Editing D'Angelo (section)

==Artistry and influences==
In a 1995 interview, he discussed the influence that musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] had on his approach to recording his debut album, stating "I was one of those guys who read the album credits and I realized that Prince was a true artist. He wrote, produced, and performed, and that's the way I wanted to do it."<ref name="cm"/> According to D'Angelo, the hip hop influence present on the album "came from the [[Native Tongues]] movement – [[A Tribe Called Quest|Tribe Called Quest]], [[Gang Starr]] and [[Main Source]]."<ref name="Farber">{{cite news|last=Farber|first=Jim|title=Body & Soul: Sexy D'Angelo practices a little 'Voodoo' and spins a hit|date=January 23, 2000|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York}}</ref> In a February 1999 interview with music journalist [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]], D'Angelo discussed his original inspirations to produce music, stating "The sound and feel of my music are going to be affected by what motivates me to do it".<ref name=allears/> On his visit to [[South Carolina]], D'Angelo stated that he "went through this tunnel, through [[Gospel music|gospel]], [[blues]], and a lot of old [[Soul music|soul]], old [[James Brown]], early, early [[Sly and the Family Stone]], and a lot of [[Jimi Hendrix]]", and "I learned a lot about music, myself, and where I want to go musically".<ref name="allears" /> In the same interview, he cited the deaths of rappers [[Tupac Shakur]] and [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] as having a great effect on him during the period.<ref name="allears">Touré. "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_2_29/ai_53747396?tag=untagged D'Angelo: All Ears]". ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'': February 1999.</ref> During the production of his second studio album D'Angelo recorded numerous hours of unreleased, original material, as well as covers of his influencers' material.<ref name="Touré" /> Collectively referred to by D'Angelo as "[[yoda]]",<ref name="Believer">Touré. [http://www.believermag.com/issues/200308/?read=interview_thompson Interview with Ahmir Thompson]. ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]''. Retrieved November 1, 2008.</ref> these influencers included soul artist [[Al Green]], [[funk]] artist [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], and [[Afrobeat]] artist [[Fela Kuti]].<ref name="Touré">Touré (May 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20040916050026/http://www.toure.com/CONTENT/ARTICLES/dangelo.htm Untitled Document: D'Angelo, May 2000]. ''Rolling Stone''. Archived from [http://www.toure.com/CONTENT/ARTICLES/dangelo.htm the original] on April 2, 2011.</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked D'Angelo at number 75 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/dangelo-6-1234643081/|access-date=July 6, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>