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Fab 5 Freddy at 66: The Man Who Made Hip-Hop Impossible to Ignore
Before hip-hop had billion-dollar sneaker deals, festival main stages, and politicians quoting rap lyrics, it had Fab 5 Freddy. He wasn’t the loudest voice on the mic or the flashiest on the dance floor — he was the connector, the cultural diplomat who made sure what was born in the Bronx couldn’t be dismissed as just noise from the block.