There was quite a buzz in my circle, which consisted of musicians, so it's a bit different than being a normal person. They were raving about him, I don't think I ever really heard more than a few of his songs. I never liked the music of that era. "Neo-Soul" what was wrong with the old soul? It didn't need to be overpolished, overproduced and totally image oriented. That's not just him, that was just one branch of an industry that didn't offer much.
Again, the fact that he talked shit about Prince, a guy who was supposed to be his hero, at a time when he was just really getting his feet wet did piss the Prince fans off and I for one, stated that the game wasn't that easy for anyone. Then, D'angelo has some sort of breakdowns or personal problems, Prince did more albums in his first five years than D'angelo did in his entire career.
