Fantastic Negrito

Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz Born 1968 Better Known By His Stage Name Fantastic Negrito Is An African-American Singer-Songwriter Whose Music Spans Blues R&B And Roots Music. Negrito Made A Record Deal With Prince's Former Manager And Later In 1993 Made Another Deal This One With Interscope Records. 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. He Was In A Near-Fatal Car Crash In 1999 Which Left Him In A Coma For Three Weeks He Has Since Said That He Felt That This Crash "released" Him Because Interscope Terminated Their Contract With Him After Which He Resumed Hustling. In 2007 He Stopped Making Music But He Returned In 2014 Describing His New Musical Style As "black Roots Music For Everyone". In 2015 He Won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. In 2016 His Album The Last Days Of Oakland Was Released On The Blackball Universe Label. Negrito Won His First Grammy In 2017 When The Last Days Of Oakland Received The Grammy Award For Best Contemporary Blues Album. read less