{"id":5956,"date":"2025-10-15T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/dangelo-tributes\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:01:00","slug":"dangelo-tributes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/dangelo-tributes\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9, Tyler, Missy Pay Tribute To D\u2019Angelo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2017\/10\/GettyImages-517198540-1508441713.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Luminaries from throughout the music world are paying tribute to R&amp;B icon D\u2019Angelo, who died yesterday (Oct. 14) at the age of 51 after battling prostate cancer. The artist had played only two proper concerts since 2016 but was reportedly deep into working on a new album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe thank you for your beautiful music, your voice, your proficiency on the piano, your artistry,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 wrote. \u201cYou were the pioneer of neo-soul and that changed and transformed rhythm and blues forever. We will never forget you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/sugar-bob-mould-reunion\/\">How Sweet: Sugar Return For First Shows Since 1995<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/how-the-pharcyde-led-west-coast-hip-hop-into-a-new-era\/\">How the Pharcyde Led West Coast Hip-Hop Into a New Era<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/korn-pet-accessories\/\">KORN DOG<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cRest peacefully, D\u2019Angelo,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MissyElliott\/status\/1978158665090630116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1978158665090630116%7Ctwgr%5E9d8563633f7e119a7a7e930ddee48bbf4a1328ff%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brooklynvegan.com%2Fdangelo-tributes-jill-scott-nile-rodgers-freddie-gibbs-doja-cat-bootsy-collins-more%2F\" target=\"_blank\">said Missy Elliott<\/a>. \u201cNo parent want to see their children go but it\u2019s painful for children to see their parents go too, so send prayers up for his son, who also lost his mom this year, for strength.\u201d The mother of D\u2019Angelo\u2019s son, Angie Stone, died in a car crash in March.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler, the Creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPy7zteANzP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\">relayed a story<\/a> about spending $20 given to him for his ninth birthday on a copy of D\u2019Angelo\u2019s acclaimed 2000 album <em>Voodoo<\/em> at South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach, Ca. \u201cI had no idea that would help shape my musical DNA,\u201d he said. \u201cThe amount of raps I\u2019ve wrote to \u2018Botty\u2019 on the front porch that year, the amount of times I\u2019ve tried to mimic vocal phrasing from \u2018Send It On,\u2019 the scratches the disc ended up with from repeating \u2018The Root\u2019 \u2026 too many. I am so lucky to have gotten my copy of <em>Voodoo<\/em> when i did. We are so lucky to have been alive to enjoy his art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friend Gary Harris brought this musician named D\u2019Angelo over to my NYC apartment,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nilerodgers\/status\/1978145888062022001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1978145888062022001%7Ctwgr%5E9d8563633f7e119a7a7e930ddee48bbf4a1328ff%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brooklynvegan.com%2Fdangelo-tributes-jill-scott-nile-rodgers-freddie-gibbs-doja-cat-bootsy-collins-more%2F\" target=\"_blank\">recalled Nile Rodgers<\/a>. \u201cHe was trying to figure out what to do with the music he\u2019d brought with him. I listened to every cut \u2014 not just out of respect but because it was smoking. At the end of the encounter he asked me, \u2018what should I do with it?\u2019 I remember this as if it were yesterday. I said, \u2018put it out. It\u2019s perfect!\u2019 Being the artist he is, I guess he had to explore some ways to make it better. About a year later I heard one of those songs on the radio. It was genius was exactly what he had played for me. I know \u2014 I still have the original cassette.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my all time favorites whose records I went to again and again,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPy_VJMEe6z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\">said Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea<\/a>. \u201cNo one did anything funkier over the last 30 years. I never knew him but humbled myself before his music. What a rare and beautiful voice and an inimitable approach to songwriting. What a musician!!! He changed the course of popular music. Fly free with the angels, D\u2019Angelo. We will listen to you forever and always be moved. I drop to my knees and pray.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in peace, D\u2019Angelo,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DojaCat\/status\/1978140862207885343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1978140862207885343%7Ctwgr%5E9d8563633f7e119a7a7e930ddee48bbf4a1328ff%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brooklynvegan.com%2Fdangelo-tributes-jill-scott-nile-rodgers-freddie-gibbs-doja-cat-bootsy-collins-more%2F\" target=\"_blank\">opined Doja Cat<\/a>. \u201cMy thoughts, love and prayers go out to his family and friends. A true voice of soul and inspiration to many brilliant artists of our generation and generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never met D\u2019Angelo but I love him, respect him, admire his gift,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/missjillscott\/status\/1978136729098871054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1978136729098871054%7Ctwgr%5E9d8563633f7e119a7a7e930ddee48bbf4a1328ff%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brooklynvegan.com%2Fdangelo-tributes-jill-scott-nile-rodgers-freddie-gibbs-doja-cat-bootsy-collins-more%2F\" target=\"_blank\">wrote Jill Scott<\/a>. \u201cThis loss HURTS!! Love to my family that are family to him. I\u2019m so sorry. R.I.P. GENIUS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luminaries from throughout the music world are paying tribute to R&amp;B icon D\u2019Angelo, who died yesterday (Oct. 14) at the age of 51 after battling prostate cancer. The artist had&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[866,6,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dangelo","category-news","category-pushly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5956\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}