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𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐚 ★ @mjfinesselover.bsky.social · 15h

1995 — D’Angelo, Brown Sugar
1996 — Maxwell, Urban Hang Suite
1997 — Erykah Badu, Baduizm
1998 — Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Four years. Four timeless albums.
Neo Soul wasn’t just a genre — it was a revolution

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 22h

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 23h

Someone made a complete discography for D’Angelo in chronological order. So complete it has edited versions when available.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/2YR...

Tidal: tidal.com/playlist/116...

Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Spotify – Web Player

open.spotify.com

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Arif "Felonious Munk" Shahid @feloniousmunk.blacksky.app · 1d

3 classic albums. No skips. Love songs. Liberation songs. Sensual songs. Fun songs. Black ass music. 51 is too young. D'Angelo can't be gone.

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open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 23h

rest in peace D'Angelo. god what a loss

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Cybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 23h

I think I already live life to the fullest... but damn this D'Angelo news.

If you / I are living at 95%, do that other 5%.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 23h

D’Angelo has been the soundtrack to the last 30 years of my life.

We listen to his music every week, if not near daily, in my home.

Gratitude doesn’t begin to encompass what his music has meant to me. I’m devastated this morning.

youtu.be/MTAnBM0ZdVI?...

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Another Life (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 2d

Lord, please stop giving me your hardest battles.

Matt Barrows @mattbarrows.bsky.social · 2d

49ers star linebacker Fred Warner carted off, ruled out with ankle injury
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

Congrats!

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

I absolutely despise what supporting this team has done to my mental health over the past 17 seasons.

The Quakes are absolutely going to miss the playoffs in stoppage time next Saturday from an Austin equalizer and the Caps conceding a draw to FC Dallas.

It is written in the stars.

Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 3d

Best Decision Day storyline is obviously the race for the West Wild card slots:

8. Dallas, 41 pts (at Vancouver)
9. RSL, 40 pts (at St. Louis)
10. Colorado, 40 pts (vs LAFC)
11. San Jose, 38 pts (vs Austin)

The Quakes somehow, some way, still have a path. Ridiculous.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

If you look up the interview with the director of Monster Hunter Wilds, you have your answer as to why it won’t be $100 for the Standard Edition.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

It looks like my Zoom call theory conversations have broken containment?

IGN @ign.com · 3d

It is one of the most debated unanswered questions in all video games: how much will Grand Theft Auto 6 cost? Amid the speculation, new research has suggested that a $100 price point would actually earn Rockstar less money than if went for the “sweet spot” of $70.

How Much Will GTA 6 Cost? New Research Claims $100 Price Point 'Would Actually Leave Money on The Table'

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

I didn’t change my account banner or anything

Danny Bowes @dannybowes.bsky.social · 3d

The opening of A BETTER TOMORROW makes counterfeiting money look like the coolest thing in the universe.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

The slimiest middle finger.

So grand.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

Credits rolling.

I fucking loved it.

Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

Oh, this is just as body horror as I thought it’d be, even if it took a different GPS route to get there.

Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

Watching The Substance and so far, I don’t see how you can watch this and not think that it’s a French film with American actors.

The uncomfortable close ups.

The rapid-paced editing. Yeah…

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

Oh, this is just as body horror as I thought it’d be, even if it took a different GPS route to get there.

Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

Watching The Substance and so far, I don’t see how you can watch this and not think that it’s a French film with American actors.

The uncomfortable close ups.

The rapid-paced editing. Yeah…

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 3d

Watching The Substance and so far, I don’t see how you can watch this and not think that it’s a French film with American actors.

The uncomfortable close ups.

The rapid-paced editing. Yeah…