Bedford–Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Genres
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Visual artist
filmmaker
musician
Years active
1978–present
Musical artist
Fred Brathwaite (born August 31, 1959), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American visual artist, filmmaker, and hip hop pioneer. He is considered one of the architects of the street art movement. Freddy emerged in New York's downtown underground creative scene in the late 1970s as a graffiti artist. He was the bridge between the burgeoning uptown rap scene and the downtown No Wave art scene. He gained wider recognition in 1981 when Debbie Harry rapped on the Blondie song "Rapture" that "Fab 5 Freddy told me everybody's fly." In the late 1980s, Freddy became the first host of the groundbreaking hip-hop music video show Yo! MTV Raps.[2][3]
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^"Fab 5 Freddy and the Rise of Street Art in Fine Art". Birth Of Hip Hop. 29 October 2019.
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motion picture, it includes appearances by seminal figures such as FabFiveFreddy, Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, The Rock Steady Crew, The Cold Crush Brothers...
Netflix on April 20, 2019. Grass Is Greener follows hip hop legend FabFiveFreddy as he uncovers the history of cannabis prohibition in the United States...
artist FabFiveFreddy, who introduced them to the emerging hip-hop scene in the Bronx. Freddy is mentioned in "Rapture". Through FabFiveFreddy they were...
crew including FabFiveFreddy and Lee Quiñones Fabulous Five, nickname of the 1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team Fabulous Five, nickname of...
"Change the Beat" is a song written and recorded by FabFiveFreddy, and one of the most sampled songs in music history. It was recorded at Martin Bisi's...
by Snoop Doggy Dogg. The 18 minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and FabFiveFreddy and chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection...
Records. The album was produced by Charlie Ahearn and Chris Stein with Fab 5 Freddy, who served as musical director of the project. It featured appearances...
was the leader of the TV Party orchestra. Amos Poe was the director. FabFiveFreddy (Fred Brathwaite) was a sometime cameraman and guest. Bobby Grossman...
' and was aired by the TF1 channel in 1984. Q-Tip Joeystarr Torch FabFiveFreddy Kurtis Blow Russell Simmons Spoonie Gee Rakaa Kool Moe Dee Ice-T King...
(originally known as "Christmas Rap") by Debbie Harry and rap artist FabFiveFreddy. A white label test pressing was made by Chris Stein's "Animal Records"...
That year (1981), they produced and composed "Change the Beat" by FabFiveFreddy which became the source of the infamous "Fresh Scratch"(which included...
He surprised his fans by performing in a hip hop concert featuring FabFiveFreddy and the New York Break Dancers. Roach expressed the insight that there...
Manifest" 1989 Positivity "Jazz Thing" 1990 Spike Lee "Just to Get a Rep" FabFiveFreddy "Take a Rest" "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" 1991 "Lovesick" "Step...
Cucchi. Warhol also earned street credibility and graffiti artist FabFiveFreddy paid homage to Warhol by painting an entire train with Campbell soup...
Stickney as Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins John Aprea as Don Armeteo FabFiveFreddy as the Master of Ceremonies Flavor Flav as a DJ Eek-A-Mouse as a drug-dealing...
Dré" Brown. (The main weekend version was hosted by hip hop pioneer "FabFiveFreddy" Brathwaite) On Yo! MTV Raps Today, Ed created his own dance called...
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