D'Angelos Debüt 'Brown Sugar' (1995) trug ihn 1996 als Begründer des Neo-Soul durch die Charts. 1996 war das Jahr seiner internationalen Anerkennung und Grammy-Nominierungen. Sein organischer Soul-Sound stand im Kontrast zum glatten Mainstream-R&B.
Michael Eugene Archer, better known by his stage name D'Angelo, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Widely regarded as a pioneer of the neo-soul movement, Billboard named him one of the greatest R&B artists, while Rolling Stone ranked him as one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2025, he was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
