Stream D’Angelo’s New Album Black Messiah, His First in 14 Years

December 15, 2014

After unveiling his first single in 15 years with “Sugah Daddy,” crooner D’Angelo kicks into full Santa gear with a surprise full-album stream of the long-awaited follow-up to 2000’s Voodoo. Listen to Black Messiah in full below, and order it on iTunes.

Guests on the album include Q-Tip and Kendra Foster (Funkadelic), Questlove, bassist Pino Palladino, drummer James Gadson and more. Read the following introduction, wherein D’Angelo discusses the decision to name the album Black Messiah, and why it’s particularly relevant now.

Stream the entire album via Spotify below:

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