Grammy-nominated singer and actor Angie Stone died in car accident at 63

Angie Stone was a member of first ever female group, The Sequence

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone has tragically died in a car crash on Friday. She was 63. The singer, known as a pioneering member of the iconic hip-hop trio The Sequence, was travelling back to Atlanta from Montgomery, Alabama after her performance when she met an accident.

According to TMZ, the car crash had killed Angie and injured 8 others, including her crew and backup singers. The car reportedly was flipped over and subsequently hit by a big rig on Interstate 65 in Montgomery County.

Angie’s daughter, Diamond, confirmed the news of her mother's death on Facebook. She wrote, “My mommy is gone.”

In an interview with AllHipHop, veteran promoter Van Silk also confirmed Angie’s death. He shared, “I received a call from her team stating that Angie passed.”

He added, “I thought it was from her kidney dialysis which she was going through, but it was a bad vehicle accident with 9 people in the Sprinter van coming from a show in Alabama heading back to Atlanta. Angie will be missed especially by me because we will either text or call each other in the morning.”

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Angie Stone rose to fame with her first all-female group, The Sequence. The band dropped three albums between 1979 and 1985, including hits like Funk You Up. She released her debut solo album, Black Diamond, in 1999.

Angie also starred in films including The Hot Chick (2002) and the Kevin Hart comedy Ride Along (2014). She was married to hip-hop group Funky Four Plus One member Rodney Stone. However, the duo headed for a divorce in the late 1980s. Angie then dated neo-soul artist D’Angelo and welcomed their son, Michael D’Angelo Archer II, in 1998.