1:17 PM PT — TMZ has obtained video capturing the aftermath of the crash that killed Angie Stone and injured 8 others.
Angie Stone — a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence — has died … TMZ has confirmed.
The late star’s rep Deborah R. Champagne tells TMZ … Angie left a performance in Montgomery, Alabama early Saturday morning when she was killed in a car crash.
Stone was one of 9 people in van, which included her crew and backup singers when the van was crashed on Interstate 65 in Montgomery County. She was the only fatality, Deborah told us.Angie was traveling from a performance at Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association Grand Marshal’s Ball to another performance at the CIAA basketball tournament in Baltimore when the crash occurred, we’re told.
Deborah tells us she just spoke to Angie last night … and the news has rocked and devastated friends and family.
Angie rose to fame as a member of The Sequence — the first all-female group signed to Sugar Hill Records
The group dropped three albums during their time together between 1979 and 1985 … and dropped their song “Funk You Up,” which has been sampled in numerous other tracks over the years like Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” and Dr. Dre’s “Keep Their Heads Ringin’.”Angie embarked on a solo career in the late 1990s … and, her debut album “Black Diamond” went gold in the U.S. Two years later she released “Wish I Didn’t Miss You” … one of her most popular songs ever.Angie later made the jump to film appearing in movies like “The Hot Chick” and the Kevin Hart comedy “Ride Along.”
We last caught up to Angie back in 2018 when she talked about younger artists needing to show some respect to previous generations … watch the video for yourself.We have reached out to Montgomery authorities for more information on the crash … so far, no word back.Angie is survived by her son Michael, daughter Diamond and 2 grandkids.She was 63.RIP
