D'Angelo

Questlove teases mystery D’Angelo vault drop with a cryptic “You’ll see soon”

Questlove, drummer of The Roots and longtime collaborator of D’Angelo, hints at unreleased material from the late artist, stating, “You’ll see soon.” The announcement lingers with ambiguity, offering no specifics around a timeline or format.

The cryptic tease lands just weeks after D’Angelo’s death on October 14, amplifying curiosity and speculation across the music world. No additional context or confirmations surface following Questlove’s statement.

D’Angelo skips the spotlight, drops “Black Messiah” after 14 years in hiding

Once hailed and then vanished into near-myth, D’Angelo resurfaces after fourteen elusive years with Black Messiah—an unhurried, politically-tinged opus crafted in secrecy, far from the noise of industry expectation. Somewhere between late-night jam sessions and whispered studio lock-ins, the man known for Voodoo and equally for his silence reasserts control over his sound and his narrative.

Toying with anonymity, he skirts fame while constructing intricate arrangements with the precision of someone allergic to compromise. His return is less a grand reentry than a slow-burning refusal to disappear quietly.