Ep. 36: D'Angelo-Brown Sugar. The Genesis of Neo Soul


B. Cox and J. Owe look back at D'Angelo's 1995 masterpiece debut Brown Sugar and its impact on "breaking the dam" for the neo soul sub-genre and making a name for himself in an R&B genre badly needing a fresh sound.
Show Notes:
Albumism: D'Angelo's Debut Album "Brown Sugar" Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
https://www.albumism.com/features/dangelo-debut-album-brown-sugar-turns-25-anniversary-retrospective
OkayPlayer: D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar" Laid the Blueprint for the Neo-Soul Movement
https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/dangelo-brown-sugar-album-neo-soul-making.html
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