This season four episode of The Jamie Foxx Show paid homage to neo-soul legend D'Angelo

Nineties shows did an impeccable job of paying homage to Black visionaries and innovators. The Jamie Foxx Show, for example, is one of them, as Jamie King (played by Foxx) turned into his own version of R&B/ neo-soul singer D'Angelo at the end of a season four episode.

"Hot Coco on a Cold Night," the eighteenth episode of the sitcom, saw Jamie and Fancy (Garcelle Beauvais) adopt different personas to spice up their relationship. At the beginning, Fancy is visibly tired while Jamie hopes they'll spend more time together. She falls asleep and feels bad, so the next day she sends her boyfriend flowers at work, with the card saying they're from "Coco."

Jamie is confused because he doesn't know anyone with that name, not piecing together that Fancy was Coco until he went to her apartment, which had been turned into a tropical paradise. Coco was Fancy's island girl persona, something she took on as a one-time thing to make up for falling asleep on Jamie. However, Jamie takes things too far and often wants to be wined and dined by the persona.

At the end, he apologizes to Fancy and recreates D'Angelo's popular music video for his single, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," lip-synching the words. It was a humorous moment for the audience, but it showed just how authentic and influential D'Angelo truly was. He wasn't loud and forceful like other stars of the decade, often allowing his music to do the talking.

The Grammy Award winner died on October 14, 2025, after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. It's scenes like this that will help continue his legacy. Although he wasn't in the episode, you could hear his passion for music in the song.