D'Angelo, Maxwell and Sade I don't care if they ain't dropped a album in 10 years whenever they do I'm damn sure listening to it 😂

Sabotaged is a harsh word. D'Angelo took a step back, sorted out his demons, let go of unrealistic body standards, and bossed up on his mental health. Then he got back to music on his own terms. Good for him 👏🏽

D’Angelo is the Brock Lesnar of R&B. He only pops up when he wants to. When he does, it’s incredible.

I pray he continues to find healing and continues to improve. While he is immensely talented, his family needs him the most

That Black Messiah album is dope, he even won a Grammy for it. Regardless of his personal troubles, that doesn't change the mark he left on R&B. Same thing goes for Marvin Gaye and a host of others.

D'Angelo is handsome, immensely talented, a trailblazer and one of my favorite artist. I don't mind that artist like him , Sade and Maxwell take long breaks in between albums because quality beats quantity. His music is timeless. We need more artists like him. He deserves his flowers.

D’Angelo didn’t sabotage his career. D’Angelo escaped the machine…He’s a genius remember? The music industry is toxic af

D'Angelo is and will always be one of my FAVORITE musicians...Despite what the media, youtubers, or anyone who is trying to write his story says.. I WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER RESPECT HIS TALENT AND HIS PRIVACY... HE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN MY TOP 5 OF GREAT MUSICIANS AND IN MY PLAYLIST ROTATION...SENDING NOTHING BUT ✌🏼❤ & BLESSINGS 👐🏼TO THE ONE AND ONLY D'ANGELO 💯 🌹

Would hardly say he sabotaged his career. The music industry life span of an artist is 3-5 years. If an artist lasts longer than they definitely have other business or deals outside of music. It's like saying Ms Lauryn Hill sabotaged her career but real artists see the industry for what it is and move accordingly.

His career definitely isn't sabotaged. There's legions of us just WAITING for his next album or tour. Believe that.

When DeAngelo came out with his first album Brown Sugar ( a Masterpiece btw) I was so surprised on how young he was 19 y.o, because he sang like old Soul. I didn't see his music like Neo Soul but more like Old School R&B such as Legend's like Stevie Wonder, Prince, Marvin Gaye, and Curtis Mayfield. Although his wrestled with his Demons it's so Awesome how he risen from the Ashes. God Bless you D such a Amazing Artist.

My brother went to highschool with him. He was a short fat dude that won all the talent competitions. Even with all his issues, he has more talent than most people in his time and still today!

D'Angelo could've been a mega star lady and Devils pie was my joint back in the day.D'Angelo is a classic example of a musical artist who struggled with his identity because everybody try to put his music in a box and he didn't know which direction to turn to.He's a prime example of he was trying to be something that he wasn't and didn't want to be he wanted to be just a musical artist not the sex symbol that everyone made him out to be and it started to overshadow his career along with the struggles to write music and perform music.

I remember my Mom, who’s a huge D’Angelo fan, telling me about seeing him live around 9 times during his Lady, Devils Pie, How does it feel days. She said everytime she saw him live, some of the women AND men who came to his shows would be super disrespectful and nasty. They would be grabbing at his meat when he’d lean in to sing to a woman in the audience. She said one woman as far as to grab at his pants and start ripping at it to try and get him naked during his “How does it feel” set… Disrespect is disrespect, regardless of gender. I could understand wanting to dip away from a fan base of both casual and day 1 fans who really just see you as piece of meat there to be devoured. That can fuck with your brain and cause you to lose out on great opportunities because you’re having anxiety from performing. I hope D’Angelo is doing better and took time away to work on his mental health and manage his stressors better. 🙏🏾

Wow...I never knew he was dealing with this behind the scenes. He is one of the most talented brothers in the music industry. I wish people just recognized and appreciated him just for his talent

Why y’all do D’Angelo like that!?! Many of us are familiar with his struggles, but it would have been nice if you didn’t breeze over his redemption like it was nothing. I seen D’Angelo live when he released his album Black Messiah and he still looked fine as ever, vocals were on par with the sound we’ve come to recognize, and his musicianship was something to be admired jumping from instrument to instrument on stage like he does in the studio. That album and a song from the album garnered 2 Grammys in 2016.

He one of the best Rnb artist of the 90 but every body can't handle success once they hit so fast but he still a great artist

Of all of his struggles, D'Angelo is STILL. A. MUSICAL. GENIUS!! I am ELATED that he cleaned himself up and back to creating! I've never seen him live, but I'd DEFINITELY pay for it when he comes near me!! RESPECT!!💖🎶🔥😎🔥

He's still handsome. I was a kid when D'Angelo came out but I still remember a lot of those songs I liked back then. 💓

I listen to at least one song from Black Messiah every single day! He’s a genius in his craft who lost his way back home. I love you D’Angelo ✊🏽

Voodoo came out my junior year in high school...J-Dilla and D'Angelo cemented my obsession with music. Dilla's life was cut short, and D'Angelo's output never reached it's potential. I was robbed! This was back when DMX was releasing 2 or 3 albums a year. I had to wait 14 years for another album. Glad he found peace with his art.

Man, it seems like he was possibly dealing w/some anxiety issues. I hope he is still clean and living a more peaceful life.

When great artist "fall off" like DeAngelo & Lauryn Hill I always felt they seen the dark side of the industry & said.. I'm Good💯

De’Angelo is so gifted . ℹ hope that he finds his soul again.😔

and if he had a concert... 30 million would attend

I fell in love with music because of D'Angelo. He'll always have my ❤️ and I wish nothing but the best fie him!

This dude is a Icon, like Teena Marie Said years ago, There's no Neo Soul it's Soul, because Soul music comes from your soul, U can feel it, and that's what his music is, Music from the Soul.

I love, love, love D'Angelo. He still got it too! wish he would tour again and perform the hits 😢

The great artists often go through these type of issues. Look at Andre 3000. The music industry will tear a hole in your soul. Peace and blessings to Brother and all those who are struggling with these issues.

Voodoo is one of my fav R&B albums of all time…it’s flawless from front to back…beginning to end.

He's making the music he wants to make now and that's what he always wanted.

He didn’t sell his souls like most artists and that’s why he isn’t commercially popular still. Real music lover know him for who he is. A real musician and unbelievable artist

I miss D'Angelo. Come back genius ❤️

Send it on is one of the most beautiful songs ever!! Along with “I found my smile again”, “Alright “, “Lady” and “me and the dreaming eyes “ were my favorites

D Angelo did verzuz by himself enough said he a legend ain’t nothing sabotaged!

D'Angelo will always be one of my top five favorite male artist of all time. I am a female but for some reason I didn't feel right when he started getting fit. To me he is attractive regardless. Turns out he felt uneasy about loosing weight and being a sex symbol and things went down from there.

Never knew his backstory or that he felt that way about his how does it feel video & the impact it had on his psyche. Losing his best friend & close family members affected him something hard. I'm happy that brother reach out to Gary Harris & that Harris helped him out...thank you Gary Harris. Mike(D'Angelo)is of the most realest & kindest brothers around...

That man gave all he had poured into us and paid a price for it…much respect GOD!

Many blessings to D'Angelo keep pushing forward. 🙏🏿 ✊🏿👊🏿🙏🏿

Yeah..I remember that How does it feel video... A blessing and more of a curse.. Everyone talked more about his body than the song..and when he was seen a few years later overweight, they dragged him big time.. Shame.…

He has such a lovely voice

I still got the brown suga album deluxe version for yeaars on my cellphone 👌👌

D’Angelo will always be my all time favorite musician. Right there with Hendrix and Coltrane. Legend.

De'Angelo wanted to be independent. They don't like independence. Look what happened to Michael Jackson. Look what they did to Anita Baker. Plus, he didn't want to destroy the Blk community. Look atxwhat the Rap music is doing to Blk neighborhoods. It is sad and disheartening. I wish our people wake up from the violence. I am still skeptical on what happened to his career. He was great at what he does.

Thank you! Much needed 👏🏾

The Soulquarian ERA from 97-01 is vastly underrated in this generation. If your a "serious" musician (Voodoo, Like Water For Chocolate & Mama's Gun) are the three musical bibles you need to read if your gonna be able to play Neo Soul. A lot of musical geniuses are tortured and he seemed like one of them !

Isn’t it funny how a lot of “introverts” have been blessed with talent that arguably requires us to come out of our shells to be heard/seen. I don’t believe he Sabotaged his career because I’m sure we all still listen to his music. And if he came out with some new music today, we would listen. That’s a lot of pressure for an artist.

Wow, thanks for doing this piece. Always been a fan and knew he had been dealing with life. Prayers continually for strength to endure, love you brother, frfr. Yah's grace is sufficient.

That was GREAT episode, thank you🙏. Lots of info that I didn't know.

This was beautifully done! Well put together my Brother in Christ! God bless you!

I was 15 years old when D'Angelo came out in 1995 how does it feel & your my lady gives me feelings of nostalgia. Love those days !

D’Angelo’s Black Messiah album is still incredible! Much prayers to the god.

I Loved listening to Deangelo’s music. I hope nothing but the best for him. He’s so very talented. We need the return of real Singers like him, and real music.

I just said the other day if he ever has another tour I'd be there so fast! Listen to his music all the time 💜

Thank you 🙏🏽 for update on one of the most unique artists ever!

Thank you D'Angelo for all the great music waiting patiently for more 💜 😊

One things for sure even though he hasn't put out anything in a while, everything that he has put out has been fire whether it just him,or featuring someone with him

We all need to be Forgiven at sometime in our lives. That was Excellent 🙏🏽♥️🙏🏼

IF BY SOME SMALL CHANCE D'ANGELO EVER READS THIS ...LOVE AND BLESSINGS❣ D'ANGELO ...YOUR MUSIC WILL FOREVER BE IN THE UNIVERSE.... THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR MUSICAL TALENTS WITH THE WORLD...I JUST LISTENED TO YOUR MUSIC RECENTLY...I PARTICULARLY LOVE YOUR LIVE PERFORMANCES 💯 🌹I HOPE THAT AS YOU READ THE THREAD OF COMMENTS, YOU FEEL THE LOVE, APPRECIATION & RESPECT OF YOUR FANS

Thanks for sharing, There’s no light 💡 w/o darkness. Prayers for the strength to continue 💙

DeAngelo is a great person and artist. He just went through being in unfamiliar places in life and hopefully he can remain strong through out the process.

I love this channel comedy hype because you always give shine to people that the entertainment business may have forgotten but they are real legends you guys really put it down for talented black folks much respect comedy hype! and I love what D'Angelo said about not wanting to be put in a box entitled a neo Soul artist that's understandable because any artist wants to be unlimited to go wherever their creativity and imagination takes them like me for instance I'm a filmmaker I just completed an action film but I'm working on a love story and I may do a comedy after that no creative artist wants to be boxed in so I totally get where D'Angelo is coming from and also any creative no matter what medium they work in are always trying to find a way to connect with the audience and a fan and once you find a way you want to stick with it but if the way that you connect with the audience is a gimmick such as D'Angelo's getting in shape then he's going to doubt whether it's his talent or his body that's attracting people but in his case I think people looked at it more like he was just leveling up from brown sugar and growing such as when Marvin Gaye used to sing with Tammi Terrell and he sounded pretty good but once he came back with what's going on he had a beard he looked different and his vocals were even stronger it was like a leveling up and I think D'Angelo may not have understood that because he is looking at it from a different angle than everybody else is he's looking at it from the aspect of his talent and the responses that he is getting from brown sugar to voodoo so yeah you have to be a creative to understand where he's coming from 👍🏾

Had no idea bruh was going through it like that! Salute king!

Am I the only one who never gave a damn what he happen to look like? Call me crazy but the only thing I ever noticed was his music. Every song of his invokes a memory from my mind. His way with words is amazing.

I like this host. he has a great presence and aura! you guys should keep em 👍🏾

D'angelo is a true artist who won't be boxed in.His artistry/passion for music is far more important than being a puppet for the music industry.When he drops his music I'm on board,cause I know it's going to be fiyahhhh!!!

I was at his show at the NORVA IN Norfolk Va. with my Queen. Wow, they wouldn't let the brother leave. He came back for like 3 encores and performed more. Super Star to me.

I hope and pray 🙏🏿 D'Angelo gets the help and support he needs to be successful in life. I loved his music abilities but I also loved him as a human ❤️ maybe he will feel good enough to come back with some more amazing music and songs but if he doesn't I would like for him to keep on living a healthy life. Glad he's still here.

Great coverage!

The man who has 3 solid classic albums💿💿💿 Voodoo being my personal favorite🎧

One of my favorite artists back in the day. Waiting on the tour.

D’Angelo is Top 2 And ain’t 2. Truly one of the Best Artist to Grace our ear waves Seriously Grateful for what he’s done for music On a more serious note Hyper-visibility can be very overwhelming especially when your natural disposition is introversion. And common people have a hard time genuinely believing talented individuals are introverted so the demand for the artist to “become” their art is always pressing at their identity It’s like hearing “We miss the old you” Or “You changed” Which is really some entitled bullshit and people really need to stop doing that but I digress . . Anyways Much love for him Will keep him PRAYED UP and if he had a concert I know me and my best friend would be right there saaaaangn’ along 😂😂😂

I love D'angelo, so don't get me wrong, but: What does any of this have to do with comedy?

Wow I didn't know he tried to kill himself over a woman that is crazy ass hell. He will come back and stronger then ever. I hope so

I still listen to D on the regular to help me deal with life. 👑🙌🏾

Dang all those family sacrifices drove him crazy....that is what the music industry requires to make it big!!

The man narrating the post is damn good!!

This was the only type of r&b that could listen to. I actually bought his CDs.

He didn’t want to sell out….

Thank you for this info. Black Messiah was such a remarkable album. So glad I made sure I was front row when he came to town on this tour. Also want to add - cause not sure folks understand - he was a musical prodigy. I hope we get to hear D'Angelo again sometime soon but if not I hope he knows how much we appreciate his artistry and dedication to the art

Great job on the report

Dreaming eyes of mine is one of my all time favorites

I personally think he didn’t wanna follow the agenda. We have heard plenty of musicians and actors talk about those parties 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️. YEP I believe in those stories

I miss this brother . I hope things get for him, cause his fans need to hear his music again . We'll wait . . . as long as it takes my brother. Peace.

DeAngelo’s tribute to Prince was the best one that was ever done for him…He is a true legend!

He went through the same thing that artists like Doja Cat is going through. Once you create an image and style that appeals to the masses and sells records, the labels make you a slave to that image, which is usually not really them or it's something they just wanted to do for that time. Artists have to realize that what you put out there, that's what people will want and expect because a lot of people are not that bright. They can't tell fantasy from reality, nor can they appreciate real art and artistry because they stay swimming in their lower natures.

Great video! 🙏

... i am very happy about this video...i remember very well about his problems and i smiled to myself...he is ambivalent about the music industry...and the industry returned the energy....he wanted it...but didn't want what came with it...everyone did their jobs...except him....everyone handled their business with him...he is just too sensitive to do the same...i hope he has found peace within himself and he continues his career...he is an amazing talented man....however DISCIPLINE...is the oil that makes the talent run....

According to Questlove and D’Angelo…Voodoo was a Prince inspired album.

I’ve always been a fan… and at age 47 today his station stays on my pandora!

So sad to hear about the fights he had with his self-image and his need to single handily change the music industry and the way people see artists and purchase music. I thought the 'how does it feel' video, felt like a literal piece of art. The music, the video photography, and the subject (D'angelo), were perfect! Someone just needed to remind him that attractiveness alone in the music industry doesn't get you anywhere, it's the true, raw talent of the performer that people pay and stay for.

$40 been popular for a long time 😭😭😭😭😭

I really enjoyed this.

This channel seems to have lost its focus. Why not call it “Entertainment Hype” if the content is not strictly comedy related...

One of the true greatest musicians, setting the precedent for so much music now.

Angie Stone preyed on him and she took advantage of him. He's been so open about that & it's so sad he struggles with that to this day, she was 31 when he was 19 and it completely warped his outlook on life.

Look like D'Angelo be buyin' Twinkies and milkshakes with his money 🤣🤣🤣🤣

That #voodoo album is a monster..still bangs..one of my top 5 r&b albums of a time..never got to see him live thou...

D'Angelo was that guy for minute in the late 90s. I love Me and Those Dreaming Eyes of Mine.

I just wanna see him live 1 time