Washington DC, Oct. 14 -- Neo-soul legend and "Brown Sugar' hitmaker D'Angelo has died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a source confirmed. He was 51, reported People.

TMZ also reported that D'Angelo, born Michael Eugene Archer, had died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. "He was in hospice for two weeks but had been in the hospital for months," the source told People of the star's pancreatic cancer battle.

D'Angelo, best known for hits such as "Brown Sugar" and "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," was celebrated for his soulful voice and genre-defining contributions to contemporary R&B.

DJ Premier, who collaborated with him on the 1998 track Devil's Pie, expressed grief on X, writing, "Such a sad loss to the passing...