Fab 5 Freddy’s friendship with Harry was immortalized on Blondie’s No. 1 hit from 1981, “Rapture,” on which she drops his name in the opening words.

Stuyvesant’s own Fab 5 Freddy was its embodiment throughout the ’80s and ’90s. As the host of Hip Hop’s most important TV show Yo! MTV Raps! Fab brought Hip Hop culture to the living rooms of millions ...

With “Wild Style” and “Yo! MTV Raps,” Fab 5 Freddy was one of hip-hop’s most visible chaperones on the road from the streets to Hollywood.