He’ll be at the Tara Theatre this week for a book discussion and a screening of the 1982 film Wild Style. :: A 2009 article in The New York Times proclaimed Atlanta as “hip-hop’s center of gravity.” A ...

The hip-hop pioneer and graffiti legend revisits one of New York’s most creative eras — and his role in shaping it — in his ...

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 ...

A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture, Fab 5 Freddy recounts how graffiti, rap music, and break dancing came ...

For any writer, journalist, or hip-hop lover, the name Fab 5 Freddy isn’t just a credit on a screen; it’s a blueprint for cultural influence. As a music journalist, I remember watching him on Yo! MTV ...