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Fab 5 Freddy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Fred Brathwaite

Fred Braithwaite

Fab Five Freddy

Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite

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.

Filmography

2023FilmThe Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sportsas Self 2023FilmMax Roach: The Drum Also Waltzesas Self 2022TVThe Andy Warhol Diariesas Self 2021FilmBiggie: I Got a Story to Tellas Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist 2020FilmKeith Haring: Street Art Boyas Self 2020FilmRicky Powell: The Individualistas Self 2020FilmIt's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internetas Self 2019TVHip Hop: The Songs That Shook Americaas Self 2019FilmIron Fists and Kung Fu Kicksas Self 2019FilmA Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddyas Himself - Presenter 2018FilmBoom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiatas Self 2017FilmBasquiat: Rage to Richesas Self 2017TVThe Defiant Onesas Self 2016TVMarvel's Luke Cageas Fab 5 Freddy 2016FilmBarryas Rameek 2015FilmHustlers Conventionas Self 2014FilmNas: Time Is Illmaticas Self 2013FilmNB90s 2013FilmJamel Shabazz Street Photographeras Self 2013FilmPicasso Babyas Self 2012FilmYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’as Self 2011FilmNB80sas Narrator (voice)2011FilmBlank Cityas Self 2010FilmJean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Childas Self 2009FilmDowntown Callingas Self 2009FilmBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGBas Self 2008FilmRachel Getting Marriedas Rehearsal Dinner Guest 2008FilmThe Universe of Keith Haringas Self 2007FilmAmerican Gangsteras Smalls Patron 2005FilmTV Partyas Self 2004FilmThe Manchurian Candidateas Political Pundit 2004FilmAnd You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hopas Self 2003FilmTupac: Resurrectionas Self (archival)2002FilmBlondie Greatest Video Hitsas Self (segment "Rapture")2002FilmThe Freshest Kids 2001TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intentas Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith 2001FilmDowntown '81as Graffiti Artist 1999TVThe Hip Hop Yearsas Self 1993FilmWho's the Man?as Fab 5 Freddy 1992FilmJuiceas Self 1991FilmNew Jack Cityas Master of Ceremonies 1988TVYo! MTV Rapsas Self 1986FilmShe's Gotta Have Itas Dog 10 1986FilmGood to Goas Mr. Aint 1982FilmWild Styleas "Phade"1978TVTV Party —FilmPusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster