Devil's Pie

"Devil's Pie"
Single by D'Angelo
from the album Voodoo and Belly (soundtrack)
B-side"Devil's Pie (Raw A Capella)"
ReleasedOctober 31, 1998
Recorded1998
StudioElectric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre
LabelVirgin (SPRO-10019)
Songwriter(s)Christopher Martin and D'Angelo
Producer(s)D'Angelo, DJ Premier
D'Angelo singles chronology
"She's Always In My Hair"
(1997)
"Devil's Pie"
(1998)
"Left & Right"
(1999)

"Devil's Pie" is a song by American R&B and neo soul musician D'Angelo, released October 31, 1998, on Virgin Records. It was issued as a promotional single for his second studio album, 2000's Voodoo. The song was composed by D'Angelo and hip hop producer DJ Premier of the group Gang Starr. "Devil's Pie" served as a departure for D'Angelo from the urban contemporary style of his previous commercially successful singles to the more experimental, "jam"-like sound that is predominant on Voodoo, as well as the use of sampling in his music. The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Belly. DJ Premier originally made the track for Canibus but later offered it to D'Angelo after Canibus rejected the song.[2]

  1. ^ Sacher, Andrew. "30 essential psychedelic soul songs". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "DJ Premier Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records". Complex Networks.