# Interview with Fab 5 Freddy

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Podcast: [One Song](https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-song-6457911)
Published: 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4021

## Resource

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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