Interview with Fab 5 Freddy

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Interviews, Comedy, Music, Music Commentary

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered where the name hip-hop came from? This week, Diallo and LUXXURY sit down with artist, television host and cultural steward of the early New York hip-hop scene, Fab 5 Freddy, to discuss his new memoir Everybody's Fly: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture. They touch upon Fab 5 Freddy’s earliest graffiti works and how he helped usher graffiti art into the mainstream, his work on seminal hip-hop film Wild Style, his friendship with fellow New York artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and the members of Blondie. And stay tuned for next week’s episode, where Fab 5 Freddy joins the show again to break down Blondie’s “Rapture” Songs Discussed: “Rapture” - Blondie “Love Is The Message” - MFSB “Bad Girls” - Donna Summer “Good Times” - CHIC “More Scorcha” - Count Machuki “Just To Get A Rep” - Gang Starr One Song Spotify Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Luxury.
0:01.0	Today we've got part one of a very special two-part episode where we talk to a champion of the melting pot of New York art and culture, the very first host of YOMTB Raps. That's right, Tiala. In this first part, we'll be talking about the downtown New York scene and the origins of hip-hop, disco, and New Wave. And in part two, we will break down Blondie's Rapture, a song our guest was
0:22.1	immortalized in. And it sort of encapsulates that. So welcome to part one of our very special
0:28.0	conversation with the one and only, Fat Five Freddy.
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