Artist: Angie Stone
Genre(s):
R&B: Soul
Other
Discography:
The Art of Love and War
Year: 2007
Tracks: 14
Stone Love
Year: 2004
Tracks: 17
Mahogany Soul
Year: 2001
Tracks: 18
Black Diamond
Year: 1999
Tracks: 15
Pure Session
Year:
Tracks: 17
A isaac Bashevis Singer, a self-taught keyboardist, and a fertile songwriter, Angie Stone's showtime claim to renown was being the lead vocalizer on Vertical Hold's smooth urban saltation track "Seems You're Much Too Busy." An R&B Top 40 hit during the summer of 1993, it finally lED to a solo career, and her debut album Black Diamond was issued in 1999 by Arista. In sise years, Stone had unquestionably gained an old school, autobiographical vibe, exemplified by her come to lay "No More Rain (In This Cloud)," which has samples from Gladys Knight and the Pips' "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)." Contributors included Lenny Kravitz and late Tribe Called Quest phallus Ali Shaheed Muhammad as producers, and Stone's ex-boyfriend D'Angelo as a vocal guest on "Everyday."
Stone, a native of Columbia, SC, began vocalizing gospel music at a thomas Young years at First Nazareth Baptist Church. Her beginner, a member of a local gospel foursome, would take his only small fry to see performances by gospel singing artists such as the Singing Angels and the Gospel Keynotes. During her youth, she wrote poetry, played sports, and, after high school graduation, was offered college basketball scholarships. While working cul jobs, Stone began saving money to record her own demos at a local studio called PAW. She united Gwendolyn Chisolm and Cheryl Cook in the rap trio the Sequence, wHO recorded hits for Joe and Sylvia Robinson's Sugarhill label -- "Funk You Up," a remaking of Parliament's hit "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" called "Funky Sound (Tear the Roof Off)," and "I Don't Need Your Love (Piece One)." Soon later, Stone was working with futuristic rappers Mantronix and rocker Lenny Kravitz and formed the neo-soul trio Vertical Hold, wHO showtime charted with the Criminal single "Summer." Besides "Seems You're Much Too Busy," the group's self-titled A&M record album spawned another charting exclusive, "ASAP." She affected to J-Records in 2001 for her second record, Mahogany Soul, and the record loony the Top 40 thanks to the pop/R&B hit "Brotha." Three years later, her third track record Stone Love became her biggest hit, with a number 14 placing. In 2004, Stone Love was issued, followed by a live recording of her superlative hits in
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