How Long?
Fantastic Negrito Lyrics
To all my baby Al Capones
Out there screaming all alone
Full of shit, full of hope, holding on
We can repeat the same old lies
'Til they make us feel alright
Try to escape we gotta fight the scary ones
When you're standing all alone
Where the wild things roam
With the loudmouth king of the hill
Pushing moving so fast
Spitting out hashtags
There's a lynch mob ready to kill you
What have we become?
What have we become?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
Can we keep on holding on?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
Can we keep on holding on?
He wears a pistol ready to blast
Zero to hero you must think fast
He wanna be right
He wants to fight
The scary ones
Stuck deep in a hole
He cannot breathe
You're so far away from me
Jimmy's a freak he needs peace
He's holding on
When you're standing all alone
Where the wild things roam
With the loudmouth king of the hill
Pushing moving so fast
Spitting out hashtags
There's a lynch mob ready to kill you
What have we become?
What have we become?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
Can we keep on holding on?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
When you're standing all alone
Where the wild things roam
With the loudmouth king of the hill
Pushing moving so fast
Spitting out hashtags
There's a lynch mob ready to kill you
What have we become?
What have we become?
La la la lali lali la la lali lali la la lali lali la la
La la la lali lali la la lali lali la la lali lali la la
How long? How long? How long? How long?
Can we keep holding on?
How long? How long? How long? Tell me how long?
Lyrics ยฉ Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Xavier Dphrepaulezz
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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. Read Full BioXavier 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.
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Maurizio Spagna
Fantastic Negrito - How Long?
"La legge รจ uguale per tutti" รจ una bella frase che rincuora il povero,
quando la vede scritta sopra le teste dei giudici, sulla parete di fondo delle aule giudiziarie;
ma quando si accorge che, per invocar la uguaglianza della legge a sua difesa,
รจ indispensabile lโaiuto di quella ricchezza che egli non ha,
allora quella frase gli sembra una beffa alla sua miseria.
- Piero Calamandrei -
ยฉRock&Poesia
di Maurizio Spagna (autore TV e media IDEE,testi e photo)
ยฉ2020
Nico Santa
To all my baby Al Capones
Out there screaming all alone
Full of shit, full of hope, holding on
We can repeat the same old lies
'Til they make us feel alright
Try to escape we gotta fight the scary ones
When you're standing all alone
Where the wild things roam
With the loudmouth king of the hill
Pushing moving so fast
Spitting out hashtags
There's a lynch mob ready to kill you
What have we become?
What have we become?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
Can we keep on holding on?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
Can we keep on holding on?
He wears a pistol ready to blast
Zero to hero you must think fast
He wanna be right
He wants to fight
The scary ones
Stuck deep in a hole
He cannot breathe
You're so far away from me
Jimmy's a freak he needs peace
Heโs holding on
When youโre standing all alone
Where the wild things roam
With the loudmouth king of the hill
Pushing moving so fast
Spitting out hashtags
Thereโs A lynch mob ready to kill you
What have we become?
Oh what have we become?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
Can we keep on holding on?
Tell me how long?
Tell me how long?
When youโre standing all alone
Where the wild things roam
With the loudmouth king of the hill
Pushing moving so fast
Spitting out hashtags
There's a lynch mob ready to kill you
What have we become?
Oh
La la la lali lali la la lali lali la la lali lali la la
La la la lali lali la la lali lali la la lali lali la la
How long? How long? How long? How long?
Can we keep holding on?
How long? How long? How long? Tell me how long?
Gionni Pinziroli
This song is a medicine for soul. You remind us that we are all brothers. Thank you, Fantastic Negrito.
Psycho Voice
Negrito is freaking underrated.
K L
Omg seriously I just hear him and I've pretty much gone through is whole catalog. Fucking amazeballs
gravekeepersven82
@ืฉึธืืืึนืจ ืึตืฉืืึผืขึท I am black nerd who ain't token or thug so I don't fit the narrative.
Ssilth
off course he is!
Xan Blood Walker
Im a wierdo too so I appreciate it
CHE
Agreed!!
Mutlak Sฤฑfฤฑr
If itโs a Negrito song you can click the like button before you hear it. Awesome video, right in time!
Vintaj Rose
This is the art the world should be experiencing right. Incredible job.
Coyote Motel
Love the music and the statement. Fantastic Negrito is a treasure.