"Brotha" is a song by American singer

Angie Stone Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ...

, which appears on her second studio album, '' Mahogany Soul'' (2001). It was written by Stone along with

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, Harold Lilly,

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and Robert C. Ozuna, while production was overseen by Saadiq and

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. Along with the standard version, a remix version of the song, featuring singer

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and rapper

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, was released as the first single from the album.

Music video

The music video for "Brotha", directed by Chris Robinson features cameos by

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, Luther Vandross, Sinbad, Saadiq,

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and

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, and it honors male leaders such as

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, Marvin Gaye, Muhammad Ali and Colin Powell.

Part II

"Brotha" was officially remixed with vocals from American rapper

and singer

. Produced by Stone, Keys and musician

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liked the remix so much that it was rushed to include the track on Stone’s album. "Brotha (part 2)" contains a sample of Albert King's "I'll Play the Blues for You".

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Brotha Part II
at

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