OffStereo

D'Angelo

OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. D'Angelo runs through 5 of them, 1 that take them as the subject and 4 more where they surface inside someone else's story. They appear most often alongside Erykah Badu, Common and J Dilla.

5 shows 1 about them 10 tracks 11 related artists

Shows about D'Angelo

How did D'Angelo shape Questlove's drum

D'Angelo's Voodoo sessions teach Questlove the deep, laid-back drum pocket that defines his "drunk drumming" for The Roots and the Soulquarians.

Featuring Feel Like Makin' Love · Untitled (How Does It Feel) · Spanish Joint

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 1 plays

Shows where D'Angelo appears

Dilla Time: Off The Grid

J Dilla's off-grid timing and "uncanny" sample chops on "Workinonit" redefine hip-hop's swing, building on Pete Rock's legacy to shape neo-soul and producers like Madlib.

1 of 8 tracks — Feel Like Makin' Love

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 7 plays

Soulquarians: Electric Lady's Echoes

The Soulquarians collective, with J Dilla's beats and D'Angelo's Voodoo at Electric Lady, redefines late-90s hip hop and R&B, influencing JAY-Z's "U Don't Know."

2 of 7 tracks — Untitled (How Does It Feel) · Brown Sugar

9 chapters · 7 tracks · 1 plays

Project Pat's musical family tree

Project Pat's deep roots in Memphis rap extend through Three 6 Mafia, his brother Juicy J, and collaborators like Gangsta Boo and Lord Infamous, defining a sound that shaped the South.

1 of 8 tracks — Feel Like Makin' Love

10 chapters · 8 tracks · 1 plays

What did the producer mean when he said

The intentional lag of drums behind the beat, from James Gadson's funk to J Dilla's "drunk" grooves, shapes neo-soul's hypnotic pulse and hip-hop's golden era.

1 of 8 tracks — Feel Like Makin' Love

10 chapters · 8 tracks

Related artists

Erykah Badu3 Common2 J Dilla1 Pete Rock & CL Smooth1 Madvillain1 JAŸ-Z1 Jay Dee1 Bill Withers1 A Tribe Called Quest1 Lord Infamous1 Three 6 Mafia1