Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy

📍 Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

Biography

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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".

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Fab 5 Freddy

Movies Featuring Fab 5 Freddy

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports (2023)

as Self

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)

as Self

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021)

as Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (2020)

as Self

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)

as Self

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet (2020)

as Self

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)

as Self

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A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy (2019)

as Himself - Presenter

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)

as Self

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)

as Self

Barry

Barry (2016)

as Rameek

Hustlers Convention

Hustlers Convention (2015)

as Self

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)

as Self

NB90s

NB90s (2013)

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (2013)

as Self

No Image

Picasso Baby (2013)

as Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)

as Self

NB80s

NB80s (2011)

as Narrator (voice)

Blank City (2011)

as Self

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

as Self

Downtown Calling

Downtown Calling (2009)

as Self

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)

as Self

Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married (2008)

as Rehearsal Dinner Guest

The Universe of Keith Haring

The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)

as Self

American Gangster

American Gangster (2007)

as Smalls Patron

TV Party

TV Party (2005)

as Self

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

as Political Pundit

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)

as Self

Tupac: Resurrection

Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

as Self (archival)

Blondie Greatest Video Hits

Blondie Greatest Video Hits (2002)

as Self (segment "Rapture")

The Freshest Kids

The Freshest Kids (2002)

Downtown '81

Downtown '81 (2001)

as Graffiti Artist

Who's the Man?

Who's the Man? (1993)

as Fab 5 Freddy

Juice

Juice (1992)

as Self

New Jack City

New Jack City (1991)

as Master of Ceremonies

She's Gotta Have It

She's Gotta Have It (1986)

as Dog 10

Good to Go

Good to Go (1986)

as Mr. Aint

Wild Style

Wild Style (1982)

as "Phade"

Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster

Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster (N/A)