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