kenny88 said:

AlexdeParis said:

You're not too good with this "difference of opinion" thing, are you?

Woah, calm down. I was just giving my peace.

Just messin' with you, man. Like I said, I like Kells (well, until TP3).

TylerHippie said:

JoeBala said:

Yes to D'angelo and no to R. Kelly(never was a fan). Like others have said 2 different artist. I too am tired of comparisons. You are going to like what you like and dislike, so what is the point?

I'm not comparing them. I'm asking if D'Angelo would've stayed on a straight path, could he have had the same legacy as Kells?

I'm sorry for confusing you guys.

The thing is D'Angelo's artistic legacy will be bigger than R. Kelly's even with only two albums. They belong to different leagues, in my opinion.

Javi said:

TylerHippie said:

I'm not comparing them. I'm asking if D'Angelo would've stayed on a straight path, could he have had the same legacy as Kells?

I'm sorry for confusing you guys.

The thing is D'Angelo's artistic legacy will be bigger than R. Kelly's even with only two albums. They belong to different leagues, in my opinion.

You can't be serious.

D' Angelo is a forgot artist. Just a memory, no offense.

kenny88 said:

Javi said:

The thing is D'Angelo's artistic legacy will be bigger than R. Kelly's even with only two albums. They belong to different leagues, in my opinion.

You can't be serious.

D' Angelo is a forgot artist. Just a memory, no offense.

It is true. He will have no legacy, sadly.

smoothcriminal12 said:

kenny88 said:

You can't be serious.

D' Angelo is a forgot artist. Just a memory, no offense.

It is true. He will have no legacy, sadly.

Yea, it's sad but I guess he didn't have the strength to continue music or maybe lost the passion for it.

kenny88 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

It is true. He will have no legacy, sadly.

Yea, it's sad but I guess he didn't have the strength to continue music or maybe lost the passion for it.

I'm sad that he didn't continue, but not many artists release two masterpieces, like D'Angelo did. Certainly, not R. Kelly. To me, two brilliant albums are an artistic legacy.

TylerHippie said:

I'm not happy that D'Angelo couldn't maintain himself. Dude could've been bigger than R.Kelly.

He had the talent. The Image. The Substance. Great Songwriter. Father Of Neo-Soul.

All D'Angelo needed was guidance.

This is an interesting thread. I've never put the two of them in the same category as their style and sound are different to me however, being that they were two hot R&B black male artists peaking around the same time, I have to say that D'Angelo could have been bigger than R.Kelly only if he made music that appealled to the rap audience. R. Kelly crossed over from R&B to rap and I think that helped a great deal. Its not enough to have only the women or only the men dig your music.

R.Kelly is a panty freak

D'Angelo gettin busted with prostitutes

On second thought, both these mofos suck elephant ass.

Javi said:

kenny88 said:

Yea, it's sad but I guess he didn't have the strength to continue music or maybe lost the passion for it.

I'm sad that he didn't continue, but not many artists release two masterpieces, like D'Angelo did. Certainly, not R. Kelly. To me, two brilliant albums are an artistic legacy.

Two masterpieces? You mean one - Voodoo. R. Kelly has released more than two masterpieces and his impact on R&B is really undeniable but again, D'Angelo is a forgot artist and will only be remembered for his impact on the 'neo-soul' movement for only 5 years. He doesn't have an artistic legacy with just 2 albums under his belt.

HotGritz said:

R.Kelly is a panty freak

D'Angelo gettin busted with prostitutes

On second thought, both these mofos suck elephant ass.

Wow

Musicslave said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Who's the chick?

Cheryl Cole!

Like Brittain's most beloved pop star!

TylerHippie said:

I'm not happy that D'Angelo couldn't maintain himself. Dude could've been bigger than R.Kelly.

He had the talent. The Image. The Substance. Great Songwriter. Father Of Neo-Soul.

All D'Angelo needed was guidance.

I saw D'Angelo in concert once - way back when - I believe it was right after Voodoo was released. So he had the "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo" music to sing. In my opinion both those cd's were a combination of "neo-soul" and funk.

However, I don't know what type of performance he put on. For real. I think he may have been marketed wrong. I believe he wanted to be a Prince type artist and do all types of music. Instead he was put in this box that he couldn't get out of.

We were all like "huh"? We expected only soul/funk and we got some of everything....which is cool when Prince does it. But it was sooo unexpected based on D'Angelo's two cd's that he didn't get the type of love he probably deserved from the audience.

I say all of that to just say I believe D'Angelo could've achieved more, but he should not be compared to R.Kelly. If he had continued to make music it would've probably been more comparable to what Prince does than what R.Kelly does.

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Both great in their own right. Weak thread.

Both are talented troubled souls, that have had to fight there inner demons for years...

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D'angelo & Questlove in the studio making his latest masterpiece.......

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I'm sure his head was

I agree, he could've been bigger than him and a lot of other people.

He just fucked up or choked or something. *shakes head sadly*

HotGritz said:

R.Kelly is a panty freak

D'Angelo gettin busted with prostitutes

On second thought, both these mofos suck elephant ass.

Has D'angelo lost the weight? Glad he's working on something new.

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could have

should have

didnt

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Nick715 said:

In related news, D'Angelo's 3rd album is currently scheduled for late 2011 or early 2012.

2013......0r 2014............or 2015..........or 2030

Depends on how u look at it.

I'd take D's 2 released projects over RKelly's entire career output.