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Just yesterday, Jay-Z announced the soulful crooner would be appearing at the Budweiser Made in America Festival and he’s also going to be hitting the stage this year during the annual Essence festival in New Orleans.
D’Angelo re-emerged earlier this year in Stockholm after moving past his run-ins with the law, and revealed a brand new song.
[READ: D'Angelo Hits Stage After 11 Year Hiatus w/ New Song "Sugar Daddy - VIDEO]
GQ has released a set of new pics from a photo shoot with D’Angelo which was shot in Manhattan around the end of March. It was his first shoot in well over a decade.
As far as why it took him so long, D’Angelo explains:
“There’s forces that are going on that I don’t think a lot of motherfuckers that make music today are aware of. It’s deep. I’ve felt it. I’ve felt other forces pulling at me. This is a very powerful medium that we are involved in.
I learned at an early age that what we were doing in the choir was just as important as the preacher. It was a ministry in itself. We could stir the pot, you know? The stage is our pulpit, and you can use all of that energy and that music and the lights and the colors and the sound. But you know, you’ve got to be careful.”
More photos + excerpts & behind the scenes video footage below…
One time I got mad when a female threw money at me onstage, and that made me feel fucked-up, and I threw the money back at her. I was like, ‘I’m not a stripper.’
Yes, my head is straight.
Just because you’re black doesn’t mean you have to look or sound a certain way or you know, act ignorant or what have you, whatever the fucking gatekeepers have us doing because they think that that’s the formula to make money. And a lot of motherfuckers, they just fall right into line.
I’m not the role-model motherfucker. Look at all the shit that I’ve been in.
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This man is so damn intelligent its a shame.
D’Angelo has made a comback! Problem is he’s come back to an industry that originally sent his life into a tailspin. D’Angelo is extremely talented as not just a singer,but musician,he’s a deep thinker,a person that’s passionate about life/love/art who makes quality music and when he is physically fit is one of the sexiest most alluring men on the planet. However; I’m one of those women who view him as an unstable individual with emotional triggers and since I can’t get past the fact that he smoked Crack & was caught with a transsexual prostitute then I have to say that I wish you nothing but commercial success,but I no longer see you in the same high regard so… NEXT!!!
Sometimes I think people boarderline genius and crazy.. I think D’Angelo is one of them. Love his music and wish him nothing but success.
ahhhh its bout,time!!
De’Angelo, i love your voice,and music. But come on with all the profanity its not necessary or is it???????
Looking sexy : )
Y’all better listen to these artists when they speak! They are NOT crazy! The world they are a part of IS! The world we ALL are a part of IS! Take the blinders off, and you too will see…
Lawd this man is fine and sexy as hell. I know Angie Stone somewhere yelling DAMNNNNN!!!!
@ C2Tha I agree.
SN: Michelle did you hear Kim had a fire. Can I get Yes Gawd news on the scene.
He created a space in music that no one else could fill. Happy he’s on the come back!
I cannot wait for the album, he has been sorely missed!
Do I think he can make comeback, YES!
The music scene right now is STARVING for REAL TALENT, not these gimmicks (Nikki Minaj, Trey Songz and every other "artist" that is out now) that are being shoved down our collective throats.
I think that he will find that there are a LOT of folks (myself included) that would welcome him back with the same, if not MORE, love like we did we came out back in ’93/94.
I’m so happy I screamed. Oh yes it’s been 12 years TOO LONG. Due to him not wanting to be thought of as a sex symbol I will try not to. Who am I kidding tho lol. Welcome back.
This man knows exactly first-hand what the music industry can do to your mind, body and spirit. We are all battling the same "forces" he speaks of. There is a thin line when trying to serve The Most High and being in the entertainment industry. Everything that glitters is not gold because sometimes you have to lose your soul.