Fab 5 Freddy

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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Known for

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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021 ⭐ 7.1

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Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

2020 ⭐ 7.5

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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019 ⭐ 6.8

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

2018 ⭐ 6.9

Career timeline

2023

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

Self · 2023

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Self · 2023

2021

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Notable

Self - Filmmaker / Music Journ · 2021

⭐ 7.1

2020

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Notable

Self · 2020

⭐ 7.5

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

Self · 2020

⭐ 4.8

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

Self · 2020

⭐ 2.0

2019

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Self · 2019

⭐ 6.8

2018

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

Self · 2018

⭐ 6.9

2017

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

Self · 2017

⭐ 5.8

2016

Barry

Rameek · 2016

⭐ 5.7

2015

Hustlers Convention

Self · 2015

⭐ 5.7

2014

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Self · 2014

⭐ 7.0

2013

NB90s

2013

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

Self · 2013

⭐ 6.4

2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Self · 2012

⭐ 5.0

2011

NB80s

Narrator (voice) · 2011

Blank City Notable

Self · 2011

⭐ 7.1

2010

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Notable

Self · 2010

⭐ 7.3

2009

Downtown Calling

Self · 2009

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Notable

Self · 2009

⭐ 8.0

2008

Rachel Getting Married

Rehearsal Dinner Guest · 2008

⭐ 6.3

The Universe of Keith Haring

Self · 2008

⭐ 6.6

2007

American Gangster Notable

Smalls Patron · 2007

⭐ 7.6

2005

TV Party Notable

Self · 2005

⭐ 8.0

2004

The Manchurian Candidate Notable

Political Pundit · 2004

⭐ 6.5

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

Self · 2004

⭐ 4.8

2003

Tupac: Resurrection Notable

Self (archival) · 2003

⭐ 7.9

2002

Blondie Greatest Video Hits Notable

Self (segment "Rapture") · 2002

⭐ 9.0

The Freshest Kids Notable

2002

⭐ 7.9

Frequently appears with

The Notorious B.I.G.

Self (archive footage)

Sean Combs

Self - aka Puff Daddy

Faith Evans

Self - Christopher's Wife

Damion Butler

Self - Childhood Friend

Voletta Wallace

Self - Christopher's Moth

Keith Haring

Self

Gil Vazquez

Self

Full filmography

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The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

2023

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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023

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Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021 ⭐ 7.1

HD

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

2020 ⭐ 7.5

HD

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

2020 ⭐ 4.8

HD

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

2020 ⭐ 2.0

HD

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019 ⭐ 6.8

HD

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

2018 ⭐ 6.9

HD

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

2017 ⭐ 5.8

HD

Barry

2016 ⭐ 5.7

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Hustlers Convention

2015 ⭐ 5.7

HD

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014 ⭐ 7.0

HD

NB90s

2013

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Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

2013 ⭐ 6.4

HD

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012 ⭐ 5.0

HD

NB80s

2011

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Blank City

2011 ⭐ 7.1

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

2010 ⭐ 7.3

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Downtown Calling

2009

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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009 ⭐ 8.0