now i'm not even a huge fan of this guy,
but let's face it...



--did anybody expect mariah carey to drop the best album of her career in 2005?

--did anybody expect tina turner to turn her career around in 1984?

--did anybody expect little stevie wonder to be anything more than a one hit wonder?

--did anybody expect smokey robinson to have a little revival in the 80s?

--and even though his success seems inevitable now, did anybody expect MJ to make it post motown? did anybody expect him to make it as a solo artist?





now i realize that none of these metaphors are perfect.
i mean... the music industry has changed over completely nowadays.
and we can argue all day about where d'angelo fits talent wise among the
artists i put on that list up there.

but my point still sort of stands...
nobody can really predict who's comeback is going to work
and who's comeback is going to flop.



and even if there is no chance of d'angelo scoring a number one pop single,
or even a number one r&b single...

let's not write off his ability to create a brilliant album.
i mean, al green just recently did it. and who was really expecting that?

(again, it's not a perfect metaphor, but what is?)




hell, for all we know, in the year 2015, lauryn hill could get her shit together,
appear on a few tracks singing some r&b hits,
and then convince questlove to produce a classic soul album for her.

i mean, stranger things have happened.

elvis had a little comeback in vegas.






i guess my point is...
maybe we should just wait and see.


i'm rooting for him.