The hip-hop pioneer and graffiti legend revisits one of New York’s most creative eras — and his role in shaping it — in his ...
Oscars producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan reveal a Fab Five tribute for the new casting category, and an extended In ...
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 ...
The downtown legend reflects on making art with Basquiat, the early days of MTV, and developing his inimitable personal style.
A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture, Fab 5 Freddy recounts how graffiti, rap music, and break dancing came ...
Oscars producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan discuss Conan O'Brien cameos, Best Casting getting a Fab Five presentation, and the In Memoriam.
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 ...
A new memoir recounts the life of the hip-hop innovator who influenced everyone from Blondie to Basquiat.
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 "KPop Demon Hunters" hit "Golden" has been performed quite a few times over the past few months. Singers EJAE, Audrey ...
In 1981, the band Blondie topped the Billboard charts with the song “Rapture.” The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 28, 1981, and stayed there for two weeks. T ...
Gather ’round the watercooler, we’re talking about verbal tics that have outlived their moment. Cher is iconic; your ...