Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone died in a car crash on March 1, 2025, in Montgomery, Alabama. The 63-year-old artist was traveling with nine band members following a performance when their vehicle was involved in a serious accident. Stone was the only fatality.
“My mommy is gone,” Stone’s daughter Diamond wrote on social media, confirming the tragic news.
According to music producer Walter Millsap III, Stone was traveling to Atlanta in a van after performing in Mobile, Alabama, when “the vehicle flipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig.” Stone’s longtime publicist Yvonne Forbes confirmed she was with nine others in the cargo van at the time of the crash. All other passengers survived.
The accident occurred hours before Stone was scheduled to perform at the CIAA basketball tournament in Baltimore. During the women’s championship game at CFG Bank Arena, Stone’s death was announced over the public address system, and CIAA Chaplain Pastor Jerome Barber called for a moment of silence.
A Pioneering Career
Born Angela Laverne Brown, Stone began her music career at 16 as a founding member of The Sequence, one of the first all-female hip-hop groups to sign with a major label. Their hit “Funk You Up” became an influential track later sampled by Dr. Dre and Bruno Mars.
“I think that being the first female rap group to actually come out and have an authentic original rap record is an accomplishment that no one else has been able to top,” Stone said in 2023.
After The Sequence disbanded in the mid-80s, Stone worked as a vocalist for Vertical Hold and Devox before writing songs for D’Angelo’s first two albums and providing backing vocals for his tour. She also sang on Lenny Kravitz’s album “5” in 1998.
Stone launched her solo career in 1999 with the album “Black Diamond,” which featured hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Life Story.” Her biggest international success came with “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” from her second album, “Mahogany Soul” (2001).
Over four decades, Stone released ten solo albums, with her most recent being “Love Language” in 2023, featuring collaborations with Musiq Soulchild and her son Swayvo Twain. She received three Grammy nominations during her career.
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Beyond music, Stone appeared in movies including “The Hot Chick,” “The Fighting Temptations,” and “Ride Along,” and also performed on stage in “Chicago” as Big Mama Morton.
In a 2011 interview, Stone highlighted her success as a songwriter: “There is a deep sad feeling that as a songwriter – something such a gift – you never get acknowledged for it. People think that’s how I eat because I make records but I make far more money as songwriter than from being a singer.”
Stone is survived by her daughter Diamond, son Michael D’Angelo Archer II, and two grandchildren.
