Frederick ‘Fred The Godson’ Thomas Avenue (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Leggett Avenue and Kelly Street
Honoree:  Frederick ‘Fred The Godson’ Thomas (1985-2020) was a DJ and rapper from the South Bronx. He first broke into the rap scene with his 2010 mixtape, "Armageddon," with features from Busta Rhymes and Waka Flocka Flame and was named a part of the best emerging hip-hop talent in XXL Magazine’s freshman class in 2011. He also recorded with Kevin Gates, Diddy, Meek Mill, Jadakiss, The Game, Fat Joe, Raekwon, Pusha-T, French Montana, Erick Sermon, Keith Murray and many more. He appeared 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 have been viewed over 50 million times. A staple on the New York hip-hop scene, he 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. His last studio effort, the mixtape “Gordo,” featured New York artists such as Dave East, Jim Jones, Joelle Ortiz, Vado and Jaquae. It has been streamed over 3 million times and downloaded over 30,000 times to date. On April 23, 2020, he died of COVID-19. His last freestyle video with Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex has a combined 15 million views with over 250,000 shares on social media. (Salamanca)
LL:2021/14