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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fred Brathwaite canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
filmmaker
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hip hop musician ⓘ hip hop pioneer ⓘ human ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fieldOfWork |
film
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hip hop culture ⓘ music ⓘ television ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
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experimental film ⓘ hip hop ⓘ rap ⓘ |
| hasRole |
MC
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cultural mediator between hip hop and mainstream art ⓘ director ⓘ host of Yo! MTV Raps ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| influenced |
acceptance of graffiti in the art world
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mainstream media representation of hip hop ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
New York City graffiti scene
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early hip hop DJs and MCs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bringing hip hop culture to MTV audiences
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collaborations with graffiti writers and rappers ⓘ connecting downtown art scene with uptown hip hop scene ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
graffiti art
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hip hop ⓘ street art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in early hip hop films and videos
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bridging rap, graffiti, and mainstream art and media ⓘ early promotion of hip hop culture in New York City ⓘ hosting Yo! MTV Raps ⓘ |
| occupation |
filmmaker
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graffiti artist ⓘ hip hop historian ⓘ rapper ⓘ television presenter ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| stageName | Fab 5 Freddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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