Fab 5 Freddy
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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
Credits
American Gangster (2007)
as Smalls Patron
New Jack City (1991)
as Master of Ceremonies
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Political Pundit
Juice (1992)
as Self
TV Party (2005)
as Self
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)
as Self
Barry (2016)
as Rameek
She's Gotta Have It (1986)
as Dog 10
Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
as Self (archival)
Ricky Powell: The Individualist (2020)
as Self
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021)
as Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy (2020)
as Self
Wild Style (1982)
as "Phade"
Blank City (2011)
as Self
Who's the Man? (1993)
as Fab 5 Freddy
Pusherman: Frank Lucas & The True Story of American Gangster (—)
Actor
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)
as Self
Picasso Baby (2013)
as Self
The Freshest Kids (2002)
Actor
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)
as Self
Downtown '81 (2001)
as Graffiti Artist
Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)
as Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)
as Self
Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)
as Self
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (2013)
as Self
Hustlers Convention (2015)
as Self
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)
as Self
Good to Go (1986)
as Mr. Aint
NB80s (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)
as Self
Downtown Calling (2009)
as Self
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet (2020)
as Self
NB90s (2013)
Actor
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports (2023)
as Self
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy (2019)
as Himself - Presenter
Blondie Greatest Video Hits (2002)
as Self (segment "Rapture")