Stokley Make Me Say It Again

American musician

Stokley

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Background information
Birth name Stokley Williams
Born (1967-07-fifteen) July 15, 1967 (historic period 54) [i]
Origin St. Paul, Minnesota[2] [3]
Genres
  • R&B
  • soul
  • neo soul
Occupation(southward)
  • Drummer
  • singer-songwriter
  • producer[4]
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
  • bass guitar
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active 1980–nowadays
Labels
  • Perspective
  • Elektra
  • Image
  • Shanachie
  • Concord
Associated acts
  • Mint Status
  • A Tribe Chosen Quest
  • Wale
  • Karyn White
  • Janet Jackson
  • Sounds of Blackness
  • Blood brother Ali

Musical artist

Stokley Williams (built-in July 15, 1967) also known merely as Stokley, is an American vocalist, record producer, and percussionist. Williams is best known equally the atomic number 82 singer and studio drummer of the ring Mint Status.[5]

Career [edit]

In 2011, he was featured on Kelly Cost's vocal "Not My Daddy" from her album Kelly which earned him his first Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance.[6]

In 2017 Williams joined The Revolution on bout, to pay tribute to Prince.[7] Also in 2017, Williams released his Concord Records solo debut Introducing Stokley, with production past himself also as Philadelphia production team Carvin & Ivan.

In 2019, Williams signed with Jam & Lewis' reactivated Perspective Records to release his second solo anthology, Sankofa.

In March 2020, Stokley earned his first #i solo striking, with "She..." going number #1 on the Adult R&B Chart (Billboard) for two consecutive weeks.

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Influences [edit]

Williams has alleged his chief influences as beingness Cliff Alexis Sr., Prince, and Maurice White.[9]

Discography as a session musician [edit]

The Boys - The Boys (1990)[x]

  • "Got to Be At that place" (drums)

Sounds of Blackness – The Evolution of Gospel (1991)

  • "Optimistic" (handclaps)
  • "The Pressure Pt. i" (groundwork vocals)
  • "The Pressure Pt. 2" (background vocals)

Karyn White – Ritual of Love (1991)

  • "Ritual of Dearest" (percussion)
  • "Dear That's Mine" (background vocals)
  • "Do Unto Me" (drummer)
  • "Hard To Say Goodbye" (drum programming, percussion, background vocals)

Mo' Money – Original Move Picture Soundtrack (1992)

  • The Harlem Yacht Club- "Brother Will" (drummer)

Janet Jackson – janet. (1993)

  • "What'll I Do" (drummer)
  • "The Torso That Loves Yous" (percussion)

Johnny Gill – Provocative (1993)

  • "The Floor" (background vocals)
  • "Where No Human being Has Gone Before" (groundwork vocals)
  • "Mastersuite" (drummer, percussion)
  • "Placidity Time To Play" (percussion)
  • "I Know Where I Stand up" (percussion)

Color Me Badd – Time and Chance (1993)

  • "The Bells" (drummer)[11]

Jason'south Lyric – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994)

  • Black Men United – "U Will Know" (lead vocals, groundwork vocals)

Karyn White – Make Him Practice Right (1994)

  • "One Minute" (drummer, percussion)

Sounds of Blackness – Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum (1994)

  • "The Lord Will Make A Way" (drummer, percussion)
  • "The Pulsate (Africa To America)" (percussion)

J. Spencer – Blueish Moon (1995)

  • "U Should Exist Mine" (lead vocals)

Solo – Solo (1995)

  • "A Change Is Gonna Come" (drummer)

Soultry – Soultry (1995)[12]

  • "Where Do Broken Hearts Belong" (writer, producer, drummer, percussion, bass synthesizer)
  • "I Knew All Forth" (writer, producer, drummer)
  • "Can I Get To Know You" (producer)

Janet Jackson – Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995)

  • "20 Foreplay" (drummer)

New Edition – Domicile Again (1996)

  • "One More Day" (percussion)

Ann Nesby – I'm Here For You (1996)

  • "I'one thousand Still Wearing Your Proper name" (drummer)
  • "(What A) Lovely Evening" (drummer)
  • "Thrill Me" (drummer)
  • "This Weekend" (drummer)
  • "Let One-time Memories Be" (drummer)

4.0 – 4.0 (1997)

  • "Oh Baby" (drummer)

Luther Vandross – One Nighttime with You: The Best of Dearest, Book 2 (1997)

  • "I Won't Let You lot Do That To Me" (percussion)

Jon Secada – Secada (1997)[xiii]

  • "Too Late, Likewise Soon" (percussion)

Sounds of Blackness – Fourth dimension for Healing (1997)

  • "The Blackness Blues" (drummer)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

  • K-Ci & JoJo – "Never Say Never Again" (drummer)

Elton John and Tim Rice'southward Aida (1999)

  • Elton John & Janet Jackson – "I Know The Truth" (drummer)

Jordan Knight – Jordan Knight (1999)

  • "Finally Finding Out" (percussion)

Yolanda Adams – Mount High...Valley Low (1999)

  • "Open up My Heart" (drummer)

Usher – 8701 (2001)

  • "Twork Information technology Out" (drummer)
  • "How Practise I Say" (drummer)

Blu Cantrell – So Blu (2001)

  • "I'll Find A Way" (drummer)

Deborah Cox – The Morning After (2002)

  • Injure Then Much" (drummer)

Toni Braxton – More Than a Woman (2002)

  • "Lies, Lies, Lies" (acoustic guitar, guitar solo)

Ann Nesby – Put Information technology on Paper (2002)

  • "I'm Your Friend" (featuring Big Jim Wright) (drummer)

Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Shaheedullah and Stereotypes (2004)

  • "Put Me On" (vocals)
  • "Banga" (groundwork vocals)

Prince – Musicology (2004)

  • "Call My Proper name" (background vocals)

Jill Scott- The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (2007)

  • "How It Brand Y'all Feel" (producer, bass, guitar, drum programming, keyboards)

Brother Ali – Us (2009)

  • "Brothers And Sisters" (groundwork vocals)
  • "Us" (groundwork vocals)

Tech N9ne – All vi'south and vii's (2011)

  • "The Boogieman" (background vocals)

Kelly Cost – Kelly (2011)
Mint Status – seven... (2011)

  • "Non My Daddy" (co-vocals, co-producer, drummer, keyboards, bass)

Elzhi – Elmatic (2011)

  • "Life's A Bitch" (additional vocals)

Brother Ali – The Bite Marked Heart (2012)

  • "I'll Be Effectually" (background vocals)

The Globe Famous Tony Williams- King or the Fool (2012)

  • "Mr. Safety" (additional vocals)

The Robert Glasper Experiment – Blackness Radio (2012)

  • "Why Exercise Nosotros Try" (pb vocals, percussion)

U-Nam & Friends – Weekend in L.A (A Tribute To George Benson) (2012)

  • "Nature Boy" (lead vocals)

Brian Culbertson – Dreams (2012)

  • "No Limits" (atomic number 82 vocals)

Wale – The Gifted (2013)

  • "The Curse of the Gifted" (uncredited background vocals)[fourteen]
  • "LoveHate Affair" (featuring Sam Dew) (co-producer, guitar, bass, keyboards, drum programming)
  • "Sunshine" (co-producer, keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals)
  • "Heaven'due south Afternoon" (featuring Meek Mill) (co-producer, keyboards, guitar, background vocals)
  • "Gullible" (featuring Cee-Lo Green) (producer, drum programming, guitar)
  • "Black Heroes" (co-producer, guitar, background vocals)

Lil' John Roberts – The Heartbeat (2014)

  • "Infinite" (additional vocals)

Wale – The Anthology Virtually Nothing (2015)

  • "The Intro Near Nothing" (boosted vocals)
  • "The Bloom (AG3)" (co-vocal & additional production)

Boney James – futuresoul (2015)

  • "Either Way" (vocals)

Maysa - Dorsum 2 Honey (2015)

  • "Keep It Movin'" (producer, co-vocal)

PJ Morton - Christmas with PJ Morton (2018)

  • "All I Want for Christmas is You" (Co-Song)

Zo! - FourFront (2019)

  • "Sweat" (vocals)

Discography equally a group member [edit]

with Mint Condition

Meant to Exist Mint (1991)
From the Mint Factory (1993)
Definition of a Band (1996)
The Collection (1991–1998) (1998)
Life's Aquarium (1999)
Livin' the Luxury Brown (2005)
Live from the 9:30 Guild (2006)
E-Life (2008)
seven... (2011)
Music @ the Speed of Life (2012)
Healing Season (2015)

with Ursus Minor

Nucular (2007)
Zugzwang (2010)
I Will Not Have "But" for an Reply (2010)
What Matters Now (2016)

Solo album

Introducing Stokley (2017)
Sankofa (2021)

References [edit]

  1. ^ "BBC Music – Stokley Williams". Bbc.co.uk . Retrieved May ten, 2014.
  2. ^ Bediako, Titilayo. "Stokely and Sylvia Williams: African American giants". Insightnews.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May ten, 2014.
  3. ^ Denman, Jamal. "Mint Condition front end man focusing more on production". Spokesman-recorder.com . Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "MMG's Wale Helps Shift Career Path For Stokley Williams of Mint Condition". Singersroom.com . Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  5. ^ "Stokely Williams". AllMusic . Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mint Condition's Pb Singer Stokley Williams Receives 2 Grammy Nominations!". Theurbanmusicscene.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Aswad, Jem (Apr 29, 2017). "The Revolution Pay Tribute to Prince With an Emotional New York Concert". Diversity.com.
  8. ^ "Stokley Strips Downwardly & Celebrates Women In 'She…' And Announces New Anthology 'Sankofa'". soulbounce.com. SoulBounce. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Mint Status's Stokley Williams takes solo spring". Rollingout.com . Retrieved Jan 23, 2020.
  10. ^ The Boys - The Boys (CD liner notes). Motown Record Visitor, L.P. MOTD-6302
  11. ^ "Time and Risk - Color Me Badd | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved Jan 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Soultry - Soultry (CD liner notes). Motown Record Company Fifty.P. 314530553-2
  13. ^ "Secada* - Too Belatedly, Likewise Soon (The Mixes)". Discogs.com . Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  14. ^ Phillips, Noel. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: STOKLEY WILLIAMS SPEAKS ON PRODUCING WALE'S "THE GIFTED" LP". Respect-mag.com . Retrieved May 10, 2014.

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