To The Lab From Rehab

D'Angelo is ready for his close-up -- again.


The neo-soul crooner who put many in a tizzy --by simulating a sex act in his music video for the song 'Untitled' (How Does It Feel) -- is staging a comeback.


'BV Newswire' has learned that the Virginia native, legally known as Michael Eugene Archer, is fresh from a stint at the Antigua outpost of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre, where he was drying out from substance abuse.


And he's ready for business.


Angie Stone's "baby's daddy" is in The Big Apple this week collaborating on new tracks with Common and Q-Tip, respectively, for their forthcoming album projects.


The 32-year-old 'Devil's Pie' singer also took meetings with Virgin Records urban music honcho Jermaine Dupri to explore ways to re-ignite his once thriving career. Veteran music executive Gary Harris (with whom he created magic with 1994’s groundbreaking 'Brown Sugar') is said to be working closely with the two-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter.


High powered music industry titan Irving Azoff (Christina Aguilera, Lenny Kravitz, Seal) is also in the mix.


The news of D'Angelo's return to music should be welcome balm to his legion of fans (who helped propel his two studio albums 'Brown Sugar' and 'Voodoo' to platinum sales). His most recent buzz includes run-ins with the law for a 2005 traffic violation and a 2002 charge for assault and resisting arrest.

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Great NEWS if true.

that fool just now gettin' out of rehab!

I hope he gets is life in the good track!

Has he lost any weight? Last pic I saw of him, he looked like "Chunky A".

sinisterpentatonic said:

I thought Clive Davis bought out his contract...

Good news. I'm concerned about Jermaine Dupri's involvement in this but any way that we can get D'Angelo back on the scene, I know I'll be very happy about it.

purplecam said:

hopefully, dilla's involement will balance the scales.

sinisterpentatonic said:

we'll see.

Word to the D!

Um I think you're mistaken. The only Dilla I know associated with D, just passed away on Feb.10. James"J Dilla" Yancey. The best hip hop producer of the last 10-15 years. I hope D is on his way back, but hopefully only working with Jermaine Dupri in an advisor or label capacity. I've never known Dupri to be known as Dilla.

sunlite said:

Dilla is one of the producers D'Angelo was working with while creating his latest album. in fact i remember reading back in 2005 is that one of the reasons Erykah wasn't working on her album is that she was waiting for JAYDEE AKA DILLA to finish working on D's album.

Um you know there's been 7 years since Eugene's last effort, right?

32? hmm the odds of getting a classic out of him are thin but we'll keep our fingers crossed

i always thought he was still really young

jonylawson said:

dag, i'm 33. so i guess that makes me a prune.

oh well, i hope he does well. it would be a shame to wait this long for some crap.

"coma"back indeed.


I'm bringin' comas baaack

uPtoWnNY said:

That's my question, also! My last pleasant memory was of him butt naked in that video with an "Oh my God" body! Seeing him with a big ass gut would sooooo ruin the fantasy! Not hating on the plus size folks but sexiness is what launched his career and it's the only thing that'll get him back afloat.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

That's the long and short of it. And it's sad. The brother could drop the next Talking Book on us but a lot of folks couldn't get past the weight issue.

This smells like bullshit.

namepeace said:

If it's truly the shit, I could get past it, but he'd have to bring it and I mean bring it!

Mong said:

Agreed

brown sugar was 1994!!!-man i am getting old

How long has he been in rehab, 5 years?

sinisterpentatonic said:

Wait a minute!

Wasn't he done with his new long-awaited album. Didn't ?uestlove said that he finished up 12 tracks and had a meeting with the label to let 'em hear it?

Am I missing something?

Not that thrillied about JD's involvment.

Right. From what we heard they had an album supposedly ready at least a year or propably longer ago.

Harlepolis said:

Co-sign
the new project is gonna sound like a tale of TWO "JD's"
Jay Dilla vs Jermaine Dupri. I already don't like the sound of this.
If D'Angelo comes out "snappin' & crunkin' & Hyphin" it's over for me.

sunlite said:

If Dupree is involved, I'm make sure that NOT a single person that I know buys this cd.

I agree with my main man Namepeace. I'm also not bothered by Dupri's reported involvement in D'Angelo's career - I don't think Jermaine Dupri is going to tell D'Angelo how to make music. But he did play a large part in resurrecting a few careers that were headed nowhere. He'll simply guide D'Angelo's marketing and promotional campaigns....at least I hope this is the case.

chuckaducci said:

Word. Besides, I think D'Angelo is strong enough to protect the integrity of his music. If things get really bad, he can just eat JD.


OK, I'm wrong for that.