Fab 5 Freddy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fred Brathwaite (born 1959), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American Hip hop historian, Hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist. He was active in New York City in the 1970s and early 1980s, and later hosted the first hip-hop music video show on TV, "Yo! MTV Raps". Description above from the Wikipedia article Fab 5 Freddy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Self
The Universe of Keith Haring
Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Self
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Self
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Fab 5 Freddy
Who's the Man?
Graffiti Artist
Downtown '81
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
"Phade"
Wild Style
Himself
Keith Haring: The Message
Self
Juice
Smalls Patron
American Gangster
Self
Hustlers Convention
The Freshest Kids
Self
Blank City
Rameek
Barry
Master of Ceremonies
New Jack City
Self
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
Self (segment "Rapture")
Blondie Greatest Video Hits
Self
Downtown Calling
Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
TV Party
Himself - Presenter
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Dog 10
She's Gotta Have It
Narrator (voice)
NB80s
Self
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Self
Picasso Baby
NB90s
Self
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Rehearsal Dinner Guest
Rachel Getting Married
Political Pundit
The Manchurian Candidate
Self
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
Self (archival)
Tupac: Resurrection
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
Fred Brathwaite