Everybody's Fly

Everybody’s Fly gathers Fab 5 Freddy’s electrifying life as a creator who helped rewrite art, music, and street culture. From turning subway tags into finely tuned paintings to helping bring hip-hop to downtown clubs and launching rap onto MTV, he was at the center of New York’s most explosive cultural shifts—from the graffiti walls of Brooklyn to Warhol’s world and Blondie’s Rapture. Co-authored with Mark Rozzo, the memoir blends intimate storytelling with panoramic cultural history, tracing a career that spans urban art, punk, rap, and global crossover. The book charts how Freddy bridged disparate worlds — Basquiat, Haring, Lee, the Clash — and reframed what art could be. Rich with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, vivid scenes, and a philosophical love of seeing, Everybody’s Fly is both a personal memoir and a guide to the making of culture itself. A thrilling, fast-paced homage to creativity that refuses boundaries.

Who might be interested in reading?

• Fans of hip-hop culture and street art who want behind-the-scenes stories.
• Readers of cultural history who enjoy how different art forms collide in cities.
• Aspiring artists seeking a blueprint for cross-genre creativity and collaboration.
• Biographical memoir readers who enjoy intimate, candid stories of pioneers.