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Fred Brathwaite (born August 31, 1959), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American visual artist, filmmaker, and hip hop pioneer. He is considered one of the architects of the street art movement.
Born Fred Brathwaite to Jazz loving parents in the Bed Stuy section of Brooklyn N.Y., Fab’s introduction to pop culture came courtesy of a name check on the pop group Blondie’s 1980’s hit, “Rapture”. “FAB 5 FREDDY told me everybody’s fly”
Along with friends and contemporaries, Futura 2000, Keith Haring, Lee Quinones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Fab was a key player in New York’s 1980’s downtown cultural scene instrumental in elevating graffiti into a disruptive movement that would eventually give birth to street art.
Jan 15, 2019 · During the early days of hip-hop, no one did more to champion the style than Fred Braithwaite, AKA “Fab 5 Freddy.” Initially a New York graffiti artist who dreamed of wider recognition within the art world, he was one of the first people to see hip-hop as a genuine cultural phenomenon.
Visual artist, filmmaker, and hip-hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Brathwaite) was among the earliest graffiti artists to receive recognition in the wider art world. His work bridged the uptown hip-hop scene and the downtown art and punk scene of 1970s and ’80s New York and made major artistic contributions to both.
This article provides an overview of the life and career of Fab Five Freddy, highlighting his contributions to hip-hop culture as a graffiti artist, filmmaker, and television host.
Oct 17, 2023 · Smack in the middle of this assemblage sat Fred Brathwaite, better known as Fab Five Freddy (a.k.a. Fab 5 Freddy), the artist, rapper, video director, documentary maker, podcaster, cannabis...
