The most underrated act of kindness is simply letting people be. Let them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love, or get excited about something you don't quite understand. Everyone has something that lights them up, let them shine, even if it's not your thing.
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of R&B and soul musician D’Angelo.
D’Angelo stood among the most admired and influential artists of the last three decades. A musical prodigy from an early age, he burst onto the scene at 21 with his 1995 debut Brown Sugar, instantly establishing himself as a singular voice in modern music. As a founding force within the Soulquarians — the visionary collective that included Questlove, Erykah Badu, J Dilla, and Q-Tip — he redefined the boundaries of soul, R&B, and hip-hop, crafting a sound that honored the roots of Black music while pushing it into uncharted territory.
His work blurred eras and genres, bridging the sacred and the sensual, the political and the personal. Through his music, D’Angelo built a continuum — a living dialogue with the ancestors of soul and the architects of its future — leaving behind a legacy that will continue to shape the sound and spirit of generations to come.
Nominated for 14 Grammys over the course of his career, D’Angelo won four awards, including Best R&B Album twice for Voodoo and Black Messiah. He also won Best R&B Vocal Performance for “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and Best R&B Song for Black Messiah’s “Really Love.”
People need reflection.
I regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God. You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and even intimidated others to action with your genius. Thank you for being a beacon of light to a generation and beyond who had no remembrance of the legacy that preceded us. Thank you for charting the course and for making space during a time when no similar space really existed.
You imaged a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other. It is my earnest prayer that you are in peace, far away from selfishness, fear and/or controlling interests. Far from possessiveness, far from greed, far from manipulation, far from exploitation, far from intentionally designed chaos and that you Brother are in peace, in bliss and in eternal light and fulfillment with our Father in heaven. I Love you and I miss you. May God grant peace and shelter to your family, true friends and genuine appreciators, Brother, King.
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