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Fantastic Negrito
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Fantastic Negrito

Fantastic Negrito is the project of Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, who came up in Oakland, California. His music pulls from blues, soul, and African folk, with a...

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Fantastic Negrito's raw Oakland blues and soul

Xavier Dphrepaulezz makes music that pulls from blues, soul, and African folk with a gritty, lived-in style.

For the unvarnished feel, try 'Plastic Hamburgers' first. 'When Everything Went Wrong' has that same gritty weight.

The songs carry a personal weight that doesn't smooth over the edges. 'Plastic Hamburgers' and 'When Everything Went Wrong' have that direct, unvarnished quality. It's music shaped by Oakland and harder years, not by polish.

He came up in Oakland, pulling from blues, soul, and African folk. A 2019 house fire destroyed his home and belongings, but he kept making music after that. The story was already shaped by struggle before the fire.

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Fantastic Negrito is the project of Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, who came up in Oakland, California. His music pulls from blues, soul, and African folk, with a raw, direct style that feels lived-in rather than studied. Songs like 'Plastic Hamburgers' and 'When Everything Went Wrong' carry that gritty, personal weight.

That was followed by 'Humpback' in 2016 and 'Please Don't Be Dead' in 2018. The lyrics often touch on social issues and personal struggle, delivered with a voice that doesn't smooth over the edges.

In 2019, a house fire destroyed his home and belongings. He's kept making music since, but that event sits in the background of a story that was already shaped by harder years earlier on.

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