D'Angelo Ethan Miller/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B icon who helped launch neo soul in the '90s, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 51. "The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life," they said in a statement.