D’Angelo was raised Pentecostal. Speaking in tongues. The Holy Ghost coming down on the anointed. Shouting and tarrying. Sanctified. Pentecostalism is to Christianity what hip hop is to black music.
Along the way, we ask all the most important questions about 2000 D’Angelo: Does the myth overwhelm the reality when it comes to Voodoo? What did people get wrong about the “Untitled” video? Who were ...
In 2000, D'Angelo was 26 years old. He'd release his generation-influencing album, Voodoo, in January of that year. Months later, he'd find himself in a room with rock artist Beck, taking photos for ...
On a wintery day in 2000, Beck and D'Angelo arrived at a furniture gallery owned by New York City collector Stuart Parr to shoot the cover of The FADER's third-ever issue. The shoot didn't last long, ...
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was ...
This Vintage Almost-Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast looks at the late great D'Angelo's brush with pop ...