On this date in 2000, neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo dropped his second full length studio album to follow up to the epic 1995 Brown Sugar LP. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1998 to 1999 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, featuring an extensive line-up of musicians associated with the Soulquarians musical […]
On this date in 1995, Richmond, Virginia native and neo-soul trailblazer Michael Eugene Archer a.k.a. D’Angelo released his debut album Brown Sugar on EMI Records. This landmark project boasted production from the likes of A Tribe Called Quest’s DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Kedar Massenburg, Bob Power, and Tony Toni Tone’s Raphael Saadiq, however, the majority […]
Tribeca Film Festival has recently announced that a documentary entitled Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo featuring R&B icon D’Angelo, will be released this year. The forthcoming documentary was directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer Carine Bijlsma, and it gives viewers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes and rare look at D’Angelo‘s life during the preparation for his highly anticipated […]
On this date in 1995, Richmond, Virginia native and neo-soul trailblazer Michael Eugene Archer a.k.a. D’Angelo released his debut album Brown Sugar on EMI Records. This landmark project boasted production from the likes of A Tribe Called Quest’s DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Kedar Massenburg, Bob Power and Tony Toni Tone’s Raphael Saadiq, however, the majority […]
Words by Comfort Nnana Kalu Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson created Grammy magic in 2014 with their crossover hit, “Uptown Funk”. The single was not only a hit; but the music video raked in three million-views on YouTube with its throwback, feel good vibe. TMZ revealed that the Grammy winning single is facing trouble from […]
On this date in 2000, neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo dropped his second full length studio album to follow up to the epic 2995 Brown Sugar LP. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1998 to 1999 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, featuring an extensive line-up of musicians associated with the Soulquarians musical […]
According to Okayplayer, the music industry was met with the passing of Dominique Trenier this weekend, a key force behind the likes of D’Angelo and Mark Ronson, Trenier acted as manager, creative director, and executive producer for popular artists in the ’90s and 2000s. He drove D’Angelo’s 2000 comeback by conceiving the video for “Untitled (How […]
On this date in 1995, Richmond, Virginia native and neo-soul trailblazer Michael Eugene Archer a.k.a. D’Angelo released his debut album Brown Sugar on EMI Records. This landmark project boasted production from the likes of A Tribe Called Quest‘s DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Kedar Massenburg, Bob Power and Tony Toni Tone‘s Raphael Saadiq, however, the majority […]
From couples to solo artists and even a girl group, the BET Awards has provided us with some of the sexiest moments in the entertainment industry, and we’ve decided to head down memory lane to remember some of the best. Which one’s your favorite? Nicki Minaj & Meek Mill 2015 “All Eyes On You” Performance […]
BET has officially announced announced the artists slated to pay tribute to the Purple One. After throwing epic shade at the Billboard Music Awards for their lackluster tribute that featured Madonna, BET released the all-star lineup that includes The Roots, D’Angelo, Janelle Monae and the icon’s former drummer/lover, Sheila E, that will pay tribute to Prince at the […]
A unique lineup of artists from various different genres of music made appearances at the 9th Annual Roots Picnic in Philly this past weekend. The Roots pride themselves on creating such a musical atmosphere that audiences will never get to witness anywhere else. From Future to Swizz Beatz, The Roots to Leon Bridges, Usher to […]
It hasn’t yet been a week since the word lost one of its most beloved icons, legendary musician Prince, who passed away in his hometown of Minneapolis this past Thursday. An expected outpouring of mourning and support has included several musical tributes and acknowledgements, by everybody from Game to Frank Ocean, but possibly the best […]
On this date in 2000, neo-soul veteran D’ Angelo released his sophomore album Voodoo. Released on Virgin Records ,this sophomore smash from the VA-born singer was recorded betwen 1998 and 1999 in Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, the same studio made famous by Jimi Hendrix, the iconic artist that D’Angelo was often compared with. […]
So far in his young career, B.J. The Chicago Kid has been compared to no one more than R&B and funk great D’Angelo, and considering the great year B.J.’s having, it’s only right that he delivers this to us on MLK Jr. Day. A re-imagination of D’Angelo’s “Untitled,” “Always In My Hair,” and “Send It […]
Smoke danced in the air. The smell of on-tap beer drifted across Union Park as it transformed into a musical paradise, greeting Midwestern music-heads with popular headliners and must see up-and-comings for the 2015 North Coast Music Festival. Self-dubbed “Chicago’s Last Stand,” a final hoo-rah to the summer before the cooler weather begins it’s unapologetic […]
Check out the recent live Saturday Night Live performance of D’Angelo and The Vanguard D’Angelo is back at it again, after a long hiatus. He recently hit the SNL stage to perform his newly released single “Really Love,” from his Black Messiah album which was released in December. Check out the performance below… -ShaBe Allah(@KingPenStatus) […]
The Apollo Theater announced that D’Angelo and The Vanguard will grace its legendary stage for an epic one-night-only concert on Saturday, February 7th at 8pm.
In celebration of Dr. Khalid’s born day, don’t forget the influence he left in the creative arts as well as the struggle for freedom, justice, and equality Most of America remembers Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad, the former Nation Of Islam spokesperson under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan, as the passionate, emotion-evoking Black leader that was […]
The 14 year wait is over Until about 12 hours ago, D’Angelo hadn’t released an album since 2014, nearly a decade-and-a-half of scattered appearances, awkward interviews, references in rap songs and snippets. Still, it was fitting that 2000’s Voodoo was and is still hailed as one of the great neo-soul albums the genre has ever […]
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