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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.
MTV Raps, the groundbreaking TV show that took hip hop culture global. Today he continues to make and exhibit his visual art and produce and direct projects for film and television.
Along with friends and contemporaries, Futura 2000, Keith Haring, Lee Quinones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Fab was a key player in New York’s 1980’s downtown cultural scene instrumental in elevating graffiti into a disruptive movement that would eventually give birth to street art.
Visual artist, filmmaker, and hip-hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Brathwaite) was among the earliest graffiti artists to receive recognition in the wider art world. His work bridged the uptown hip-hop scene and the downtown art and punk scene of 1970s and ’80s New York and made major artistic contributions to both.
Aug 1, 2023 · This article provides an overview of the life and career of Fab Five Freddy, highlighting his contributions to hip-hop culture as a graffiti artist, filmmaker, and television host.
Oct 17, 2023 · Yo! Fab Five Freddy Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. Hip-hop’s early ambassador and MTV host is still igniting the culture through his art, films, and a new weed biz. By Mark Rozzo Photography by Eric...
Jun 24, 2019 · Fab Five Freddy (Fred Brathwaite) was born in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in 1969. [1] As a teen in the 1970s, he became a member of graffiti crew “The Fabulous 5” and got his name after consistently spray painting his name on the number 5 train on the IRT subway. [2]
Fab 5 Freddy Talks Evolution Of Hip-Hop, Relationship With Basquiat, Blondie’s 'Rapture' + More. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM. 5.56M subscribers. 2.2K. 101K views 11 months ago...
Jul 7, 2019 · With the recent news of early hip hop and scenester Fab 5 Freddy’s collection going to the Schomburg Center, Fred Braithwaite Jr. had once again struck a pioneering chord, by helping to establish hip hop and rap as an archival pursuit for future generations.
May 24, 2019 · The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has acquired the archives of the hip-hop and art innovator Fab 5 Freddy, born Fred Brathwaite. Cole Wilson for The New York Times. By Reggie...
