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My Take
Angie Stone's passing in 2025 hit me harder than I expected, because her fingerprints are on so much music we now take for granted. As a member of The Sequence she helped open hip hop's door for women back in 1979, then re-emerged decades later as a cornerstone of neo soul's warm, unhurried sound. What I respect most is her completeness as a musician: writer, producer, performer, actress, never just a voice for hire. Four decades at or near the front line is a feat of stamina as much as talent. Her catalog deserves far more revisiting than it currently gets.
Overview
Angela Laverne Stone (née Brown; December 18, 1961 – March 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter, rapper, actress, and record producer. With a career spanning more than four decades, she has been credited with revolutionizing the sound of hip-hop and neo soul. Originally known as Angie B., she rose to fame in 1979 as a member of The Sequence, the first female music act in hip hop music.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Angie Stone
- Name (Japanese)
- アンジー・ストーン
- Reading
- あんじー・すとーん
- Born
- December 18, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Columbia, South Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / television actor / record producer / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.