How Does It Feel: The Sexiest Music Videos Since D'Angelo's 'Untitled'

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At the start of the new millennium, many people had questions about how the future would turn out and where mankind was headed. Technology was reaching new heights and some people even questioned how long humans had left on the planet.

However, D’Angelo seemed to only have a few things on his mind. Love, spirituality and sex.

His album Voodoo was released on January 25, 2000, and it was instantly praised as a milestone in soul music. With songs like “The Line”, D’Angelo spoke about universal feelings of self doubt. With “One Mo’Gin”, he captured the feeling of seeing an old flame for the first time in years.

But D’Angelo’s most memorable moment during the Voodoo era was probably his iconic and overwhelmingly erotic music video for the song “Untitled (How Does It Feel)”. With one shot and one location, D’Angelo probably made one of the sexiest videos of all time and its impact is still felt today. Although D’Angelo eventually had a negative response to his newfound sex appeal, audiences still celebrate the pure eroticism and sexual tension the video conjures up.

Not too many music videos have captured such heat since “Untitled” was released twenty years ago, but folks certainly succeeded in the sex appeal department. Hit the flip for some of the sexiest music videos by men and women that definitely brought the steam worthy of an “Untitled” music video.

“Paradise” by LL Cool J (2002)

By this point, LL Cool J was already a certified sex symbol with songs like “Doin’ It”, “I Need Love” and “Bad”. But the waterfall visuals in “Paradise” set things in stone.

“Dip It Low” by Christina Milian (2003)

Lingerie and oil? It was a done deal.

“Touch” by Omarion (2005)

It’s something about the pursuit that screams eroticism. Omarion made this unequivocally clear.

“Promise” by Ciara (2006)

God bless the mic.

“Ride” by Ciara (2010)

What can we say…when it comes to Ciara and sex appeal, she has it on lock.

“Neighbors Know My Name” by Trey Songz (2010)

Everything built up to that kiss at the end. Pure foreplay.

“‘Til The End Of Time” by Timothy Bloom and V (2011)

Black love is alive and well.

“Motivation” by Kelly Rowland (2011)

Ms. Kelly Rowland was two scenes away from filming a sex party. Plain and simple.

“Partition” by Beyoncé (2013)

Leave it to Beyoncé to give you ideas about role-play and putting on a show for bae.

“Rocket” by Beyoncé (2013)

D’Angelo’s influence is clear and present, even in the 2010s.

“Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj (2014)

The list isn’t complete without a twerk classic.

“Fade” by Kanye West (2016)

Teyana Taylor was already a great artist before this music video. But after her sensual workout on camera, nothing was the same.

Morning by Teyana Taylor and Kehlani (2019)

At the end of the decade, Ms. Taylor is still giving us steamy music videos to get us in the mood.