10 Reasons D'Angelo Is the Black Messiah

Here are a few reasons why we believe in D'Angelo.

The Movement's Soundtrack!  - Back in 2014 following the death of Michael Brown and Eric Gardner, D'Angelo dropped his Black Messiah after a 14-year hiatus. It was a masterpiece with tracks that can be considered our movement's soundtrack right alongside Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly.   (Photo: RCA Records) 
Who Didn't Want to Date D'Angelo After This Album? - D'Angelo seduced us with his Voodoo album. The album wooed us with thoughtful lyricism mixed with smooth grooves and funk. We had this album playing on repeat. (Photo: Virgin Records) 
D'Angelo Gives Us Just a Little Bit of Brown Sugar  - Brown Sugar was D'Angelo's first studio album. He released it back in 1995. The whole project was reportedly produced by him, including the instrumentation and songwriting. Over 2 million copies of the album were sold. (Photo: EMI Records) 85688935

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The Movement's Soundtrack!  - Back in 2014 following the death of Michael Brown and Eric Gardner, D'Angelo dropped his Black Messiah after a 14-year hiatus. It was a masterpiece with tracks that can be considered our movement's soundtrack right alongside Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly.   (Photo: RCA Records) 

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