+Dauntless Guardian He's trying hard to get it out there. Just toured with Chris Cornell all over Europe. The movement has mostly been built by fans and social media, but it's happening.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS SONG INSPIRES AND GIVES ME ENERGY SINCE I WATCHED FANTASTIC NEGRITO ON [TINY DESK CONCERT ] __ HE IS A REAL ARTISTIC WITH A POETIC AND MISICAL SOUL!! __ BIG UP FROM ETHIOPIA 🎵📷🙏💗🌸🌸🌸🌸
Fantastic Negrito, pay the haters no mind. They have nothing to contribute. Glad to see you're doing better and better all the time. Best wishes for an even better 2016!
I've Been Watching EMPIRE,Yeah I Know I'm REAL L8R,But I Got This New Spectrum Internet,And I've Been Watching EVERY EP.,Like Eryday,And Jamal,and Michael Reminiscing in this CLUB,This Band Got On,And BLEW ME AWAY!!! SICK, TRUE,AND STRAIGHT,FO REAL!!!❤❤❤❤
well I wish they did play them on radio they are amazing I like them very very much. And I am entitled to like music I choose they are fantastic and like say thank you for your music it cheers me up and means so much touches my soul.
genial es muy bueno , lo mejor ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ es para todo tipo de publico,,,, hacia tiempo que no escuchaba algo asi ,,, Ahhh y estoy escuchando y tiene ese ritmo y no se la voz .... uauuuuuuuuuuuuu saludos desde Uruguay.
Lost in a crowd You feel your thoughts out loud Lost in the wilderness of the sound Get through the day, don't drown Life it goes fast, youth is gone Feeling some loss Come on, grieve, move on Stuck in the shadows of a life That you tried to leave behind Games people play Slave through the year for a holiday Stuck in a room for too long Waiting to hear your favorite song Wait! Panic, Freak out I'm out on a ledge Shapeless expressions, lame dead Eat till you're fat, eat till you're dumb Spend all that money until you come Well you travel, and we travel Trying to find it I know that neither one of us No, neither one of us can survive it No the good Lord We travel and we travel Trying to find it We're just people, lonely people, you and I Come on Get yourself Get yourself Get yourself Stand in line, wait for your turn, don't you cry Here they make the best dream pie You took their money, now you die Feelings of rage, broken bones Lost in a crowd Now you're on your own This is your life, now you're gone There's no tomorrow It's here, it's on Well we travel, and we travel, Trying to find it I know that neither one of us No, neither one of us can survive it Good, good, good Lord We travel, oh we travel Trying to find it We're just people, lonely people, you and I We're just people, lonely people, you and I I tell you We're just people, lonely people, you and I
Saw all three of your performances at Bluesfest 2016, and got to say you were up there amongst the very upper echelon of the 82 different performers. Love your energy, your positivity and your presence........and this song.....KAPOW!!!!! Love it!! Can't wait for more recorded output. Instant fan.
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born January 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, is an American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music---Dphrepaulezz was born in western Massachusetts, the eighth of fifteen children. His father was a deeply religious Somali Muslim who, Dphrepaulezz recalls, had "a lot of rules" for his children. Dphrepaulezz and his family relocated to Oakland, California, when he was 12 years old. He began selling drugs as a teenager in Oakland, telling the Guardian, "We were all selling drugs, man. We all carried pistols. There was a crack epidemic. [....] I was the kind of kid who would sell fake weed [...]. Sometimes I would use tea."He became inspired to teach himself how to play music after listening to Prince's album Dirty Mind and hearing that Prince was a self-taught musician. He learned to play music by sneaking into music classrooms at the University of California Berkeley despite not being a student there
another fav.. awesome performer loved every moment at bluesfest, im studying my bachelor of music at the moment and seriously i learnt more watching you then i have in any boring ass lecture.. thanks for the wisdom!!
God, takes me back a few hundred years slave trade sounds of our slaves, families, what Respect I have for this band .. take me back ! Some hardcore rants, my new band here for sure, a favourite, we traveled and traveled tried to find it, were just lonely people you and I ..WOW! NAILED! Stand in line wait for your turn, PROLIFIC LYRICS MAN ..
saw you first time on npr tiny desk and i really like your music. the vidoes i hardly watch because i care only about the music and not so much about the motion in a film. this song is great , really like it ..... waiting for more to come
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South of Midnight brought me here.
Yo same!!!
Same here!
Same
Same here bro
Same bro. For a moment I thought this song belongs to them. How ignorant I am about music. I'm ashamed.
SoM,, we will be there day 1!
This is incredible!
This man is an author/composer/performer/producer and plays guitar/keyboards/drum programming, so we can really say about him, he's s a real musical
imagine if music like this played on the radio
+Dauntless Guardian He's trying hard to get it out there. Just toured with Chris Cornell all over Europe. The movement has mostly been built by fans and social media, but it's happening.
Very good to hear spheeris1. On behalf of the Negrito team we thank you sincerely. It all matters.
Radio Needs This
i first heard this on the radio. working poor as well.
wish it was we are at least we are sharing this amazing band and on UCB (United Christian broadcasting radio) as gospel cool
This is real music!...100% beautiful!
At last,real music.
When I moved to Houston, TX, I felt lost in the crowd. Thank you, Fantastic Negrito from bringing awareness of how lonely I felt.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS SONG INSPIRES AND GIVES ME ENERGY SINCE I WATCHED FANTASTIC NEGRITO ON [TINY DESK CONCERT ] __ HE IS A REAL ARTISTIC WITH A POETIC AND MISICAL SOUL!! __ BIG UP FROM ETHIOPIA 🎵📷🙏💗🌸🌸🌸🌸
Thanks empire for this fire
Definitely lost in this crowd, we're all people looking to feel alive.
The best song for the last 10 years
Just pure talent
Finally someones doing something new AND good!
This isn't new, this that old school blues feeling
black joe frazier
uplateagain 634563 Gary Clark Junior, The heavy or even Rag n bon man
Great soul to the music and fantastically psychedelic production to the video. Credit to NPR Tiny Desk concerts for bringing me here.
Saw him in Amsterdam, just mind-blowing!!
Wow, You are so damn lucky! Happy for You. Greets.
This guy should work together with The Black Mamba!!! That would be soooo amazing, two of those gorgeous voices together!
takes a lot for me to be moved at the very core. the performance on the NPR tiny desk concert did just that. thank you.
As soon as I heard the opening to this song in the title credits for High on the Hog I came to give this another listen :)
this music moves me to my soul.
Fantastic Negrito, pay the haters no mind. They have nothing to contribute. Glad to see you're doing better and better all the time. Best wishes for an even better 2016!
The rhythm reminds me of the sound of the shovel when I worked digging potatoes in high school. up and down all day long.
Great artist !!
Saw him in Cyprus, amazing music and performance!!
Thank you Fantastic Negrito!!
why is this only 11k hits? I did a Google search for "cool shit " and Fantastic Negrito was in the top five. Great job on the edit. Peace
I've Been Watching EMPIRE,Yeah I Know I'm REAL L8R,But I Got This New Spectrum Internet,And I've Been Watching EVERY EP.,Like Eryday,And Jamal,and Michael Reminiscing in this CLUB,This Band Got On,And BLEW ME AWAY!!! SICK, TRUE,AND STRAIGHT,FO REAL!!!❤❤❤❤
Excellent song, Sir
Susan Dailey thanks very much
Real music for real lives.
This song gives me chills....I love it!
Absolutely Fantastic!
Outstanding...simply outstanding...
He is simply amazing!
well I wish they did play them on radio they are amazing I like them very very much. And I am entitled to like music I choose they are fantastic and like say thank you for your music it cheers me up and means so much touches my soul.
muuuuuy bueno
Such a Talent and happy I found this. Fantastic!!!!
Props from Germany! Sing that Blues!
genial es muy bueno , lo mejor ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ es para todo tipo de publico,,,, hacia tiempo que no escuchaba algo asi ,,, Ahhh y estoy escuchando y tiene ese ritmo y no se la voz .... uauuuuuuuuuuuuu saludos desde Uruguay.
Lost in a crowd
You feel your thoughts out loud
Lost in the wilderness of the sound
Get through the day, don't drown
Life it goes fast, youth is gone
Feeling some loss
Come on, grieve, move on
Stuck in the shadows of a life
That you tried to leave behind
Games people play
Slave through the year for a holiday
Stuck in a room for too long
Waiting to hear your favorite song
Wait! Panic, Freak out
I'm out on a ledge
Shapeless expressions, lame dead
Eat till you're fat, eat till you're dumb
Spend all that money until you come
Well you travel, and we travel
Trying to find it
I know that neither one of us
No, neither one of us can survive it
No the good Lord
We travel and we travel
Trying to find it
We're just people, lonely people, you and I
Come on
Get yourself
Get yourself
Get yourself
Stand in line, wait for your turn, don't you cry
Here they make the best dream pie
You took their money, now you die
Feelings of rage, broken bones
Lost in a crowd
Now you're on your own
This is your life, now you're gone
There's no tomorrow
It's here, it's on
Well we travel, and we travel,
Trying to find it
I know that neither one of us
No, neither one of us can survive it
Good, good, good Lord
We travel, oh we travel
Trying to find it
We're just people, lonely people, you and I
We're just people, lonely people, you and I
I tell you
We're just people, lonely people, you and I
talent, the present and the future of the blues.
Brilliant Song !!!
great music! big talent in this band! i hope to see Fantastic Negrito in Italy very soon
So satisfied I finally found the right song I heard on the radio a few weeks ago.
+pinkdarkrose what station?
+theyoungcommander KXT 91.7, in Dallas, Texas :) It's an alternative station, kinda new? A year, maybe a little older than that.
Ok, thanks for the info.
This is music for the soul. Awesome!
amazing work, man! saw you on NPR Tiny Desk and am struck by the power and honesty in your music.
Yes!!!
fantastic voice ...always catch my attention !
Warriors 💪🏾 Strength in Numbers!
That voice ♡♡♡♡♡♡
That's the way! Thanks!
From the home of the Blues, Chicago, much respect
Freakin awesome! wish he'd come to Corpus Christi, TX, I'll b smack dab front row dancing totally sober and I can move, baaabaay!!!
thank you empire obn this amzing band discovry!
Congratulations to your new CD! Big surprise to me. Super!
Love, love, love this!
Love to hear some sacred steel weaving into this Fantasm. Negrito, que bueno!
Glad to see a black performer who's repertoire is out of the box in my opinion. Keep keeping on. Margaret Cho sent me.
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You should look up Michael Kiwanuka and Benjamin Booker there are more but those two are my favorite.
Funny how Blues and Black roots music is considered 'out of the box' for Black people now.
Saw all three of your performances at Bluesfest 2016, and got to say you were up there amongst the very upper echelon of the 82 different performers. Love your energy, your positivity and your presence........and this song.....KAPOW!!!!! Love it!! Can't wait for more recorded output. Instant fan.
+andrewfuller62 i will relay this to him. Very kind of you to say. I heard the shows were great, fans were great.
+theyoungcommander Have been chatting with him on FB.....have many photos that I took which I am going to send him.
Awesome. Thank you so much for the support, man.
glad #EMPIRE put me on...
Love this music!!!!
Yea dat. It took 2 seasons but they finally put some good music on the show
Sounds better without Jessie in my opinion though
J'adore 👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🇨🇵🇨🇵
Love this guy's sound; classic, modern, and honest!
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born January 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, is an American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music---Dphrepaulezz was born in western Massachusetts, the eighth of fifteen children. His father was a deeply religious Somali Muslim who, Dphrepaulezz recalls, had "a lot of rules" for his children. Dphrepaulezz and his family relocated to Oakland, California, when he was 12 years old. He began selling drugs as a teenager in Oakland, telling the Guardian, "We were all selling drugs, man. We all carried pistols. There was a crack epidemic. [....] I was the kind of kid who would sell fake weed [...]. Sometimes I would use tea."He became inspired to teach himself how to play music after listening to Prince's album Dirty Mind and hearing that Prince was a self-taught musician. He learned to play music by sneaking into music classrooms at the University of California Berkeley despite not being a student there
What a fella "They broke the mould"..
Niceone Che
So much emotion, wonderful work so glad I found this 2night.......
Loving the vibe of this video! The effects are awesome, and the song is so full of soul! Keep up the great work!
You are a fantastic man, looking forward to seeing you in the UK July!
Awesome video! Fantastic Negrito is the real deal!
Your music speaks to me! Sandra from Alabama
+Sandra Lee Lets make it happen wed love to play in Alabama.
I am in Love!
love this guy his voice sweet
I now love Hand of God even more for putting me onto this amazing singer.
Bruno's smile stops my heart
This song is FANTASTIC! The visuals give it a great effect!
Most Excellent !!!!!!!
I Needed & Believe WE Needed *Fantastic Negrito* Truly One of The Best & My Favourite #Unigue #Original Artists
This is music !!!!
I love this!!!
Baita som!
Fantastic
took me a while to find this awesome song! you guys are amazing! heard it on the radio and it was hard to find!
You guys played with Temple of the dog last weekend in San Francisco and you were amazing! Looking forward to seeing more from you.
He's gonna be on Jimmy Kimmel this Thursday night
THIS IS THE ONLY SONG I NOW LISTEN TO YAAAAAAS
+Jania Grell It's all you need!
You should do a gig at Frank Jones in Jackson, MS
music at its best. pure and straight! Great stuff
Excellent video man! Got to see ya live sometime!
another fav.. awesome performer loved every moment at bluesfest, im studying my bachelor of music at the moment and seriously i learnt more watching you then i have in any boring ass lecture.. thanks for the wisdom!!
Empire brought me here, amazing song
I accidentally got here, I love it!
I love your talent amazing thanks for sharing
Bluesy! I dig it a lot. More new music soon??
Hell yeah some real music 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just wow!! So happy I found this, you have a new fan!
i love this man
Simply...hot!
why are you not on the radio?? we know why but i just now in 2018 found you hooray
God, takes me back a few hundred years slave trade sounds of our slaves, families, what Respect I have for this band .. take me back ! Some hardcore rants, my new band here for sure, a favourite, we traveled and traveled tried to find it, were just lonely people you and I ..WOW! NAILED!
Stand in line wait for your turn, PROLIFIC LYRICS MAN ..
Glad you enjoy the lyrics, going to be coming with some lyric videos very soon
beautiful song
Dang, I am loving this sound!
Negrito is one of a kind
I love your style it’s one of a kind!👍
saw you first time on npr tiny desk and i really like your music. the vidoes i hardly watch because i care only about the music and not so much about the motion in a film. this song is great , really like it ..... waiting for more to come
We're just people, lonely people you and I.... and that is why Xavier is the best.
Amazing. LOVE IT !