Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo has died, according to multiple reports.
He was 51.
TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
His death sent shockwaves through the music world.
“I told you a long time ago,” singer Jill Scott wrote on X. “You ain’t gon understand everyting & everything ain’t meant 4 U, nor I, to understand. I never met D’Angelo but I love him, respect him, admire his gift. This loss HURTS!! Love to my family that are family to him. I’m so sorry. R.I.P. GENIUS.”
“Such a sad loss to the passing of D’angelo,” DJ Premier wrote on X. “We have so many great times. Gonna miss you so much. Sleep Peacefully D. Love you KING.”
“R.I.P. ICON D’Angelo,” Flavor Flav wrote.
TMZ cited “sources connected to his family” as well as his former manager Kedar Massenberg in reporting his death.
The outlet said he is survived by two sons and a daughter. Adding to their pain, fellow R&B legend Angie Stone, who died in a car crash this year, was the mother of his first son.
The singer’s death comes just months after he pulled out of the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia at the last minute citing health issues.
“It is with the deepest of regrets that (I) must cancel my performance at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia next weekend,” the 51-year-old wrote on Instagram at the time. “But, due to an unforeseen medical delay regarding surgery (I) had earlier this year, (I’ve) been advised by my team of specialists that the performance this weekend could further complicate matters.”
The Roots Picnic shared his post and wrote, “We’re sending love and keeping him in our thoughts as he continues to heal!”
D’Angelo was a four-time Grammy winner. He rose to fame in the early in the mid-1990s with his hit “Brown Sugar.”
His Grammy wins came for Best R&B album for “Voodoo” in 2001 and “Black Messiah” in 2016. He also won Best R&B Song in 2016 for “Really Love” and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “Untitled (How Does It Feel).”
TMZ noted that Raphael Saadiq said last year that the singer was working on a new album and that he seemed “super excited” about the project.
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