Fantastic Negrito’s Grammy Award winning LP

The Last Day Of Oakland

On the turntable this week. We’re spinning the 2017 Grammy Award winning Best Contemporary Blues Album.


Fantastic Negrito — “The Last Days Of Oakland”

  • Released June 3, 2016
  • Length 43:00
  • Label Blackball Universe
  • Producer Fantastic Negrito
  • Reissue Vinyl Date: 06–30–17
  • Reissue Label: Cooking Vinyl


The reissue vinyl features two additional tracks. “Push Back” and “The Shadows”. Both produced by Xavier Dphrepaulezz (aka Fantastic Negrito) and feature Masa Kohama and Tomas Salcedo (guitars), Cornelius Mims (bass guitar), Lionel Holoman Jr. (piano and organ), with vocals, additional piano, additional guitar, drum programming and claps by Dphrepaulezz.



All songs written by Fantastic Negrito, except “In the Pines” by Lead Belly.

  1. “The Last Days of Oakland (Intro)” — 0:35
  2. “Working Poor” — 4:00
  3. “About a Bird” — 3:39
  4. “Scary Woman” — 3:10
  5. “What Would You Do? (Interlude 1)” — 1:19
  6. “The Nigga Song” — 3:16
  7. “In the Pines” — 4:19
  8. “Hump Through the Winter” — 3:54
  9. “Lost in a Crowd” — 5:00
  10. “El Chileno (Interlude 2)” — 0:41
  11. “The Worst” — 3:51
  12. “Rant Rushmore” — 5:01
  13. “Nothing Without You” — 4:15
  14. Push Back — Reissue Only
  15. Shadows — Reissue Only


Check out our recent ‘My Journey’ interview with Fantastic Negrito

Fantastic Negrito – The Last Days Of Oakland

Fantastic Negrito – The Last Days Of Oakland

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