Fred Brathwaite

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Fred Brathwaite, better known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American visual artist, filmmaker, and hip-hop pioneer who helped bridge the worlds of rap, graffiti, and mainstream art and media.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf filmmaker
hip hop musician
hip hop pioneer
human
visual artist
activeIn New York City NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fieldOfWork film
hip hop culture
music
television
visual arts
genre documentary film
experimental film
hip hop
rap
hasRole MC NERFINISHED
cultural mediator between hip hop and mainstream art
director
host of Yo! MTV Raps
producer
influenced acceptance of graffiti in the art world
mainstream media representation of hip hop
influencedBy New York City graffiti scene
early hip hop DJs and MCs
knownFor bringing hip hop culture to MTV audiences
collaborations with graffiti writers and rappers
connecting downtown art scene with uptown hip hop scene
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement graffiti art
hip hop
street art
notableFor appearances in early hip hop films and videos
bridging rap, graffiti, and mainstream art and media
early promotion of hip hop culture in New York City
hosting Yo! MTV Raps
occupation filmmaker
graffiti artist
hip hop historian
rapper
television presenter
visual artist
stageName Fab 5 Freddy NERFINISHED

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Fab 5 Freddy birthName Fred Brathwaite