Singer D’Angelo is DEAD TO ME

Oh no. He had a great voice. RIP D'Angelo.

Damn! Wow. Way too young. He was very, very talented.

And very, very beautiful.

Oh sad. I recall that video of his at R2. Naked and gorgeous. That must've been a quarter century ago.

RIP.

He had a hot ass but he couldn't live forever

[quote] He had a hot ass

He sure did!

Any relation to Beverly?

I didn't know (or remember, apparently) that he was involved with Angie Stone and they had a son together. She died earlier this year in a messy car accident, while on tour.

Stop saying I'm dead, gays!

Pancreatic Cancer is the worst- almost no one survives it.

RIP

Sad. I feel so bad for the child he shares with Angie Stone. Losing both parents in the same year must be awful.

Never heard of him

He was hot af. Sad. 51 is too young to die.

Thanks for letting us know, R11. I'll notify the family.

He had a long history of severe alcohol abuse that could have been the cause of it.

Another loss of some truly fine BBC.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE, please!

Maxwell: "because u were , we are all because"

Condolences to his family and friends.

D'Angelo was a gifted artist, and it is disgraceful how his management team mishandled his and the now late Angie Stone's relationship.

These shocks to the entertainment world are coming too often and too swiftly; take a break, Fate, and do politics.

Rest In Peace, D'Angelo.

I seem to recall gay rumors. Any truth?

I saw him in concert in early 2000s. Very handsome and sounded great live.

Now that's was an unexpected one.

I have an InStyle magazine where he's interviewed as the Man of Style of the month.

I remember that back in the day, the "Unititled" music video caused tons of controversy because straight black guys hated it.

[quote]it is disgraceful how his management team mishandled his and the now late Angie Stone's relationship

What did they do?

I get him in the Rockwell guy confused.

Rockwell was very much an ‘80s artist. D’Angelo was a contemporary of Maxwell who came up in the mid-90s. They were considered “neo-soul” along with Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, etc. .

Maxwell was hot, too

Was he a good bitch or a bad bitch?

I don’t know her.

I wonder if the child (son?) of Angie Stone and D'Angelo can sing too. Poor kid, losing both parents in a 3-4 month span.

^ well if he can, he’s got great material for an entire album.

Rockwell was a one-hit wonder from the 80s. He's known for exactly one song which is pretty much a novelty song for Halloween. He has zero in common with D'Angelo. Their music couldn't be more different.

[quote] What did they do?

After the sensation caused by the "Untitled" video they wanted to market him as a sex symbol. Record label and artist management did not want a full-figured, dark-skinned baby mama who was 10 years older getting in the way of this juggernaut. Stone said the relationship ended as a result.

I’ve always loved his voice. This song he did with Lauryn Hill is gorgeous.

(And R29 is right. Don’t get why Rockwell would even be mentioned in this thread.)

This man and his voice were amazing.

Love those Vacation movies.

Wow, the photos of him in that People article are pretty hot.

He was a handsome guy.

On the DL?

R34 Watch the video at R2. That will make you CUM!

I like Metallica's S&M album with the San Francisco Symphony. You can tell Michael Kamen is loving his job.

Angie Stone was killed last year in a car accident, their kids are now orphans

Oh man. I’m certain I jerked off to him when he first made it big. RIP sweet fountain of chocolate.

Oops Metallica recommendation, wrong thread.

Rockwell, Metallica.... can I throw in Mama Cass?

No, just Debby Boone.

I have a new movie out in theaters.

The man could sing, was sexy AF and he put on an amazing show. RIP.

I'm also a big Angie Stone fan. It's very sad losing two neo soul icons within 5 months of each other. Let alone their history and son they shared.

RIP. Sad. His kid has now lost both his parents in one year. His mom was Angie Stone.

They would constantly play that naked song at my local bathhouse.

He truly had a hot ass but he couldn’t live forever . RIP

R2 I remember when that video came out. It stirred my gay loins.

How Does It Feel is amazing, always loved that song.

Poor Beverly

R49 Signing your post as Rose would have been perfect.

I loved Unshaken from the RDR2 soundtrack.

That video really was amazing. I wanted to lick every inch of him.

I didn't know all of his music but I loved what I've heard.

D'Angelo's song "Brown Sugar" is regarded as the alpha track of so-called 'neo-soul.'. Hits by Maxwell, Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill followed in quick succession and all of the sudden soul music enjoyed a renaissance. D'Angelo was a huge part of that.

It's a shame neo-soul wasn't bigger and didn't last longer. Real organic talent and great music. Unfortunately it was short-lived.

The poster comparing him to Rockwell was either attempting and failing to be funny or is special needs

Statement from his and Angie’s son, Michael Archer II:

“I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers during these very difficult times, as it has been a very rough and sad year for me,” Michael shared in a statement to Loren LaRosa. “I ask that you please continue to keep me in your thoughts as it will not be easy, but one thing that both my parents taught me was to be strong, and I intend to do just that.”

He’s 27. Poor guy.

Fuck cancer.

Noooo!

What a beautiful, talented guy. Sad to read this.