Question: Where did the professional career of the director of music videos of an American rapper born in 1975 begin?
Context: Rich Lee is an American music video and commercial director signed to Native Content in Hollywood, California.  He has directed music videos for Lana Del Rey, Maroon 5, Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé and The All-American Rejects.  Rich Lee started his professional career as a sculptor and fabricator for Broadway shows in New York City.  He later moved on to computer graphics and created 3-D previsualizations for big budget Hollywood feature films such as the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, "I Am Legend", "Minority Report" and "Constantine".  From the encouragement of feature film directors he moved into directing music videos and commercials.  He has directed commercials for brands like Fiat, Hyundai, Honda, Beats by Dre etc. DAOKO (だをこ , born 4 March 1997) is a female singer and rapper born in Tokyo.  She started her career when one of her uploaded videos on Nico Nico Douga received attention at the age of 15 in 2012. Anthony Cruz (born March 9, 1972), better known by his stage name AZ, is an American rapper born in Brooklyn, NY.  He is known for being a longtime and frequent rhyme partner of Nas, and also a member of hip-hop group The Firm alongside Nas, Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature.  In a countdown of the 10 Most Underappreciated Rappers—Most Underrated Rappers of All Time, the editors of About.com listed AZ as #1 on the list.  He was also included on About.com's list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), where he was described as "arguably the most underrated lyricist ever. "AZ first became known by appearing on Nas' landmark 1994 album "Illmatic" on the song "Life's a Bitch", as well as featuring vocals on the opening track The Genesis.  AZ signed with EMI, and soon released his debut album "Doe Or Die" in 1995 to critical acclaim.  The album's lead single, "Sugar Hill", became AZ's major commercial success as a solo artist, reaching #25 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, and achieving Gold status.  AZ's EMI contract was transferred to sister label Noo Trybe/Virgin Records when the EMI Label Group was shut down. John "Quig" Quigley is an American film director, producer, editor, and writer.  His professional career began in music video production and directing in Detroit, Michigan, in the early 1990s.  Since then, Quigley has produced and directed music videos and audio-visual projects for artists including – Eminem, 50 Cent, Kid Rock, Christina Aguilera and Tori Amos.  As founder and owner of the production company, Chrome Bumper Films, Quigley has also created and directed award-winning documentaries and commercials. American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released four video albums and has appeared in thirty-eight music videos, five films and three television shows.  From her eponymous debut album (2006), she released music videos for the singles "Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", and "Picture to Burn", all directed by Trey Fanjoy and released from 2006–08.  For the second of these, she earned an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist nomination.  She followed with three other music videos in 2008—"Beautiful Eyes" from her extended play of the same name, "Change" from the "AT&T Team USA Soundtrack" and "Love Story" from her second album "Fearless" (2008).  The latter was nominated for two awards at the 2009 CMT Music Awards—Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year.  For the video of "You Belong with Me" she won Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.  During her acceptance speech, she was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, which sparked controversy and received much media attention. Shawn Antoine Ivy, known as Domino, is an American rapper born in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Long Beach, California.  Being a Crip himself, he auditioned for the Bloods & Crips project in the early 1990s.  He is the first rapper, in order of appearance, in the title track "Bangin' on Wax" on the album of the same name.  His debut album, "Domino", spawned two major hits in the United States, including the Top 10 hit "Getto Jam", which reached No. 7 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.  Several further albums were released, and Domino continued to score hits on the R&B charts into the 2000s (decade). Dan Ouellette is an American artist, illustrator, director, author and production designer.  He began drawing as a child inspired by Escher, Dalí and Moebius.  His drawings usually begin with very rough sketches and are intended to capture a moment of tension or eroticism.  His art pushes his audience into areas where people feel less than comfortable, stating that the "US which is so puritanical, our bodies are usually a great source of anxiety and fear".  As a production designer, he has designed over fifteen independent feature films in the past decade as well as numerous commercials and music videos.  He is best known as the director for the music videos "Blue" and "Looking Glass" by The Birthday Massacre, receiving over 4 million combined views on YouTube, and has directed music videos for the industrial band Android Lust.  He has done production design for many films over the years including "Chasing Sleep" starring Jeff Daniels.  Dan's artwork is strongly themed around surrealism and mostly done in pencil.  As an artist he has exhibited widely.  He has been published in numerous anthology art books including "Bio-Mannerism" which also features work by H.R. Giger and Beksinski, and he has been featured in magazines internationally.  David Bowie commented while looking at Dan's art that he has noticed a strong influence of science fiction on contemporary art.  Giger saw a different aspect, saying simply "Very bony."  He grew to adore the cinema of Fellini and later to marvel at Lynch's "Eraserhead".  Rather than pursue a formal education in the fine arts he chose to study the craft of film making and after college he became a production designer working on feature films in New York City starting with his work as a production designer for Hal Hartley in 1990 with Trust and then, in 1992, with Simple Men. Australian singer and actress Jessica Mauboy has released one video album and appeared in twenty-six music videos, two films, and many television programs and commercials.  After she became the runner-up on the fourth season of "Australian Idol" in 2006, Mauboy signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.  In 2008, she released her debut studio album "Been Waiting" and six music videos for its singles were shot.  Mauboy's first music video was for the album's lead single "Running Back" featuring American rapper Flo Rida.  It was directed by Fin Edquist and portrayed a fictional relationship between Mauboy and Flo Rida.  At the 2009 MTV Australia Awards, the video was nominated for Best Collaboration.  Keir McFarlane directed the music videos for the following singles, "Burn" and the title track "Been Waiting".  The music video for the fifth single "Up/Down" was directed by Sequoia and shot in Los Angeles. American rapper Azealia Banks has appeared in twenty music videos, two films, one television program and two commercials.  As a teenager, Banks studied at the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan.  A film opportunity arose through the school, and at the age of fourteen, Banks featured in the film "The American Ruling Class", portraying a singer and a dancer in a cameo role.  In 2010, Banks' first music video was released for a demo track titled "L8R", which would go on to be included on her debut mixtape "Fantasea" two years later.  The following year, Banks' second music video was released for her breakout single "212", and has since amassed over one-hundred million views on Banks' official YouTube channel.  During the promotional campaign of Banks' debut EP "1991", all songs on the project received a video treatment, including her sophomore single "Liquorice", shot by acclaimed director Rankin.  Months after the video for "Liquorice" was released, an alternate version was leaked.  In July 2012, Banks released her debut mixtape "Fantasea".  To promote the mixtape, Banks released three music videos for tracks on the project, "Luxury", "Atlantis", and "Fierce", the latter being shot with clothing company ASOS. Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, businessman, and investor.  Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic.  Although he left drug-dealing to pursue a musical career, in 2000 he was shot nine times.  After Jackson released the compilation album "Guess Who's Back? " in 2002, he was discovered by Eminem and signed by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records.
Answer: Detroit, Michigan