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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Little Ghetto Boy
| name = Little Ghetto Boy
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| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[Donny Hathaway]]
| album = [[Live (Donny Hathaway album)|Live]] {{noitalic|and}} [[Come Back, Charleston Blue]]
| released = February 1972
| recorded = 1971
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| length =
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer = {{hlist|Earl DeRouen|Edward Howard}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Jerry Wexler]]|[[Arif Mardin]]}}
}}

{{Infobox song
| name = Ghetto Boy
| cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Lalah Hathaway]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Robert Glasper]]
| artist = [[Lalah Hathaway]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Robert Glasper]]
| album = [[Lalah Hathaway Live]]
| album = [[Lalah Hathaway|Live]]
| released = January 22, 2016<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests">{{cite web |url=http://www.vibe.com/2016/01/lalah-hathaway-snoop-dogg-robert-glasper-terrace-martin-ghetto-boy-video/ |title=Lalah Hathaway debuts video for cover of her father's song |last= |first= |date=September 19, 2015 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
| released = January 22, 2016<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests">{{cite web |url=http://www.vibe.com/2016/01/lalah-hathaway-snoop-dogg-robert-glasper-terrace-martin-ghetto-boy-video/ |title=Lalah Hathaway debuts video for cover of her father's song |last= |first= |date=September 19, 2015 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
| recorded = 2015
| format = [[Music download|Digital download]]
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| recorded = 2015<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurweb.com/2015/09/lalah-hathaway-premieres-video-for-little-ghetto-boy/ |title=Little Ghetto Boy is interpretation of her father's classic |last= |first= |date=January 22, 2016 |website=Eurweb |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
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| genre =
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| label = [[eOne|eOne Music]]
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| label = [[eOne Records|eOne]]<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Label">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lalah-hathaway-live-mw0002880847/releases |title=Lalah Hathaway Live Label |last= |first= |date=January 22, 2016 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
| writer = [[Lalah Hathaway]], [[Snoop Dogg|Calvin Broadus Jr.]], [[Robert Glasper]]<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests"/><ref name="Little Ghetto Boy All-Star cast">{{cite web |url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/lalah-hathaway-snoop-dogg-robert-glasper-terrace-martin-ghetto-boy-video.html |title=Lalah Hathaway releases impressive take of her Father's classic |last=ZO |date=January 20, 2016 |website=[[Okayplayer]] |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
| writer = [[Lalah Hathaway]], [[Snoop Dogg|Calvin Broadus Jr.]], [[Robert Glasper]]<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests"/><ref name="Little Ghetto Boy All-Star cast">{{cite web |url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/lalah-hathaway-snoop-dogg-robert-glasper-terrace-martin-ghetto-boy-video.html |title=Lalah Hathaway releases impressive take of her Father's classic |last=ZO |date=January 20, 2016 |website=[[Okayplayer]] |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
| producer = [[Terrace Martin]]
| producer = [[Terrace Martin]]
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"'''Little Ghetto Boy'''" is a soul song composed by Earl DeRouen and Edward Howard, and first recorded in 1971 by [[Donny Hathaway]] for his 1972 [[Live (Donny Hathaway album)|Live]] album. The song also appeared on the [[Come Back, Charleston Blue]] soundtrack later that year, in studio quality.
'''Little Ghetto Boy''' is a [[cover song]]<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests"/><ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/><ref name="Little Ghetto Boy All-Star cast"/> from [[Lalah Hathaway]] of her fathers' 1972<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/> song Little Ghetto Boy featuring vocals from [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Robert Glasper]]<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests"/><ref name="Little Ghetto Boy All-Star cast"/> from her album Lalah Hathaway live.<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/> It released from eOne<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Label"/> records on January 22, 2016.<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests"/>


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Forty-three years later, the song was then covered by Hathaway's daughter [[Lalah Hathaway]] for her 2015 [[Lalah Hathaway Live|Live]] album. The cover was then remixed in January 2016 under the title "Ghetto Boy" with a guest appearance from [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Robert Glasper]], and was released via [[eOne Music]].<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurweb.com/2015/09/lalah-hathaway-premieres-video-for-little-ghetto-boy/ |title=Little Ghetto Boy is interpretation of her father's classic |last= |first= |date=January 22, 2016 |website=Eurweb |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>
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==Meaning==


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==Meaning==
The song depicts the devastation of those underprivileged,<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests"/> while speaking<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/> about the courage and resilience in the state of struggle, inspiring one to rise above their circumstances.
The song depicts the devastation of those underprivileged,<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Guests"/> while speaking<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/> about the courage and resilience in the state of struggle, inspiring one to rise above their circumstances.


==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
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When speaking on her cover version, Lalah Hathaway stated that the inspiration came from her father, saying: "The truth of the song rings the same today as it did forty years ago. The fact that I can deliver this truth with the same conviction my father felt all those years ago is extraordinary.<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/>"

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Lalah Hathaway stated that the inspiration comes from her father, saying: "The truth of the song rings the same today as it did forty years ago. The fact that I can deliver this truth with the same conviction my father felt all those years ago is extraordinary.<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/>"


==Campaign==
==Campaign==
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Lalah Hathaway formed a campaign for people to share art, music, poetry, sculptures, photos, etc.) inspired by the song.<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/>

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Hathaway formed a campaign for people to share art, music, poetry, sculptures, photos, etc.) inspired by the song.<ref name="Little Ghetto Boy Cover"/>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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Lalah's cover version won the 2016 [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance]], while its parent album also received a Grammy a year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lalah-hathaway-live-mw0002880847/awards |title=Little Ghetto Boy Awards|last= |first= |date=January 22, 2016 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>

The single won the 2016 [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance]], while its parent album also received a Grammy a year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lalah-hathaway-live-mw0002880847/awards |title=Little Ghetto Boy Awards|last= |first= |date=January 22, 2016 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 19 October 2024

"Little Ghetto Boy"
Song by Donny Hathaway
from the album Live and Come Back, Charleston Blue
ReleasedFebruary 1972
Recorded1971
GenreSoul
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Earl DeRouen
  • Edward Howard
Producer(s)
"Ghetto Boy"
Single by Lalah Hathaway featuring Snoop Dogg and Robert Glasper
from the album Live
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2016[1]
Recorded2015
Genre
LabeleOne Music
Songwriter(s)Lalah Hathaway, Calvin Broadus Jr., Robert Glasper[1][2]
Producer(s)Terrace Martin
Lalah Hathaway singles chronology
"If You Want To"
(2011) 		"Ghetto Boy"
(2016)

"Little Ghetto Boy" is a soul song composed by Earl DeRouen and Edward Howard, and first recorded in 1971 by Donny Hathaway for his 1972 Live album. The song also appeared on the Come Back, Charleston Blue soundtrack later that year, in studio quality.

Forty-three years later, the song was then covered by Hathaway's daughter Lalah Hathaway for her 2015 Live album. The cover was then remixed in January 2016 under the title "Ghetto Boy" with a guest appearance from Snoop Dogg and Robert Glasper, and was released via eOne Music.[3]

Meaning

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The song depicts the devastation of those underprivileged,[1] while speaking[3] about the courage and resilience in the state of struggle, inspiring one to rise above their circumstances.

Inspiration

[edit]

When speaking on her cover version, Lalah Hathaway stated that the inspiration came from her father, saying: "The truth of the song rings the same today as it did forty years ago. The fact that I can deliver this truth with the same conviction my father felt all those years ago is extraordinary.[3]"

Campaign

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Lalah Hathaway formed a campaign for people to share art, music, poetry, sculptures, photos, etc.) inspired by the song.[3]

Awards

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Lalah's cover version won the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, while its parent album also received a Grammy a year later.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lalah Hathaway debuts video for cover of her father's song". Vibe. September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  2. ^ ZO (January 20, 2016). "Lalah Hathaway releases impressive take of her Father's classic". Okayplayer. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Little Ghetto Boy is interpretation of her father's classic". Eurweb. January 22, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Little Ghetto Boy Awards". AllMusic. January 22, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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