R&B/Soul
United States
Angie Stone
About Angie Stone
In a career spanning more than four decades, singer and songwriter Angie Stone made her mark on hip-hop, R&B, and especially the subgenre of neo-soul. Stone passed away in 2025, age 63.
ā¢ Growing up in South Carolina, Stone sang gospel music at the First Nazareth Baptist Church.
ā¢ In the late ā70s, she formed the rap trio The Sequence, which signed to Sugar Hill Records. Their 1979 single āFunk You Upā became the first rap hit by a female group. The song was interpolated in Dr. Dreās 1995 hit āKeep Their Heads Ringinā.ā
ā¢ After working with the rap group Mantronix, she became the lead singer of the R&B group Vertical Hold in the early ā90s. They released two albums before splitting up.
ā¢ In 1996, Stone formed the group Devox with Gerry DeVaus (Lenny Kravitzās cousin) and Charlie Mole. They released one album together, 1996ās Devox featuring Angie B. Stone.
ā¢ After serving as a backing vocalist for Lenny Kravitzās 1998 album 5, Stone signed with Arista and released her solo debut album, Black Diamond, in 1999.
ā¢ In 2006, Stone signed with the legendary soul label Stax and released two albums: 2007ās The Art of Love (No. 1 on Billboardās R&B chart) and 2009ās Unexpected.
ā¢ Her 2016 album Covered in Soul featured renditions of popular songs by Neil Diamond, Phil Collins, Bob Marley, and others.
ā¢ Stone also dabbled in acting, appearing in films like The Hot Chick (2002) and The Fighting Temptations (2003) and TV series like Girlfriends, for which she recorded the theme song.
Musical InfluencesAngie Stone's musical influences include Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and more.
Influenced by Angie StoneAngie Stone has influenced the music of Donell Jones, Chrisette Michele, Melanie Fiona and more.
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