Irish soul group, Danny G & the Major 7ths' band leader goes deep into what he considers the best musical education received from D'Angelo. He also shares the backstory to their song called Say When Reprise (A tribute to D'Angelo) inspired by a rare interlude originally performed by the music icon.

In part two of this episode, poet Derrick Weston Brown reads an excerpt from his poem The Root, a haibun for D'Angelo and is joined by musician, Nico Bryant and podcaster, Kareem Morales of The Conversation Corner to reflect on how they have redefined masculinity for themselves.

This episode is a spirited conversation about masculinity featuring award winning poet, author and educator Derrick Weston Brown; host of the Conversation Corner podcast, Kareem Morales; and musician and recording artist Nico Bryant, as they relate to the life lessons in the lyrics of D'Angelo's songs.