Angie Stone Obituary, Death; – Grammy-nominated R&B artist Angie Stone, recognized for her contributions as a member of the all-female hip hop group The Sequence and for her acclaimed track “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” tragically lost her life in a car accident early Saturday morning at the age of 63.
According to music producer Walter Millsap III, who communicated with The Associated Press via email, the incident occurred around 4 a.m. while Stone was returning to Atlanta from Alabama. The vehicle, a Sprinter, overturned and was subsequently struck by a large truck. “Fortunately, all survived except for Angie,” Millsap noted.
Stone was celebrated for her numerous hits, including “No More Rain (In This Cloud),” which dominated Billboard’s Adult R&B airplay chart for ten weeks, as well as “Baby,” a collaboration with the iconic soul artist Betty Wright, and other popular songs such as “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” and “Brotha.”
In the early 2000s, she emerged as a prominent figure in the neo-soul movement, alongside artists like Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Maxwell, and D’Angelo. Her 2001 album “Mahagony Soul” achieved a peak position of No. 22 on the Billboard 200, while her 2007 release “The Art Of Love & War” reached No. 11.
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Stone was instrumental in the formation of The Sequence, the first all-female group signed to the pioneering hip-hop label Sugar Hill Records, making her one of the first women to record a rap song. Following her success in the early 1980s, she joined the group Vertical Hold before embarking on a solo career.
A recipient of the Soul Train Lady of Soul award, Stone also ventured into acting, appearing in films such as “The Hot Chick” with Rob Schneider, “The Fighting Temptations” featuring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé, and “Ride Along” starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Additionally, she graced the Broadway stage as Big Mama Morton in “Chicago” and displayed her personal journey on reality television shows like “Celebrity Fit Club” and “R&B Divas: Atlanta.”
This report includes contributions from Associated Press reporter Gary Gerard Hamilton in New York.
