Eric Bellinger Says D’Angelo Was Definition of ‘Avenue Soul’

Eric Bellinger is remembering D’Angelo … he says the voice, swag, vibe, way of life and music embodied the definition of “avenue soul.”

We acquired Eric at LAX on Tuesday and our photog requested him about D’Angelo’s tragic loss of life, which shook the music world earlier within the day.

Eric says D’Angelo was a pioneer in music and he actually appeared as much as the man … Eric even sampled D’Angelo’s “Girl” on his music “Curious” with Fabolous and Cordae.

As we reported … D’Angelo died from pancreatic most cancers.

Eric tells us how D’Angelo continues to be influencing musicians lengthy after his heyday and he even sings us just a little little bit of “Nothing Even Issues.”