The music world is reeling from the heartbreaking loss of Angie Stone, the neo-soul icon whose powerhouse voice and soulful hits defined an era.
The singer reportedly passed away at 63 following a devastating car accident on March 1, 2025. Fans and friends alike are flooding social media with tributes, still processing the shocking news.
According to sources, Angie was traveling with nine bandmates, heading home after a show-stopping performance in Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday night.
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The crash happened in the early hours of Saturday morning, though authorities are keeping tight-lipped about the details for now. Her rep, Deborah R. Champagne, confirmed the tragedy to TMZ, sending shockwaves through the industry.
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Angie’s daughter, Diamond Stone, broke the news to fans with a gut-wrenching Facebook post: “My mommy is gone.” The raw emotion in those words has left everyone devastated.
Born Angela Laverne Brown, Angie Stone’s journey to stardom kicked off in the late ’70s when she co-founded The Sequence with her high school crew.
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This wasn’t just any group—they were the first all-female hip-hop trio to snag a deal with Sugar Hill Records, the label that basically invented rap as we know it. From 1979 to 1985, they dropped three albums, with their debut single “Funk You Up” becoming an instant classic. That funky beat? It’s still vibin’ today, sampled in Dr. Dre’s “Keep Their Heads Ringin’” (1995) and Bruno Mars’ inescapable “Uptown Funk” (2014).
After The Sequence called it quits in 1985—shortly after Angie welcomed her daughter Diamond with her then-husband Rodney Stone—she didn’t slow down. She teamed up with D’Angelo, co-writing and co-producing his game-changing albums Brown Sugar (1995) and Voodoo (2000). The pair’s creative chemistry was fire, earning Brown Sugar a Grammy nod for Best R&B Album. Oh, and they also had a son, Michael D’Angelo Archer II, in 1998 after a four-year romance.
Then came Angie’s solo glow-up. In 1999, Clive Davis slid into her DMs (well, the ’90s version of that) with a record deal, and she dropped Black Diamond, a love letter to her daughter. The album went gold, cracked the Top 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts, and gave us the soul-stirring “No More Rain (In This Cloud),” which ruled the Adult R&B chart. Angie Stone had officially arrived.
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Angie leaves behind her son Michael, daughter Diamond, two grandkids, and a catalog of music that’ll keep her spirit alive for generations. From her groundbreaking days with The Sequence to her neo-soul reign, she paved the way for so many artists who followed.
