Hip-hop pioneer/graffiti legend Fab 5 Freddy discusses revisiting one of New York’s most creative eras — and his role in shaping it — in a new memoir.
Fred Brathwaite—better known as Fab 5 Freddy—contains multitudes. Born and raised in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, he grew up in a house steeped in books, music, and radical Black consciousness. Skipping school ...
The downtown legend reflects on making art with Basquiat, the early days of MTV, and developing his inimitable personal style ...
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Fab 5 Freddy, a pioneer of graffiti art and hip-hop filmmaking, on his new memoir "Everybody's Fly".