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
American Gangster
Smalls Patron
The Manchurian Candidate
Political Pundit
Juice
Self
New Jack City
Master of Ceremonies
Rachel Getting Married
Rehearsal Dinner Guest
Tupac: Resurrection
Self (archival)
She's Gotta Have It
Dog 10
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
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Filmography
Acting (48)
Movies (40)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023as Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023as Self
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021as Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
2020as Self
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2020as Self
Ricky Powell: The Individualist
2020as Self
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
2019as Himself - Presenter
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019as Self
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
2018as Self
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
2017as Self
Barry
2016as Rameek
Hustlers Convention
2015as Self
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014as Self
NB90s
2013 Picasso Baby
2013as Self
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
2013as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012as Self
NB80s
2011as Narrator (voice)
Blank City
2011as Self
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009as Self
Downtown Calling
2009as Self
Rachel Getting Married
2008as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
The Universe of Keith Haring
2008as Self
American Gangster
2007as Smalls Patron
TV Party
2005as Self
The Manchurian Candidate
2004as Political Pundit
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004as Self
Tupac: Resurrection
2003as Self (archival)
The Freshest Kids
2002
Blondie Greatest Video Hits
2002as Self (segment "Rapture")
Downtown '81
2001as Graffiti Artist
Who's the Man?
1993as Fab 5 Freddy
Juice
1992as Self
New Jack City
1991as Master of Ceremonies
She's Gotta Have It
1986as Dog 10
Good to Go
1986as Mr. Aint
Graffiti Rock
1984as Fab 5 Freddy
Wild Style
1982as "Phade"
Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster
Television (8)
The Andy Warhol Diaries
2022as Self
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019as Self
The Defiant Ones
2017as Self
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016as Fab 5 Freddy
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001as Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith
The Hip Hop Years
1999as Self
Yo! MTV Raps
1988as Self
TV Party
1978Crew (8)
Movies (8)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023Executive Producer
Hold Your Fire
2021Producer
Grass Is Greener
2019Director
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012Consulting Producer
New Jack City
1991Associate Producer
Wild Style
1982Associate Producer
Wild Style
1982Music
Wild Style
1982Original Concept
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