What should you NOT DO when you're exceptionally talented(D'angelo):

POSE NAKED AND ISOLATE YOUR MALE AUDIENCE.

I'm writing this blog out of frustration.

I was watching the video for Brown Sugar (Directed by Brett Ratner who did the Rush Hour movies) And I'm just in wow, the video is so well directed. And you look at D'angelo, you could tell that he's a cooooool ass motherfucker. Brown Sugar is the epitome of a timeless album from start to finish every track is a gem. I watch the videos from this album and I think to myself "Why in god's name would he try to switch up his image that worked so well for him"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_EfpGAH4o

Well then, a couple years later he drops Voodoo. Another classic album easily on the near perfect scale. With all the hype that surrounded this album I really DO NOT think he needed to pose naked. I mean, isn't that what your supposed to do when your sales goes DOWN?! By doing so, he totally isolated much of his male fanbase. Now when most man think about him after having his name brought up they think "Hey isn't that the guy that posed naked in his video and album cover, what a ________"(be creative)

What I'm trying to get at is that people cannot see past the idea that he posed naked, no matter how AMAZING his music is. You don't know how many times I've played some of his stuff, asked someone if they liked it and get positive responses and then when I tell them it's D'angelo the expression on their faces just change as if they accidently just admitted that they were gay. It's like AHA I GOT YOU! I GOT YOU!

The moral of the story is if you are a male, DO. NOT. POSE. NAKED.