The late singer’s iconic music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel) had him unfairly pigeonholed for much of his careerExperimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music‘The architect of Black Gen X sonic feeling and eloquence’: D’Angelo’s 10 greatest tracksThe news of D’Angelo’s death following a privately handled pancreatic cancer diagnosis had shocked fans crying Shit, Damn, Motherfucker – a cult favorite from the 1995 Brown Sugar album that heralded the R B singer as a force in the blossoming neo-soul movement. But the winking references on social media to that crash-out song, about a man who discovers his girl in bed with his best friend and lets rage take over, were soon crowded out by shirtless images of the four-time Grammy winner as tribute. It’s the last thing he’d want to be remembered for.The images all derive from the same source: the 2000 music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel), from D’Angelo’s sophomore album, Voodoo. And to hear the multiplatinum-selling artist himself tell it over the years, he would have swiftly backpedaled from the New York soundstage where it was filmed if he had the day to do over. While the song itself was composed as an homage to Prince, D’Angelo’s handlers had the bright idea to reposition the music video as a mouthwatering teaser for Voodoo that would also exhibit a dramatic fitness transformation that had the singer striking an even stronger resemblance to the NFL running back Marshawn Lynch. Continue reading...
Thursday 16 October 2025
theguardian - 12 hours ago
D’Angelo was far more than the shirtless sex symbol he was painted as
Latest News
The Diplomat season three review – Keri Russell’s nail-biting political thriller is a ludicrous treat
- theguardian Scrooge gets a hip-hop spin and the RSC does the BFG: 20 of the best UK stage shows this Christmas
- theguardian ‘When I pass piles of fishing nets, I see piles of money’: a one man recycling revolution on the Cornish coast
- theguardian On a sunny day, my ex came to the hair salon where I worked – and shot me at close range
- theguardian South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing
- theguardian AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable | Van Badham
- theguardian Ukraine war briefing: ‘Bit of a process’ but India will give up Russian oil, Trump claims
- theguardian Trump news at a glance: Court halts mass firings threatened by White House as shutdown enters third week
- theguardian Hamas says all reachable hostage bodies recovered amid Israel threat to resume Gaza fighting
- theguardian Trump confirms he greenlit covert CIA ops in Venezuela - and is considering land attacks
- thejournal Faulty engineering led to implosion of submersible headed to Titanic wreck, report says
- thejournal Judge dismisses suit by young climate activists against Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders
- theguardian ‘They murdered my soul’: thousands attend first Israeli funeral since bodies of hostages were returned
- theguardian ‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the King’s brother
- theguardian The people of Ireland will decide : Connolly and Humphreys take campaigns to Meath and Cavan
- thejournal ‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day-Lewis talks class, cinema and his crush on Mary Poppins
- theguardian The Guardian view on the China spy trial: an opportunity for Labour to prove it understands the threat from Beijing | Editorial
- theguardian The Guardian view on EU accession for Ukraine: Orbán must not be allowed to call the tune | Editorial
- theguardian A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal | Aditya Chakrabortty
- theguardian From glorified sheds to sleek sci-fi palaces: how architecture put the zing into football grounds
- theguardian Another Guardian link to the Keira Knightley film The Woman in Cabin 10 | Brief letters
- theguardian Kemi brings a shovel to a gunfight, and Starmer lets her dig her own hole | John Crace
- theguardian ‘Bíonn siúlach scéalach’: New British Ambassador to Ireland shows off impressive Irish skills
- thejournal Trump hates this ‘super bad’ photo of him in Time magazine. I almost feel sympathy … almost | Emma Brockes
- theguardian ‘She does terrible things’: what can a Marvel director do with Ibsen’s ruthless heroine Hedda Gabler?
- theguardian HSE urged to clarify if it offered Baggot St Hospital for housing as LDA says no notice issued
- thejournal I went to Marina Abramović’s erotic, explicit new art show – and there was an awful lot to take in | Adrian Chiles
- theguardian Supreme court hears Voting Rights Act challenge that could affect control of Congress – US politics live
- theguardian ‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
- theguardian
I spent years trying to avoid Vinted. It turns out I was right to be afraid | carys afoko
- theguardian‘I wanted to write more than I wanted to have children’: author Sarah Perry on rejecting motherhood
- theguardianMeera Sodha’s recipe for za’atar roast vegetables with whipped feta | Meera Sodha recipes
- theguardianRecord number of babies born to foreign parents in Japan amid political row over migration
- theguardianInvestigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork
- thejournalHow smoking a bong brought back the trauma of being shot by the Taliban – an exclusive extract from Malala Yousafzai’s memoir
- theguardianChina’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
- theguardianGeorgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner
- theguardianUefa plans to relex multi-club ownership declaration rules after Crystal Palace furore
- theguardian
Abolishing stamp duty won’t solve Britain’s housing crisis – but this radical property tax just might | Josh Ryan-Collins
- theguardian ‘The architect of Black Gen X sonic feeling and eloquence’: D’Angelo’s 10 greatest tracks
- theguardian The Spin | Beware the quiet man: Ashes folklore is littered with unlikely names stepping up
- theguardian Marina Abramović: Balkan Erotic Epic review – a thrilling collision of ecstasy and grief
- theguardian Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie review – sunny, wholesome cat-obsessed tale that knows its audience
- theguardian Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’
- theguardian ‘A photographer with a cool and deadly eye’: Diane Keaton’s creativity behind the lens
- theguardian A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed | Jason Burke
- theguardian Two arrested in the North in connection with suspected explosive device found in Co Louth
- thejournal Adolescence star Stephen Graham launches global project asking fathers to write to their sons
- theguardian Don’t even think about decking! How to create a nature-friendly low-maintenance garden
- theguardian Brexit has had ‘severe and long lasting’ impact on economy, says Reeves, as she confirms budget tax rises – UK politics live
- theguardian Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East
- theguardian Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon
- theguardian Government beats Aontú to the punch with confidence motion in Tánaiste set for this afternoon
- thejournal Gaza ceasefire live: families say bodies of three further hostages identified amid reports vital aid crossing to reopen
- theguardian Asian hornets are a sign of accelerating risks to Ireland s environment, says climate council
- thejournal To Cook a Bear review – this daft historical crime drama is like Law Order: Special Ursine Unit
- theguardian Which footballers have scored most of their career goals in a single match? | The Knowledge
- theguardian Rachel Reeves to pitch UK as ‘beacon of stability and growth’ at IMF, amid budget pressure – business live
- theguardian The South West Coast Path’s ‘forgotten section’: the quiet pleasures of south-east Cornwall
- theguardian A moment that changed me: I nearly died when I was hit by a car – then started to relish life’s little luxuries
- theguardian Tuairim: Má táimid dáiríre faoin nGaeilge, tá sé réasúnta a bheith ag súil go mbeadh an tUachtarán in ann í a labhairt
- thejournal It’s an exciting week for the penguin community, we’re all waiting to see who is the winner … I mean loser | First Dog on the Moon
- theguardian Remembering Mama Africa: struggle of fearless singer Miriam Makeba told in daring dance drama
- theguardian ‘She died because of the flood’: Filipinos rise up as outrage over corruption scandal grows
- theguardian The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr
- theguardian ‘Escapism is down there’: The men finding solace and community in the dark of disused Cornish mines
- theguardian More rice, bigger chairs and reinforced toilets: sumo wrestling comes to London | Andy Bull
- theguardian Calls for ‘small’ €3m allocation for additional deputy principals to be targeted at DEIS schools
- thejournal Pregnancy skincare products target women at a vulnerable time. Do any work or do they just stretch the truth? | Antiviral
- theguardian Murdaugh: Death in the Family review – Patricia Arquette is fantastic in this obscene true-crime drama
- theguardian Sources