D’Angelo’s son has remade one of the neo-soul singer’s classic songs.
Swayvo Twain, whose real name is Michael Archer Jr., posted a video on Instagram this week showcasing his remix of his father’s song “Shit, Damn, Motherfucker,” from his 1995 debut album Brown Sugar.
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Where D’Angelo’s original oozes with funky ’90s R&B grooves, his son’s version — simply titled “S.D.M.” — puts a modern spin on things with trap drums, booming 808s and lyrics like: “I feel like I’m the shit, damn/ And this muthafucka lit.”
In his caption, Twain asked his followers which version they like best, writing: “WHICH ONE YAL ROCKING WITH THE MOST AND WHY? COMMENT YOUR ANSWER BELOW.”
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Swayvo Twain, whose mother is R&B singer Angie Stone, has been trying to establish a music career of his own for some time now. He most recently dropped off a new song called “TwainFlow” last November, and in an interview with Rolling Out spoke about revamping his father’s Brown Sugar track.
“I kinda was trying to take the fact of it being my dad out of the equation, and just really take what I got given to me and make something out of it, and I know I wanted to flip it,” he said. “The baseline is crazy so I wanted to flip it to a club anthem.”
He added: “I took a classic and made something new so I definitely want people to see my musical mind.”
As for Swayvo’s father, D’Angelo has celebrated two major milestones in 2023 so far. January 25 marked the 23rd anniversary of his critically acclaimed sophomore LP Voodoo, before he celebrated his 49th birthday this past Saturday (February 11).
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Next December will mark 10 years since the crooner’s last album — 2014’s Black Messiah — although he told DJ D-Nice in 2021 that his fourth album is still on the way.
