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
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
Fab 5 Freddy
Graffiti Rock
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
Fred Brathwaite