Little Ghetto Boy
| "Little Ghetto Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Lalah Hathaway featuring Snoop Dogg and Robert Glasper | ||||
| from the album Lalah Hathaway Live | ||||
| Released | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Label | eOne | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lalah Hathaway, Calvin Broadus, Jr., Robert Glasper | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Glasper | |||
| Lalah Hathaway singles chronology | ||||
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Little Ghetto Boy is a cover song from Lalah Hathaway of her fathers' 1972 song Little Ghetto Boy featuring vocals from Snoop Dogg and Robert Glasper from her album Lalah Hathaway live. It released from eOne records on January 22, 2016.
The song depicts the devastation of those underprivileged, while speaking about the courage and resilience in the state of struggle, inspiring one to rise above their circumstances.
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."
Hathaway formed a campaign for people to share art, music, poetry, sculptures, photos, etc.) inspired by the song.
The single won the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance, while its parent album also received a Grammy a year later.
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