“What ship is you the captain of?” Fantastic Negrito was asked this question pejoratively and rhetorically as a child on the streets of Oakland when a local jokester spied his dandy fashion. Though the disparagement stung sufficiently for FN to remember the quip to this day, it can now be said, with seven celebrated albums …
Soulful singer, songwriter, musician, and activist Fantastic Negrito (neé Xavier Dphrepaulezz) has announced his brand new album Grandfather Courage, a reimagined acoustic version of his acclaimed 2022 album White Jesus Black Problems. He previously offered fans a preview of the collection’s new version of “Oh Betty”, in celebration of its GRAMMY nomination in the “Best American Roots Performance” category. Today, he has released …
“I don’t know if people realize this, but the hood has lots of comedians. And this one guy walked up to me and he was like, ‘What ship is you the captain of?’ I still think about this to this day.” – Fantastic Negrito In celebration of his fourth GRAMMY nomination for his song “Oh Betty” in …
My pre-order copy of WJBP came yesterday. Listening to it at work now. Can’t say I have a favorite song; I prefer the total vibe that seems to channel Prince. He was born today in 1958. Gawd I miss him. Please continue his message of peace+love, Xavier Dphrepaulezz! CU in Chicago! https://www.facebook.com/fantasticnegrito NEW MUSIC: @MusicNegrito …
Photo by Bryan C Simmons What more can we say? “Highest Bidder,” the new video from Fantastic Negrito is by far the best. Here’s how Fantastic Negrito describes the song and album on his Facebook page: ““Highest Bidder” is the first single and video off my new album and 40 minute film “White Jesus Black …
Listen to or buy “Rolling Through California” here: https://orcd.co/rollingthroughcalifornia Fantastic Negrito says: “It all came together on that fateful day September 9, 2020. Everyone in Northern California woke up to a blood red sun on an orange sky. The air quality was the worst we had ever experienced. It felt and looked apocalyptic. Everything came …
When Fantastic Negrito shills, he does it with integrity. The Oakland blues-soul man has released “Root City,” an anthem for Oakland Roots SC, a three-year-old professional soccer team, and there are no sly, subliminal nudges for your custom in his video. He’s wearing a Puma tracksuit and sneakers in some shots, and he actually points out …
Fantastic Negrito, the Oakland blues howler who’s already scored two Grammys in the last five years, mixes in a healthy dose of retro soul on his third album, Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? All that groovin’ sweetens his gritty street tales. “How Long,” already released as a single for the record set to drop …
2x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito has announced today’s premiere of “I’m So Happy I Cry,” the latest single from his hugely anticipated new album, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET? The track – which features powerhouse vocals from Tarriona “Tank” Ball of New Orleans’ Tank and the Bangas, a historic moment marking the first-ever collaborative recording by two …
“The Revolution is in your back yard…” Above is a video from Fantastic Negrito released today. He’s so committed to vegetable gardening that he may as well be a Seventh-Day Adventist. Below is a choice video from 2008, View this post on Instagram I am awake I am alive and if you are too it …
FANTASTIC NEGRITO ASKS: “HOW LONG?” POWERFUL NEW VIDEO STREAMING NOW “HOW LONG?” CONFRONTS THE OFFICERS WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD AND A SOCIETY THAT CHOOSES TO LOOK AWAY NEW ALBUM, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?, FEATURING E-40 AND TANK FROM TANK AND THE BANGAS, OUT AUGUST 14 Photo Credit: Lyle Owerko 2x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito wrote a …
FANTASTIC NEGRITO SHARES CROWD-SOURCED SOCIAL DISTANCING VIDEOS IN BRAND NEW SONG photo credit: Lyle Owerko “Have you lost your mind yet? I asked people around the world to send me footage of how they’re coping with coronavirus…this is what came back. A moment of light. We may be isolated behind closed doors, but we are …
Stop everything, EVERYTHING and listen to the latest from Fantastic Negrito. On the release, Negrito states, “I was ‘A Boy Named Andrew.’ I grew up in foster care feeling like an outsider, and I wanted to write a song about it – about the real stories and real people I met that may not get …