--- title: "8 Fab Five Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Fab Five quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Fab Five sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/jay-z-713_art_when-basquiat-was-hanging-out-with-madon_135324.png" --- > [When Basquiat was hanging out with Madonna and Fab Five Freddy, and all those worlds were colliding, people have to realize hip-hop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/when-basquiat-was-hanging-out-with-madonna-and-fab-five-freddy-and/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/jay-z-713_art_when-basquiat-was-hanging-out-with-madon_135324.png) > [I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-hill/i-am-proud-of-my-family-i-am-proud-of-my-duke-championships-and-all/) [Grant Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/grant-hill-22956_against_i-am-proud-of-my-family-i-am-proud-of-my_213477.jpg) > [I was a member of the Fab Five at the University of Michigan, but I was also on the Dean's List there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jalen-rose/i-was-a-member-of-the-fab-five-at-the-university-of-michigan-but-i/) [Jalen Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jalen-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/jalen-rose-3798_education_i-was-a-member-of-the-fab-five-at-the-un_257346.png) > [On 'Queer Eye,' I really get to see the way someone lives. They know the Fab Five are coming, but they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-berk/on-queer-eye-i-really-get-to-see-the-way-someone-lives-they-know-the/) [Bobby Berk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-berk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/bobby-berk-12297_experience_on-queer-eye-i-really-get-to-see-the-way_842507.jpg) > [What Chris Webber and the Fab Five - Jalen, Juwan, Ray, Jimmy and those guys - they created a culture, and Michigan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-woodson/what-chris-webber-and-the-fab-five-jalen-juwan-ray-jimmy-and-those/) [Charles Woodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-woodson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/charles-woodson-5033_big_what-chris-webber-and-the-fab-five-jalen_1040180.jpg) > [Back when I was a freshman-sophomore in high school, I was saying that I was going to Michigan once I saw the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-crawford/back-when-i-was-a-freshman-sophomore-in-high-school-i-was-saying-that/) [Jamal Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamal-crawford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/jamal-crawford-6149_back_back-when-i-was-a-freshman-sophomore-in_2012102.jpg) > [With 'Family and Loyalty,' I didn't already have an idea for that video. So I called Fab Five Freddy. I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dj-premier/with-family-and-loyalty-i-didn-t-already-have-an-idea-for-that-video/) [DJ Premier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dj-premier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/dj-premier-5278_cinema_with-family-and-loyalty-i-didn-t-already_2542341.jpg) > [A lot of people talk about the Fab Five, and they were wonderful, one of the best teams you'll ever see in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trey-burke/a-lot-of-people-talk-about-the-fab-five-and-they-were-wonderful-one/) [Trey Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trey-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/001/trey-burke-31922_about_a-lot-of-people-talk-about-the-fab-five_2633849.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fab-five/#itemlist", "name": "Fab Five Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When Basquiat was hanging out with Madonna and Fab Five Freddy, and all those worlds were colliding, people have to realize hip-hop and the arts were like this 'cause we both were outcasts: we wasn't allowed inside the galleries or inside Yankee Stadium. 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