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The son and grandson of Pentecostal preacher men, D’Angelo was raised up on church music. His first professional music contract was a publishing deal. And his first work of note was the anthem “U Will Know” - written for the movie Jason’s Lyric, sung by an all-star group under the moniker B.M.U. (Black Men United), and featuring Gerald Levert, Brian McKnight, Aaron Hall and Stokley of Mint Condition, among a sea of many more soul men.

However, once D’Angelo began recording his own music, he deftly integrated defiant slabs of hip hop attitude, collaborating with DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest on his debut “Brown Sugar,” rappers Redman and Method Man on “Left & Right,” and Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson - leader/drummer of The Roots - a heavy presence on D’s sophomore Voodoo sessions. Perhaps most potent of anything in his canon is “Devil’s Pie,” a scathing yet swinging rundown on runaway hedonism - produced by DJ Premier of Gang Starr, introduced in the urban flick, Belly, and a worthy successor to the soundtrack classics of Curtis Mayfield.

Also of note were D’Angelo’s obvious homage to the sensual vocal layering of Marvin Gaye, the falsetto flights of Prince, and the bulls-eye of Al Green’s unfettered soul. Then there were his lyrical gifts, such as the sticky-icky/sexy-sexy double-entendres of “Brown Sugar” and the more literally lovely “Me and Those Dreamin’ Eyes of Mine.

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Vhien wrote:
Thursday morning

OMG! >> His Myspace looks to' up and his official site is down. Heeeee needs a better promotion team. At the very least it shows that his record label is kinda like, "...just make music. We..minimally care about promotion." Which is probably because they figure that we've waited 9 years, so why not pack on another and wait until the album's done fiiiiirst.

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Agos1982 wrote:
Thursday morning

whatever happened to him? d is the greatest living artist since prince, yet here we are-craving for a new album. this is what should be rotating in MTV, not gagas, jonases, tokyohotels and all that crap.

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ChiCapDiva wrote:
18 days ago

Sorely missing this man in music. His cover of Prince's "She's Always In My Hair" is my love right now.

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Vhien wrote:
last month

An okay-remake from the Space Jam soundtrack is one of the worst things for tiding over ever. >> Thank goodness ?uesto leaked Really Love at least. Because at least...it was new.

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hotterthanjuly wrote:
last month

Summer 2010? Album is probably finished, but likely has a sweltering, swampy, funky, festive feeling to match with the season. Truth be told, Voodoo felt awfully out of place during its January 2000 release.

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superwomanL wrote:
last month

damn

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Funkadelicer wrote:
last month

very lame

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Vhien wrote:
last month

His Manager updated his own myspace thing with this: Signed to the both RCA and J Records, D’Angelo’s album is slated for release summer 2010. In the meantime, fans are enjoying a “The Best So Far…” collective that features the buzz single, “I Found My Smile Again.” The promotion and marketing of the single has been spearheaded directly by Black Ops Media. LAME Summer 2010 now? =____=

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mackypaige wrote:
last month

Check out this video from Nneka called "The Uncomfortable Truth"! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBbF0gwt8tU

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Funkadelicer wrote:
last month

+ d's website is down.

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msJBoogie wrote:
last month

hmm yesterday Q-Tip twitted "d'angelo OLD epk... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU1CS_NKhlM&feature=related his new album... CRAZY! " crazy! i want his new record so bad, i hope that something has started ...

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Mandalola wrote:
last month

No-one near him, no-one like, no good without him. Waiting on you, D.

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jlegend369 wrote:
last month

Damn! D, get your life together! Today's music is deteriorating without you and Lauryn Hill. [2]

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Vhien wrote:
last month

>_____> A 2009 Single or Winter Tour is looking less and less likely. 2010 release still...I..hold out hope kinda.

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trueiopian wrote:
October 2009

Damn! D, get your life together! Today's music is deteriorating without you and Lauryn Hill.

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thedailygrind wrote:
October 2009

voodoo is amazing!

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jakobdorof wrote:
October 2009

Al Green meets Prince? yes PLEASE

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skitzotsp wrote:
October 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Cannabis+Soul

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futhamucka wrote:
October 2009

When we get by with love....

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superwomanL wrote:
October 2009

GOD

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