Angie Stone

Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an African-American R&B, hip hop, and neo soul musician and actress. Stone's music possesses a clear old school soul music influence, and her singing vocals recall those of Aretha Franklin.

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1961 - Columbia, South Carolina - African-American - R&B - Hip hop - Neo soul - Musician - Actress - Soul music - Aretha Franklin

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In the early 1980s, Stone was a member of The Sequence, the first major female hip hop group. They had a hit in 1980 with "Funk You Up." Towards the end of the decade, she was part of hip-hop/R&B trio Vertical Hold which released the popular single "Seems You're Much Too Busy".

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1980s - The Sequence - 1980 - Vertical Hold

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She released her first solo album, Black Diamond, in 1999 on Arista Records. She has since also released, on Clive Davis' J Records, Mahogany Soul in 2001 and Stone Love in 2004. Much of Stone's solo material has a significant hip-hop influence and features notable samples. For example, her first solo single, 1999's "No More Rain (In this Cloud)" samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' 1973 "Neither One of Us (Want to Be the First to Say Goodbye)", and 2002's "Wish I Didn't Miss You" samples The O'Jays' 1972 "Back Stabbers".

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1999 - Arista Records - Clive Davis - J Records - 2001 - 2004 - Samples - Gladys Knight & the Pips - 1973 - 2002 - The O'Jays - 1972

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Stone has two children, one of whom is the child of neo soul artist D'Angelo, whom Stone dated during the 1990s.

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D'Angelo - 1990s

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