D'Angelo
 | Born |
| February 11, 1974 in Richmond, VA | |
| Active Decades | |
| 19001020304050607080902000 | |
D'angelo was one of the founding fathers and leading lights of the {
eo-soul} movement of the mid- to late '90s, which aimed to bring the organic flavor of classic {R&B} back to the {hip-hop} age. Modeling himself on the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green, D'angelo's influences didn't just come across in his vocal style -- like most of those artists, he wrote his own material (and frequently produced it as well), helping to revive the concept of the {R&B} auteur. His debut album, Brown Sugar, gradually earned him an audience so devoted that the follow-up, Voodoo, debuted at number one despite a five-year wait in between.
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eo-soul} movement of the mid- to late '90s, which aimed to bring the organic flavor of classic {R&B} back to the {hip-hop} age. Modeling himself on the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green, D'angelo's influences didn't just come across in his vocal style -- like most of those artists, he wrote his own material (and frequently produced it as well), helping to revive the concept of the {R&B} auteur. His debut album, Brown Sugar, gradually earned him an audience so devoted that the follow-up, Voodoo, debuted at number one despite a five-year wait in between.
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