Fantastic Negrito
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Background information | |
Birth name | Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz |
Born | Great Barrington, Massachusetts | January 20, 1968
Origin | Oakland, California |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1996–2007, 2014–present |
Labels | |
Website | www |
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born January 20, 1968),
Early life
Dphrepaulezz was born in western
Career
Dphrepaulezz signed an early record deal with Prince's former manager. In 1993, he signed with Interscope Records.[10] On January 9, 1996, he released his first album, The X Factor, under the mononym Xavier. The album was released on Lexington House Records and distributed by Interscope.[10][12] He was in a near-fatal car crash in 1999, which left him in a coma for three weeks.[3] He has said that he felt that this crash "released" him because Interscope terminated their contract with him, after which he set up an illegal nightclub in South Central Los Angeles.[10]
In 2007, Dphrepaulezz temporarily retired from music. He revived his career in 2014, adopting the name Fantastic Negrito
Dphrepaulezz won his second Grammy with his next album, Please Don't Be Dead, which won another Best Contemporary Blues Album award at the 2019 Grammy Awards.[16] His third Grammy in that category was awarded in 2021 for his album Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?[17] His fifth album as Fantastic Negrito, White Jesus Black Problems, was released in 2022.[18]
Discography
- The X Factor (Interscope, 1996) (as Xavier)
- Fantastic Negrito (Blackball Universe, 2014)
- The Last Days of Oakland (Blackball Universe, 2016)
- Please Don't Be Dead (Cooking Vinyl, Blackball Universe, 2018)
- Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)
- White Jesus Black Problems (Storefront Records, 2022)
- Grandfather Courage (Storefront Records, 2023)
External links
- Official website
- Fantastic Negrito discography at Discogs
References
- ^ "Fantastic Negrito on Instagram: "Happy birthday to me! Hope to see y'all @thenewparish next week Sacramento Mexico Brazil #fantasticnegrito #negritonation #blues…"". Instagram. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "Fantastic Negrito 1968-". WorldCat.
- ^ a b c McFarland, K.M. (2015-09-17). "7 Facts to Know About Fantastic Negrito Before He Blows Up". Wired.
- ^ Pereira, Alyssa (February 13, 2017). "Fantastic Negrito wins first Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues album". SFGate. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ Ainscoe, Mike (2018-03-26). "Fantastic Negrito: Please Don't Be Dead – album news".
- ^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ a b Fantastic Negrito - Fantastic Negrito Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-04
- ^ Vaziri, Aidin (2015-04-28). "Fantastic Negrito: Oakland musician lives up to new name". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ a b c d e f Paphides, Pete (2016-08-02). "Fantastic Negrito: the drug-dealing hustler who became Bernie Sanders' favourite bluesman". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Heller, Jason (May 26, 2016). "Review: Fantastic Negrito, 'The Last Days Of Oakland'". NPR.
- ^ Borzillo, Carrie (1996-01-20). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 3. p. 17.
- ^ "Fantastic Negrito Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Loss, Robert (2016-07-13). "Fantastic Negrito's "Working Poor" Is the Soundtrack to the Summer of '16". PopMatters.
- ^ Pereira, Alyssa (February 12, 2017). "Fantastic Negrito wins first Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues album". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Oakland's Fantastic Negrito continues winning streak at Grammy Awards". Datebook.sfchronicle.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ Harrington, Jim (March 14, 2021). "Oakland artist Fantastic Negrito wins yet another Grammy Award". The Mercury News.
- ^ Fantastic Negrito – White Jesus Black Problems Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-04