Change the Beat / Change the Beat
Performing artist
Fab 5 Freddy
Date1982
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.433 × 31.433 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.482.9.A,.B
Text Entries“Change the Beat / Change the Beat” is a two-track vinyl released in 1982 by Fab 5 Freddy. Released under Celluloid Records, this track was produced by Material. "Change the Beat" is a song written and recorded by Fab Five Freddy, and one of the most sampled songs in music history.
Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Brathwaite, b. 1959) is a visual artist, filmmaker, and Hip-Hop pioneer. Freddy was a member of the Brooklyn-based graffiti group the Fabulous 5 and is considered one of the founders of the street art movement. He was the link between the expanding uptown Rap scene and the downtown No Wave art scene. In the late 1980s, Freddy was the first host of the revolutionary Hip-Hop music video show Yo! MTV Raps.
Front cover: Image of red vinyl being cut by red scissors. Back cover: Image of grey vinyl being cut by black scissors.
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