Angie Stone on D'Angelo, Bruno Mars, Idris Elba, Alicia Keys, Lizzo, Clive Davis (Full Interview)

In this full-length interview, R&B/Soul veteran Angie Stone sits down with Shawn Prez to discuss her lengthy award-winning career. The Grammy-nominated songstress starts off by referring the VladTV viewers back to one of her earliest groups, The Sequence, before stating that the Southern-based rap trio blazed a trail for females in hip-hop way back in the late 1970s. She even reveals that the all-female group wrote hit songs like "Apache" for The Sugarhill Gang. She then talks about her evolution from the rapper Angie B to the soul singer Angie Stone. She also explains her thought process for leaving the trailblazing group in pursuit of a solo career.

As the conversation progresses, she details her first marriage with Lil' Rodney C! and the daughter their relationship produced. She also talks about her next high-profile relationship following her divorce. Angie Stone details falling in love with fellow R&B singer D'Angelo, collaborating with him as a songwriter, and the behind-the-scenes jealousy that disrupted their magical chemistry in the recording studio. Additionally, Angie touches on the difficulties of co-parenting a son with D'Angelo despite their differences.

Moving along, Angie Stone talks about being overweight during the prime of her career before sharing how her image back then impeded her progress as an artist. She then gives a nod to artists like Lizzo for giving plus-sized women a place in front of the camera and on stage in the music industry. From there, she talks about being cast in roles in films such as "The Hot Chick" and "The Fighting Temptation." Towards the end of the Q&A session, Angie talks about her working relationship with Clive Davis, mentoring artists such as Alicia Keys, putting Erykah Badu on, her role in creating D'Angelo's image, being a part of R&B Divas: Atlanta, and more.

Lastly, Swayvo Twain replaces his mother, Angie, as the interviewee to discuss his up-and-coming career as a rapper/singer. He shares some details about his father, D'Angelo, and the fact that he re-made an old song of his called "Sh*t, Damn, Motherf*cker."

Interview by: Shawn Prez

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