How old was Angie Stone when she dated D’Angelo? Dating history explored

Angie Stone passed away in an accident on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Stone was traveling with her crew members when the crash happened, per TMZ.

The singer-actress is survived by her two kids – A son and a daughter. Angie Stone shared her first child, Diamond, with her ex-husband Rodney Stone and shared her son, Michael, with singer D'Angelo.

Angie Stone was around 31 or 32 years old when she started dating then 19-year-old D’Angelo. The couple dated for four years. In a past interview with Essence, Stone said,

“When I was dating him he wore glasses, had short hair and his pants were hanging down to his b***. He was just a 19-year-old kid with big shorts and nobody cared and no one saw his beauty but me.”

After their relationship ended, D’Angelo and Angie Stone moved on to date other people, but they continued co-parenting their son, Michael D'Angelo Archer II. On being friends after parting ways, the Black Diamond singer told Essence,

“D’angelo and I are parents first. For the sake of my son, I would never disrespect his father. I am an understanding sister and it’s a love-hate relationship and I hope people don’t misunderstand my statement.”

She also added,

“There are times that we are silent and there are times that we laugh. He’ll [D'Angelo] always have a special place in my heart.”

After her breakup with the singer, Angie Stone dated her manager, Ashanti Graves.

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More about Angie Stone’s relationships and dating history

Angie reportedly married her former husband, Rodney Stone, in the early 1980s. They had their only daughter, Diamond, in 1984 and parted ways a few years later. Rodney Stone, also known as Lil' Rodney C!, was briefly a member of the '80s hip-hop group Funky 4 + 1.

Stone started dating Michael “D’Angelo” Archer in the '90s. They stayed together for four years and shared a son. The ex-couple co-wrote Everyday for Angie’s first studio album, Black Diamond. They also collaborated on D’Angelo’s album, Brown Sugar.

Angie and D’Angelo broke up in the 1990s. Following their split, the Stone Love singer dated her manager, Ashanti Graves. Their relationship commenced in the mid-2000s and ended in 2014. Graves was also her fiancé, but they never married. Before their fallout, Ashanti was allegedly caught cheating on Angie.

On PeachtreeTV's My Real Life, Stone claimed that Ashanti was married when they started dating. She recalled during a conversation with the host, Sasha The Diva,

"I think the reason why I wasn't pressuring him, because he was coming out of a marriage. According to what he told me. When I met him l, I met him at the airport and he was… told me, he had divorced. His wife. Come to find out, he was still married to the woman. After I was in it for about three years, I found out…”

Angie Stone did not publicly date anyone after her relationship with Graves ended. On the day of her demise, Stone was returning to Atlanta after a concert in Alabama, as told by Stone’s rep Deborah R. Champagne to TMZ. The van she and her crew traveled in met with an accident on Interstate 65 in Montgomery County. She was the only casualty of the accident.

Apart from singing, Stone also tried her hands at acting. She appeared in movies like The Hot Chick, School Gyrls, Ride Along, and more. She played multiple guest roles on different TV productions while also being a part of Reality TV shows. Angie worked on R&B Divas: Atlanta and was featured in one episode of Celebrity Wife Swap.