▁Down " ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Keith ▁Ward ▁and ▁premier ed ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁single ' s ▁official ▁release ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁video ▁port ray s ▁Nor wood ▁in ▁her ▁tom boy ish ▁image , ▁dan cing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁je ep ▁near ▁a ▁forest , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁backup ▁d anc ers . ▁Her ▁first ▁video ▁shooting , ▁Nor wood ▁explained ▁the ▁film ing ▁a ▁great ▁experience . ▁“ I ▁was ▁so ▁excited ▁about ▁the ▁video ", ▁she ▁said . ▁" I ▁got ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁some ▁great ▁people ▁like ▁Frank ▁G at son . ▁All ▁my ▁friends ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁video . ▁My ▁brother ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁video ▁[...] ▁He ▁was ▁there ▁and ▁we ▁had ▁this ▁little ▁dance , ▁and ▁that ▁became ▁really ▁popular . ▁That ▁was ▁a ▁fun ▁time . ▁I ▁was ▁so ▁excited ▁because ▁my ▁dream ▁was ▁coming ▁through ▁right ▁before ▁my ▁eyes ... ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ". ▁ ▁H ip ▁hop ▁rem ix ▁ ▁Upon ▁its ▁release , ▁Atlantic ▁Records ▁head ▁Syl via ▁Rh one ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁re - rec ording ▁the ▁track ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁rapp ers . ▁" I ▁W anna ▁Be ▁Down " ▁was ▁eventually ▁rem ixed ▁with ▁new ▁lyr ics ▁from ▁female ▁rapp ers ▁MC ▁Ly te , ▁Queen ▁Lat if ah , ▁and ▁Y o - Y o . ▁" The ▁hip - h op ▁rem ix ▁meant ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁me ", ▁Nor wood ▁stated ▁in