Soul legend and ‘Brown Sugar’ singer D’Angelo dead at 51

Soul legend D’Angelo has died after privately battling pancreatic cancer. He was 51.

The “Brown Sugar” crooner — born Michael Eugene Archer — had been undergoing “treatment for several months” when he passed away in New York City on Tuesday, sources told TMZ on Tuesday.

His family confirmed the news to Variety with a statement that read, “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life.”

D’Angelo’s family stated that the hitmaker’s death came “after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer.”

“We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind,” they added.

The “Lady” singer’s family requested privacy, but invited fans to join them in mourning and “celebrating the gift of song that he has left for the world.”

DJ Premier — who famously collaborated with the Grammy winner on the 1998 song “Devil’s Pie” — also mourned his death via X, writing, “Such a sad loss to the passing of D’Angelo. We have so many great times.”

“Gonna miss you so much. Sleep Peacefully D’ Love You KING,” he added.

Coincidentally, D’Angelo’s ex-girlfriend from the 1990s, Angie Stone, also died in March following a traffic collision at the age of 63.

The duo dated for four years and shared a 27-year-old son, Michael Archer.

D’Angelo was also the father of a daughter, Imani Archer.

The rising musician took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo of herself and the patriarch playing the guitar, accompanied by three red heart emojis.

D’Angelo — who was born in Richmond, Va. — fueled his passion for music at the young age of 3 when he learned how to play the piano.

Throughout the “Lady” singer’s adolescence, he performed with local groups before rising to fame in 1995 when he released his “Brown Sugar” debut album.

He released his second album, “Voodoo,” in 2000, and took home his first Grammy for the best R&B album and best male R&B performance for his “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” track at the 43rd Grammy Awards.

In 2014, D’Angelo released his third and final album, “Black Messiah,” which also earned him a Grammy for best R&B album at the 58th annual awards ceremony.

That same year, the “Send It On” singer also took home best R&B song for the album’s track “Really Love.”

Leading up to his death, D’Angelo was allegedly working on his fourth studio album, according to songwriter Raphael Saadiq, who often collaborated with the late musician, including on the 2002 track “Be Here.”

“D’s in a good space right now,” Saadiq said on the “Rolling Stone Music Now” podcast last year, per Us Weekly. “I talked to him a couple times. He’s excited.”

The “Ask of You” crooner shared that D’Angelo was trying to convince the fellow hitmaker to join him on a few tracks.