Fans, friends and talents of the music world paid tribute to D’Angelo Tuesday upon news of his death.
Among them was Lauryn Hill, who shared a brilliant and tender remembrance of her friend and collaborator.
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter born Michael Eugene Archer, died from pancreatic cancer. He was 51.
“People need reflection,” Hill began in her Instagram post Tuesday night. “I regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God.
“You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and even intimidated others to action with your genius,” said Hill, 50, who grew up in South Orange. “Thank you for being a beacon of light to a generation and beyond who had no remembrance of the legacy that preceded us. Thank you for charting the course and for making space during a time when no similar space really existed. You imaged a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other.”
Hill, who shared various photos of D’Angelo in her post, included one they took together.
D’Angelo is featured on the song “Nothing Even Matters” from Hill’s 1998 debut solo album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” which won the Grammys for album of the year and best R&B album. The song was nominated for the Grammy for best R&B performance by a duo or group.
D’Angelo is a four-time Grammy winner, having won best R&B album for “Voodoo” (2000) and best male R&B vocal performance for his hit song “Untitled (How Does It Feel).” He later won best R&B album a second time for “Black Messiah,” his 2014 album with his band The Vanguard, and best R&B song for “Really Love.”
“It is my earnest prayer that you are in peace, far away from selfishness, fear and/or controlling interests,” Hill continued in her remembrance of D’Angelo. “Far from possessiveness, far from greed, far from manipulation, far from exploitation, far from intentionally designed chaos and that you Brother are in peace, in bliss and in eternal light and fulfillment with our Father in heaven. I Love you and I miss you. May God grant peace and shelter to your family, true friends and genuine appreciators, Brother, King.”
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