D'Angelo

[Incandenza]

Can D'Angelo transform R & B again?

Voodoo came out 12 friggin' years ago and I've been waiting that long for a new record. I WANT TO BELIEVE.

 

[Incandenza]

You mongoloids. Voodoo is the greatest R & B album since Songs in the Key of Life. Nothing's come close since.

 

[Sesquipedaliantique]

I suppose I kind of enjoy listening to Voodoo, but I couldn't think of anything to post

 

[still fly]

That music video of him naked kind of ruined him in a way. Updated neo-soul would pass over the crap I hear on urban stations these days.

 

[Incandenza]

I bought Voodoo the week it came out. Thinking about this made me realize I've never had to wait 12 years for anything. You know how frustrating it is to be a fan of this guy? I haven't gone YouTubing to check out any of the new songs from those recent live shows, as I don't want my first exposure to them to be from some concert footage shot with someone's iPhone. I've waited this long, so I think I can hold out.

 

[MFer]

Last I saw from D'Angelo, he looked haggard and way out of shape. But I do hope that R&B makes a comeback. The few popular "R&B" artists of today are trending towards electro-pop like everyone else, and most of the rest is dated neo-soul. Also, forget D'Angelo's disappearance; Lauryn Hill dipping out was the greatest tragedy of the last decade.

 

[Incandenza]

Interview with D'Angelo in the new issue of GQ

 

[pinnacle2.0]

That naked song was the shit. I didn't care for the video, but the girls loved it.

And yes, D'angelo looks like Ol' Dirty Bastard when he came home from jail.

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

GQ has an article about him in this month's issue.

 

[Incandenza]

http://pitchfork.com/news/57813-dangelo-finally-announces-long-awaited-new-album-black-messiah/

D'Angelo has announced the long, long-awaited followup to his 2000 opus Voodoo. It's called Black Messiah, and it's credited to D'Angelo and the Vanguard. A short teaser for the album that features a snippet of music was posted online by his manager, Kevin Liles, as Consequence of Sound points out. Watch it below. Update: A new D'Angelo song will premiere on Sunday on Red Bull's 20Before15 site.

The album will debut this Sunday at a New York City listening session sponsored by Red Bull Music Academy and Afropunk. The session will be hosted by author Nelson George.

 

[Incandenza]

That's it. No more new music from anyone needs to come out after this.

 

[Incandenza]

New song is streaming here and it's better than anything that came out in 2014, but you guys can keep talking about Will Smith the rapper if you want.

 

[The Coat Is My Father]

Album's out now.

I'm listening to Voodoo. So good.

 

[Incandenza]

it's better than anything that came out in 2014

 

[Incandenza]

I've read some people compare Black Messiah to There's a Riot Goin' On, and that works. It's the closest reference point I can think of. And there's nothing else out there that sounds like this album, not even within D'Angelo's (far too small) body of work. It's incredible.