MY BOO IS BACK...ONE MO GIN'

The Father of my 8  kids

Moment of silence for this beautiful man.....Yes...Uh Huh...*Sigh*...Ok....As you were....tltltl

This year keeps getting better! After a 12 year hiatus, the future father of my children, D'Angelo is on the cusp of a comeback! YASS!! And he's lost all that weight!! This is such a MAJOR air-punch moment for me!!

I love D'Angelo! That Untitled (How Does It Feel) video changed my life and the lives of millions of other women across the globe. The level of scrumptiousness is unrivalled. To this day!! Whooooooo *fans self* LOL! I'm relieved that he still looks sexy as all hell. I was a tad worried about him; what with all that boozing and cocain-ing (made up word! *Air punch*) as well as all that prostitute soliciting.

About a month ago, D'Angelo sat down with Amy Wallace from GQ for his first interview in years. Loved it! He's definitely in a great space creatively as he gears up for the release of a brand new album and looks like he has drop-kicked those demons that had us all worried.

Some of my favourite tracks from D'Angelo include: 'Lady', 'Brown Sugar', 'Send it On', 'Cruisin', 'Left and Right' and 'Higher'. Definitely staples at my crib.  Straight fiyah!

Excerpts from GQ Interview: 

Why his life turned around

What finally made him see, he says, was the passing of J Dilla, the revered hip-hop producer, on February 10, 2006. They'd just talked on the phone, D'Angelo says, when suddenly, J Dilla was gone at 32 after a long battle with lupus. It was like a blinding light had been switched on. Why did so many black artists die so young? He'd been haunted by this thought for years. Marvin. Jimi. Biggie. "I felt like I was going to be next. I ain't bullshitting. I was scared then," he says, recalling how shame engulfed him, preventing him from attending the funeral. "I was so fucked-up, I couldn't go."

Forces in the industry

"There's forces that are going on that I don't think a lot of motherfuckers that make music today are aware of," he says. "It's deep. I've felt it. I've felt other forces pulling at me." He stubs out his cigarette and leans toward me, taking my hand. "This is a very powerful medium that we are involved in," he says gravely. "I learned at an early age that what we were doing in the choir was just as important as the preacher. It was a ministry in itself. We could stir the pot, you know? The stage is our pulpit, and you can use all of that energy and that music and the lights and the colors and the sound. But you know, you've got to be careful.

That Video
Paul Hunter, the director hired to make the video (Untitled), says his work was misunderstood: "Most people think the 'Untitled' video was about sex, but my direction was completely opposite of that. It was about his grandmother's cooking."  (Um..Okay! LOL) The video may have looked like foreplay, but it was actually about family, Hunter insists—about intimacy. Later, when I tell D'Angelo this, he says, "It's so true: We talked about the Holy Ghost and the church before that take. The veil is the nudity and the sexuality. But what they're really getting is the spirit."

Welcome back boo!! :) Here's a throwback  for all you ladies (and a couple of gents too hehehe) to help us celebrate the return of all that yumminess. You're welcome!

PS - Keep in mind that this vid is about his grandmothers cooking....*SMH* If this is what her cooking looks like, I need to find her *Waves Plate* Tltltltl

VIDEO : D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)

 

 - By SereNgeti

Images and Excerpts -GQ