: EDITOR'S UPDATE - It turns out that 1990s singer D'Angelo is NOT signed to Bad Boy. Apparently our snitch got it wrong - it was DeAngelo Redman - former Making The Band contestant that was signed.
It's sad about this dude. I remember his days back in Richmond, Virginia. Even when first debuted as an artist, I knew his career would be short-live because he had a really bad smoking habit. You can totally hear it in his vocals.
Angie's new book is based on her and his relationship too, which I can't WAIT to read! She talks about everything from him being formerly overweight and had low self-esteem. I don't think he's gonna last in Diddy's camp either. He has a very weak spirit.
HELL I HOPE HE LOST THAT WEIGHT AND GOT OFF THAT CRACK OR WE WILL SEE ANOTHER AMY WHINEHOUSE! SAD SAD! AND FOR PUFFY MAN HE REALLY TRYIN TO MAKE HIM SOME MONEY! AND DEANGELO MUST BE REALLY DESPERATE CAUSE IF HE SELLS OR NOT HE WILL NOT BE THERE LONG! WHO IS WIT BAD BOY LONG? GOOD LUCK TO DEANGELO AND GOOD LUCK TO PUFFY TOO WIT THIS CRACK HEAD! MAN I USE TO LOVE ME SOME DEANGELO TOO! BRING IT DEANGELO YOUR FANS MISS YA!
I guess that is something nice to add to your resume:
"Oh yea I was sign to Bad Boy like millions of other artist then I got drop ya know because Diddy was not happy".....
Diddy done sign everybody on his label has-beens wannabees, unprofessionals, no clue, all types damn he working a damn ...
Change that name to "Bad Boy Circus Are Us" FORMERLY KNOWN AS BAD BOY!...ROFLMAO!
Signed with Bad Boy? Damn!! I like DeAngelo, but it's all down hill from here! You know Diddy's going to fu-ck up the album because he wants to be on every other song. Then the stage show will be shyt because Diddy will want to share the stage. I hope I'm wrong, but Diddy might have De smoking crack again in a couple of years. R&B is Diddy's strength in my opinion, so the music should be aiight. But sometime Diddy's showmanship fu-cks up the product.
Diddy ain't goin make him a star again!
Diddy don't know how to manage no one but himself!
Whatever happened to Da Band? That little white dude that didn't make it in Day 26?...DONNIE? Day 26? Danity Kane?
His most recent artist haven't been worth a POT TO PISS IN NOR A WINDOW TO THROW IT OUT OF!!!
I don't hear much music by his artist in this area! (DC area)
Give the man a chance y'all. I agree that BAD BOY is the WRONG damn place for him. He is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to smooth for Diddy. Met "D" when I lived in Richmond... Really cool ass man. He was a chunky chunky, but that did not diminish that voice not one bit. He built that body up at American Family Fitness on Midlothian TP (or what I like to call the never ending street) I know he can do it again. I BELIVE IN YOU "D"............
D'Angelo ain't been nowhere...he's in DC all the time. And to agree with WANNAJUZCHILL...that's one down to earth, ultra-talented "cat".
Puffy might do some shady [EXPLETIVE]...but that brother can roll out some hits. I can't see WHY D would need to roll with Puff, but Keisha said he made her PUT IN WORK...the finished product was well worth it.
He's actually a quiet dude and hates the spotlight so I am a little confused to why he would do this. Especially since working for Bad Boy kills careers. They are going to expect a lot from him and god knows he wont get promoted properly. This is short lived. DeAngelo will never allow cameras to follow him. He hated that video where he was naked. He said he felt out of character and hated the attention. Record label pushed it on him
I LOVE D'angelo. Like seriously, stalker-type love. Like I want to make the three hour drive down to Richmond and hide in his bushes LOVE. There aren't a lot of true musicians left, so we need him back making music. He needs to get well and then get back in the studio. I only hope that Puffy doesn't screw him over like all his other acts.
SystemVII, you're right. I think that's what drove him from the music industry. He didn't like being considered a "sex symbol" and just wanted to make music. Also explains why he catapulted so far out of control and fell into drugs. That's the problem. The true musical geniuses and artists aren't in it for the fame, they do it for the love and find it hard to cope with stardom. I still wish him the best and hope that he can find some inner peace.
I hope Diddy dont fcuk this up like he do everything else...Where is Carl Thomas??? Let's see if Diddy has enough sense to nurture real talent. His track record hasnt been up to par...he let Mary go, didnt fully explore Faith Evans & 112 singing ability. Cheri Dennis is Missing in Action...
He is all about dance tracks and staying hip hop so LET'S SEE if he fcuks this up like he has done NUMEROUS TIMES in the past with his R&B artists!!!!
MTO is on some BS.
D'Angelo has signed with Clive Davis' J Records label. He is too unique an artist to let Diddy get his paws on his music.
Secondly, I don't blame the guy for being nervous about returning to the spotlight. Look at all the people here who would rather look at his body than listen to his music. I suspect that has a lot to do with why bruh is taking so long to come out with the album. He has to deal with all you shallow, image-concious [EXPLETIVE].
LMAO! Diddy picking up straps from the highway. But yeah, i used to love me some Deangelo. his concerts were the shyt.he was a chocloate Prince on stage. mmmmmmmmmmmm. Diddy's azz might be on to something. Does he have that six pack back yet. I need picccccctures! But him on Making the Band for us Diddy Puffy, Sean Jean..boo. lol !
Friday, December 05, 2008 D'Angelo is not a Bad Boy.
Despite what one gossip site is reporting, D'angelo is not signed to Bad Boy Records. According to a press release from his camp, the singer is still working on his third album in a Hollywood studio, which scheduled for a Spring 2009 release on RCA Records. Posted by Craig Belcher at Friday, December 05, 2008
WhooHoo Google Him or if you can, click on the link below to see how he looks now! Beware!! LOL
************ oooh my. i saw it. not quite D. although he is at least neatly dressed, i need bout 50 more lbs off of him if this is current. darn...are you sure? THis might be old. Looks like he was headed to court or something . I'm sorry, I just love the old D'angelo. Look at his my space page below...I guess he is lying with the pics on his my space then? the last log on was today. shouldn't someone post current photos?? I hope the my space page pictures are current ones? yumm! [link to external website removed]
This sounds like some Diddy Phucker to me....A reality show. Diddy is going to do as he's done with all his wack azz Bad Boy Artist, pimp their azz out on t.v.! Hasn't anyone learned that these reality t.v. shows not only phucks up your marriage/relationships...it's bad for your movie/music career too!!!
I can see that ish now....trying to make him lose weight like Fat azz Mike from Day 26.....running him through the mill of phuckery and then......((((((SILENCE)))))))......No album....or even worse....a wack azz album!!!! Like he did with Janelle Monae (who is talented as hell)....Young Jeezy got the hell outa of Bad Boy South (when he left the group boyz in da hood) and signed with Def Jam!!!!
TO WORDS TO DE ANGELO......RUN NICCA!!!
CAN ANY OF YOU DUMB A$$ POSTERS READ?????? YOU ALL CAN'T BE PINHEADS, I KNOW. THE HEADLINE CLEARLY SAYS "NOT DEANGELO FROM THE 90'S". DEANGELO REDMAN FROM MAKING THE BAND! OPEN THE F^KKIN EYES PEOPLE. NOW THIS IS A DAMN SHAME!!!!!! FRED, YOU GOT A BUNCH OF LIVE ONES FOLLOWING YOU. MAKE'EM ALL TALL GLASSES OF KOOL-ADE AND WATCH'EM DRINK. PINHEADS....