D'Angelo D'ejected

-- Don King of the Mountain, September 26th, 2005.

Obviously, he feels broken up.

But enough joking - it doesn't sound good at all.

Earlier this month, he received a suspended prison sentence after being convicted of cocaine possession. Archer had faced three years in prison.

I know. Sorry. All fingers crossed.

xpost!

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050926/capt.rm10209261655.people_d_angelo_rm102.jpg

Doesn't he realize Kanye West already used getting in a car accident as a gimmick..? Sheesh.

at least they didn't run this story with a picture of fat d'angelo

"Had [D'Angelo] known what the repercussions of 'Untitled' would've been, I don't think he would've done it."

perhaps you thought no-one would notice the greatest post in the history of ILM, but, sir, you were mistaken

That interview is horrifying:

I mean, everyone's insecure, but he's insecure to the level where I felt as though I had to lose myself and play cheerleader. Some nights on tour he'd look in the mirror and say, "I don't look like the video ['Untitled,' which featured nothing but a chiseled, naked D'Angelo from the waist up.]" It was totally in his mind, on some Kate Moss shit. So, he'd say, "Lemme do 200 more stomach crunches." He'd literally hold the show up for half an hour just to do crunches. We would hold the show for an hour and a half if he didn't feel mentally prepared or physically prepared. Some shows got cancelled because he didn't feel physically prepared, but it was such a delusion.

He's recording. I heard he's got, like, four songs done. I know him, he'll stop at song twelve. But what he wants is to get fat. He doesn't want his braider braiding every nook and cranny of his hair. He doesn't wanna have to have ripples in his stomach. He doesn't want the pressure of being "Untitled" the video.

God I miss D'Angelo. WAKE UP

strongo otm.

Long-absent R&B singer D’Angelo will have a busy year, if all goes according to plan.
by Craig Belcher

As Michael “D’Angelo” Archer faced legal problems in recent years that threatened to permanently derail his career, the promise of new material from the platinum-selling R&B singer seemed fragile. An album rumored to be called “James River” never surfaced. New music from the singer remained “in the works” and not in the stores. But earlier this month something happened. One of the three D’Angelo projects scheduled for this year actually came out.

“The Best So Far,” a collection of songs from both of his previous albums, coupled with songs from soundtracks and a DVD of all his music videos, was released earlier this month. Later this year, deluxe versions of his debut “Brown Sugar” and the follow-up “Voodoo” are scheduled to hit stores. Predictably, these releases will cover a lot of familiar territory, without the slightest hint of what the singer sounds like now. One person who’s heard the new music isn’t telling much.

“He’s written enough for three or four albums,” says his manager, Lindsay Guion. The music industry veteran is quick to discuss the singer’s new record contract with RCA, his recent weight loss and his studio work ethic. But if you want to know about the music, you’ll have to wait.

“I’m not at liberty to discuss song titles at this time,” he says.

The as-yet-untitled project features collaborations with producer Raphael Saadiq, John Mayer and Cee-Lo Green and is being recorded in San Francisco and Los Angeles. A single is scheduled for a fall release, with an album of new material to follow in early 2009. That would make four releases within a year for the singer, an effort that requires cooperation from different record companies, a committed artist and someone with solid connections to make sure everything’s on point. Luckily, D’Angelo has that special someone.

Enter Clive Davis, a respected music industry executive who guided the careers of Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys and many others. Davis signed D’Angelo to RCA Music Group and J Records shortly after his most recent legal problems stemming from a 2005 car accident, concluded in a Powhatan County courtroom. With an industry heavyweight like Davis on his side and a new record deal, a career restoration seems entirely plausible, even though the legendary star-maker has since stepped down as the chief executive of Sony BMG Music Group.

Guion says D’Angelo has made some changes of his own since his 2006 court appearance, the last time he was photographed by the media. He’s lost about 70 pounds, thanks to a regimen of weightlifting, diet and martial arts. Also, the 34-year-old singer, who often ran into trouble behind the wheel, now has a driver, he says.

“I think he’s very focused right now,” Guion says. “He looks good, he feels good and he’s performing better.”

Guion says the release of D’Angelo’s older material will position the Pentecostal minister’s son for a triumphant return.

“The timing was perfect for Virgin/EMI to release ‘The Best So Far,’” he says. “Once that happens, his audience is going to be ready for new music from him.”

After almost a decade between releases, his audience is just hoping the new music will be ready.

Link from Richmond's Style Weekly:
http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=17241

some day i will shoot a video with ned enacting the "untitled (how does it feel?)" clip.

-- strng hlkngtn (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:30 AM

I didn't hear he picked up Davis.
The leaked music I heard on the 'yoda' street tape sounded interesting, but the quality was so bad I couldn't tell. D'Angelo's a favorite, I really really really hope he's going a good direction again.

try and find the song a 1000 deaths. its got dilla/q-tip amplified-ish production.

i notice that the article doesnt really address the drugs

You often see that Clive Davis "guided the careers of Bruce Springsteen and Janis Joplin." How true is this? His tenure as president of Columbia ended in 1973, when he was fired, and Springsteen had released exactly one album at that point, & it didn't sell very well. Did he continue "guiding his career" after Columbia fired him? Janis Joplin's entire career as a recording artist lasted a little over two years, and her solo run was pretty much a mess. Yes, the records sold pretty well, but they were by no means blockbusters (though sales of Pearl took off after she died). How did she benefit from his guidance, when her only real success happened after she OD'd?

Gotta give him Alicia Keys, Rod Stewart, and Santana, though.

I HIGHLY advise the book Hit Men by Frederick Dannen to get a full (and seemingly unbiased) story on Clive Davis and the inner struggles of CBS over the years

http://www6.mygazines.com/magazines/view/882/?offset=10&page=2

really interesting article; I would pay good money to hear a cee-lo/ d'angelo duet.

i just want a new album. :(

anyone know how old his cover of 'she's always in my hair' is? sounds like ?uestlove on there so i assume it's pretty old, but so good.

ive never heard voodoo and i wasn't really listening to r&b at all when he was big but that's a great article

listen to voodoo.

the Prince cover was on the Scream 2 soundtrack in '98, so it's from between the first two albums. never heard it but I really should, I love the original.

Jordan you're not allowed to post to ILX until you hear Voodoo.

Voodoo is amazing, easily the best r&b album of its decade

listen to voodoo.

-- Jordan, Thursday, July 24, 2008 1:04 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Voodoo is amazing, easily the best r&b album of its decade

-- Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:07 (22 seconds ago)

I dunno about all that... certainly not "easily" but it is an excellent album.

yeah, i like Voodoo but y'all need to simmer down.

and he's coming out with a new album next year on Jive.

(may be worth noting that I think the vast majority of r&b from the 90s is unlistenable crap)

weren't ppl talking about it recently on ilm? i read the 3 d'angelo threads and there wasn't anything from like the past 2 months. distinctly remember max talking about it

well, 1. ur ridiculously rong and 2. voodoo came out in 2000

lolz for some reason I thought it was '98 or '99

(not that 00s r&b is all that much improved from the 90s or anything)

when sexual objectification happens to an entertainer I wonder what the world is coming to

(no hater here, love D'Angelo, but I swear half the women who ever got into the music biz must have put up with considerably worse objectification scenarios and not gone nuts about it, and if they did, they'd get called whiners)

you can hear the prince song here: http://www.rapsterrecords.com/controversy/

can someone clear this up real quick-- is this LITERALLY the first thing he's been on since Voodoo?

no, he's definitely done some guest work since. At least one thing with Saadiq.

omg that's execrable.

Probably the worst song on that Ronson record.

did a song w/ j dilla too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZK0HeYkwM

also this (great song):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdZaQMocMpU

^^^otm

ronson's producing his new album rite?? aiyyyyiyi

old post-voodoo fave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUxhNNKFg6s

http://www.soulified.com/2010/06/dangelo-a-sad-state-for-a-great-talent/
^six mixtapes of obscurities, remixes and live stuff

you're welcome.

http://www.theroot.com/buzz/dangelo-pleads-guilty-hooker-case?wpisrc=obinsite

:(

Based on that mugshot, I'm guessing he doesn't have the physique he once did.

guys 2005 called, it wanted to tell you that D'Angelo's out of shape

this fat fuck's never gonna make another record, is he?

D'Angelo D'onuts

Perpetua's on the RS vice beat

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dangelo-pleads-guilty-to-prostitution-charge-20110314

Were those weight-based insults? Take it to the Gilbert Godfried thread.

the degree of sadness i have on the collapse of D'Angelo's promise is leviathan

this guy. will he ever release anything again?

he looks like he ate Questlove

a couple years ago Raphael Saadiq said he was recording at the same studio as D'Angelo and he seemed to be doing well and getting ready to put out an album, between Erykah and Maxwell both coming back strong from long breaks it seemed like a good time for him to get back out there, but now it feels like that moment has passed.

sad. he's the new Sly Stone.

he should do a record with matthew sweet

haha his music always prompted comparisons that were prematurely grand, so it goes with his non-musical struggles and absences (xpost)

from overhyped to over-over-weight. poor guy.

i dont believe anything i hear anymore about how hes in the studio and has a load of material just ready to go. or maybe the material is just poor. who knows. i guess its good mark ronson managed to get something out of him. good luck to anyone else.

i'm not writing him off till he's dead but the leaked material i heard was noodly and not so great

he looks like he ate Questlove

I lol'd

that'd give you a hell of a hairball

this guy. will he ever release anything again?

yeah he was on the last Ronson album

that song kinda sucked

he's in shape!

http://lovesoulbounce.tumblr.com/post/8956329103/dangelo-x-raphael-saadiq-x-ali-shaheed-muhammad

i want to believe...

drudge fucking siren

http://twitter.com/#!/questlove/status/106947022199848961

*tries not to be cynical about this*

*fails*

repeat after me: "it's being mixed. it's being mixed. it's being mixed. it's being mixed. it's being mixed. it's being mixed..."

i...want to believe.

i want... to believe.

i want to be ... leave

I want to be...in my vagina?

how does it feel?

lol ship/forks

good work every1

Every few months I could have sworn I saw some update from ?uestlove about working with D'Angelo again, punctuated with stories of him being arrested again. I guess this can go on for years more.

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201206/dangelo-gq-june-2012-interview?printable=true

d'angelo - voodoo - classic or dud?

ah yes.

d'angelo d'efiant