious lifestyle, hustling drugs and laundering money. Look for the street anthem on December 8th’s Til the Casket Drops.

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If you’re still sleeping on Kid Sister, now’s the time to wake up. The well-manicured femcee lights up the streets of Los Angeles in the video for “Right Hand Hi,” the first single from her debut album Ultraviolet (Nov. 17). The clip was directed by Sarah Chatfield (Lily Allen).

Diddy does the Diddy Bop and gets inducted into the Interscope Records family with his own Beats by Dr. Dre headphones in the Rage-directed video for “Love Come Down,” one of two lead singles from his Last Train to Paris album, set for a 2010 release. The Dirty Money crew consists of Puff, former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard, and singer-songwriter Kalenna.

The sexy LeToya Luckett is poppin’ bottles at the Blue Velvet lounge in Los Angeles when her ex-boyfriend comes back around. But it’s too late because she has moved on to a new man, played by Ludacris. “Regret” is the third single off LeToya’s sophomore album Lady Love. The video was directed by Parris.

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