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Fab 5 Freddy

Fab 5 Freddy has been played on NTS shows including Optimo, with Change The Beat (French And English Rap) first played on 14 April 2013.

Fred Brathwaite (born 1960), 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. He is credited with helping to broaden the exposure of Hip-hop beyond The Bronx.

In late-1980, Freddy was cast along with fellow Lower East Side graffiti writer Lee Quinones in Glen O'Brien's film Downtown 81 (1981). That film showcased artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in his…

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Change The Beat (French And English Rap)
Fab 5 Freddy
Celluloid1982
Change The Beat (French And English Rap)
Fab 5 FreddyCelluloid1982
Discogs
The Balance
Vex Ruffin, Fab 5 Freddy
Stones Throw Records2017
The Balance
Vex Ruffin, Fab 5 FreddyStones Throw Records2017
Discogs
The Balance (Instrumental)
Vex Ruffin, Fab 5 Freddy
Stones Throw Records2017
The Balance (Instrumental)
Vex Ruffin, Fab 5 FreddyStones Throw Records2017
Discogs
The Balance (Vocal)
Vex Ruffin, Fab 5 Freddy
Stones Throw Records2017
The Balance (Vocal)
Vex Ruffin, Fab 5 FreddyStones Throw Records2017
Discogs
Yuletide Throwdown (Cut Chemist Radio Edit)
Blondie feat. Fab 5 Freddy
Capitol Records, Numero Group, UMC2021
Yuletide Throwdown (Cut Chemist Radio Edit)
Blondie feat. Fab 5 FreddyCapitol Records, Numero Group, UMC2021
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