Tyler The Creator Mourns D’Angelo In Heartfelt Tribute

Tyler, the Creator paid tribute to D’Angelo in an emotional put up on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon after the legendary singer’s demise. In doing so, Tyler mirrored on shopping for D’Angelo’s second album, Voodoo, again in 2000.

“On my ninth birthday, march 6 2000, i landed at Sam Goody on the south bay galleria. i had $20 in birthday cash and my eyes set on leaving with one factor. VOODOO by D’Angelo,” he started.

“Citas world had ‘left&proper’ on loop; brown sugar turned a staple at dwelling and nothing even issues by ms.hill was on repeat, so i had little doubt that voodoo would ship,” he continued. “i had no concept that might assist form my musical dna. The quantity of raps ive wrote to BOOTY on the entrance porch that yr, the quantity of instances ive tried to imitate vocal phrasing from SEND IT ON, the scratches the disc ended up with from repeating THE ROOT……too many. ONE MO’GIN nonetheless places me in the identical trance because it did when i first heard it. that dragging sway of tempo that appears like a porch sitting rocking chair. that grumpy however unfastened bassline. the topic of it, that feeling hes describing felt like a mirror. I took that and wrote RING RING RING (therefore the one mo gin line). I couldnt perceive how somebody may write one thing so easy however private however broad however genius. Thats how particular he was. A savant. A real alien.”

Tyler concluded: “i’m so fortunate to have gotten my copy of VOODOO when i did. we’re so fortunate to have been alive to get pleasure from his artwork. my musical dna was helped formed by this man. perpetually grateful. protected travels.”

D’Angelo’s household confirmed that the singer handed away after a personal battle with most cancers on Tuesday. He was 51 years outdated. “We’re saddened that he can solely go away pricey recollections along with his household, however we’re eternally grateful for the legacy of terribly transferring music he leaves behind,” they wrote in an announcement.

Tyler the Creator is not the one superstar to pay tribute to D’Angelo within the wake of his demise.  DJ Premier wrote on X: “Such a tragic loss to the passing of D’angelo. We now have so many nice instances. Gonna miss you a lot. Sleep Peacefully D’ Love You KING.” The Alchemist additionally wrote: “Man. Relaxation in peace D’ Angelo.”