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By the age of 18, D'Angelo was a three-time Amateur Night at the Apollo winner. He established himself as a spectacular new solo talent at the age of 21 with the 1995 release of his debut album, Brown Sugar, carrying classic soul's torch into new musical ground as an innovative songwriter and vocalist.

Brown Sugar's double platinum success was followed by 2000's Voodoo, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Rap Albums charts. Written and produced by D'Angelo and recorded live with no overdubs, the album won the year's GRAMMY Award for Best R&B Album, and D'Angelo also won a GRAMMY for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for 'Untitled (How Does It Feel).'