South Bronx native, the late Fred The Godson first appeared on the national radar after being named a 2011 XXL Freshman alongside fellow classmates Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill and the late Mac Miller.
In April of 2020, Fred fell victim to COVID-19 and passed, leaving behind a wife and two young daughters, as well as many devastated fans throughout New York City and all over the world.
After his freshman class appearance, Fred went on to record with a who’s who of hip-hop. Some of the artists appearing on his projects or having him appear on their projects include: Kevin Gates, Diddy, Meek Mill, Jadakiss, The Game, Fat Joe, Raekwon, Pusha-T, French Montana, Erick Sermon, Keith Murray and many more. He has even been tapped to appear on the “25/8 (Remix)” from the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige.
YouTube videos in which Fred The Godson appears or performs as a featured artist have been viewed over a combined fifty million times. On datpiff alone, Fred The Godson’s mixtapes have been downloaded over a million times and streamed over twelve and a half million times to date.
A staple on the New York hip-hop scene, Fred The Godson frequently appeared on radio shows on Hot 97 with Funkmaster Flex as well as DJ Enuff, The Breakfast Club on Power 105, and Sway In The Morning on Sirius Radio.
Fred The Godson’s last studio effort, the mixtape “Gordo” featured New York mainstays Dave East, Jim Jones, Joelle Ortiz, Vado and Jaquae. The project has been streamed over three million times and downloaded over thirty thousand times to date.
His last freestyle video with Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex has a combined 15 million views with over two hundred and fifty thousand shares on social media.
Fred’s legacy in New York City, and particularly The Bronx, can’t be overstated. The people of New York really felt like he was theirs. His kind and humble heart spread through the children of New York everyday as he always took time to take pictures, talk and even hand out a few dollars for them to get a snack.
Though Fred The Godson may no longer be physically here, his legacy will live on within the hearts of natives and on the streets of The Bronx forever.
Fred’s legacy deserves to live on forever. Co-naming a Street after him will solidify that his name and legacy will live on forever �