Fab 5 Freddy
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
- Acting
- Born
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known for
- American Gangster (2007) — Smalls Patron
- Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) — Fab 5 Freddy
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — Political Pundit
- Rachel Getting Married (2008) — Rehearsal Dinner Guest
- New Jack City (1991) — Master of Ceremonies
- Juice (1992) — Self
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Terrence 'Fulla T' Smith
- She's Gotta Have It (1986) — Dog 10
- Barry (2016) — Rameek
- Tupac: Resurrection (2003) — Self (archival)
- Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021) — Self - Filmmaker / Music Journalist
- The Defiant Ones (2017) — Self
- Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014) — Self
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) — Self
- Wild Style (1982) — "Phade"
- Grass Is Greener (2019) — Director