D’Angelo Reportedly Dead At 51

The legendary R&B singer D’Angelo has reportedly handed away on the age of 51, in line with Marc Lamont Hill. “My sources inform me that D’Angelo has handed. Wow. I’ve no phrases. Might he relaxation in good peace,” Hill wrote on X (previously Twitter) on Tuesday morning. Additional particulars on his reason for loss of life have but to be confirmed.

A number of celebrities have already begun sharing tributes to the late singer on social media. DJ Premier wrote on X: “Such a tragic loss to the passing of D’angelo. We’ve got so many nice instances. Gonna miss you a lot. Sleep Peacefully D’ Love You KING.” The Alchemist additionally wrote on the platform: “Man. Relaxation in peace D’ Angelo.” Moreover, Tyler the Creator shared a black-and-white image of D’Angelo. He did not write something within the caption.

D’Angelo launched his debut studio album, Brown Sugar, in 1995. It was an instantaneous hit, spending 65 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and receiving platinum certification from the RIAA inside a 12 months of its launch. It additionally helped D’Angelo notch 4 Grammy Award nominations on the following ceremony. The undertaking has been credited with taking part in a key function in popularizing the neo soul style.

D’Angelo dropped his second studio album, Voodoo, in 2000. That undertaking debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and contained the enduring hit single “Untitled (How Does It Really feel).” From there, D’Angelo did not launch one other studio album till returning with Black Messiah in 2014. The politically charged effort debuted at quantity 5 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Over the course of his profession, he collaborated with various different iconic artists, together with Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Angie Stone. He additionally wrote Black Males United’s 1994 track, “U Will Know.” For the aforementioned album, Black Messiah, he teamed up with Questlove.

As of Tuesday afternoon, AllHipHop reviews that D’Angelo died in New York after a non-public battle with pancreatic most cancers.