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 ...

Hip-hop pioneer/graffiti legend Fab 5 Freddy discusses revisiting one of New York’s most creative eras — and his role in shaping it — in a new memoir.

A premiere of a new British play and a production of As You Like It head this round-up of reviews from around the city.

Rick Ross takes CNN’s Lamide Akintobi for a drive through Miami, reflecting on his rise in hip-hop, collaborating with African artists and why the global rise of Afrobeats is “only the beginning.” ...