Brandon Oneal Williams, (born November 30, 1987), better known by his stage name Urban Mystic, is an American recording artist from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. He is best known for his hit singles, "Where Were You" and "I Refuse". Mystic inked a record deal with indie label SoBe Entertainment and released his debut album Ghetto Revelations in 2004.
His second album Ghetto Revelations II was released in 2006. His third album GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool was released in 2009. His fourth album Ghetto Revelations IV: Love Intervention was released in 2013. His fifth album Soulful Classics was released in 2015.
Williams was born the son of a church minister in 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was also raised. In his early years, he developed an interest for music at his father's church.[1] He attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale where he sang at every pep rally, show and event that was held in order to get noticed. He even performed at the local "Sistrunk Historical Festival" held every year in honor of Dr. James Sistrunk, one of the first African-American Physicians in Broward County, Florida. He was looking forward to pursuing a musical career with support from his brother Christopher. He grew more familiar with the music industry and became active as songwriter and producer.
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In 2003, Williams gave himself the moniker Urban Mystic which reflects both his street mentality and his singing talent. In 2004, Williams entered into a record deal with SoBe Entertainment. His debut album, Ghetto Revelations,[2] released on November 30, 2004, included the BillboardR&B hit single "Where Were You", produced by KayGee. He also had worked with Red Spyda and El DeBarge on the album. The first single from his second album, "It's You", was released in 2005 and featured Paul Wall. In the same year, Williams joined the newfangled Spitkicker collective.
His second studio album, Ghetto Revelations II was released on March 21, 2006 and produced by Scott Storch, KayGee and Terence "Tramp-Baby" Abney. It reached #10 in the Heatseekers albums chart.[2] The second single, "I Refuse", produced by Scott Storch and released in 2006, reached #36 in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
His third studio album, titled GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool,[2] was released in April 2009. The album featured a genre mix of Neo soul and Contemporary R&B. His fourth studio album entitled Love Intervention, was released on February 26, 2013 via digital outlets.[3] The first single off the album is called "In the Morning" featuring producer MDMA, it was released for a digital download on February 23, 2010.[4] The second single "Name On It", it was released on April 3, 2012 via iTunes.[5] The third single "I Promise" released on October 9, 2012 on iTunes.[6]Love Intervention was released for physical retailers on April 16, 2013[3][7]
Mystic released his fifth album Soulful Classics on July 31, 2015. It was preceded by the release of the singles "No Matter How High" and "Feel Good".
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Urban Mystic on Tygereye Entertainment
May 03, 2024
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Brandon Oneal Williams born November 30 1987 better known by his stage name Urban Mystic is an American recording artist from Fort Lauderdale Florida United States He is best known for his hit singles Where Were You and I Refuse Mystic inked a record deal with indie label SoBe Entertainment and released his debut album Ghetto Revelations in 2004 Urban MysticBirth nameBrandon Oneal WilliamsBorn 1987 11 30 November 30 1987 age 36 Fort Lauderdale Florida U S GenresR amp B soul Neo soulOccupation s Singer songwriterYears active2003 presentLabelsUrban Life Music Group Realionaire Entertainment Warner Bros SoBe Entertainment His second album Ghetto Revelations II was released in 2006 His third album GRIII Old School 2 Nu Skool was released in 2009 His fourth album Ghetto Revelations IV Love Intervention was released in 2013 His fifth album Soulful Classics was released in 2015 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editWilliams was born the son of a church minister in 1987 in Fort Lauderdale Florida where he was also raised In his early years he developed an interest for music at his father s church 1 He attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale where he sang at every pep rally show and event that was held in order to get noticed He even performed at the local Sistrunk Historical Festival held every year in honor of Dr James Sistrunk one of the first African American Physicians in Broward County Florida He was looking forward to pursuing a musical career with support from his brother Christopher He grew more familiar with the music industry and became active as songwriter and producer Career editIn 2003 Williams gave himself the moniker Urban Mystic which reflects both his street mentality and his singing talent In 2004 Williams entered into a record deal with SoBe Entertainment His debut album Ghetto Revelations 2 released on November 30 2004 included the Billboard R amp B hit single Where Were You produced by KayGee He also had worked with Red Spyda and El DeBarge on the album The first single from his second album It s You was released in 2005 and featured Paul Wall In the same year Williams joined the newfangled Spitkicker collective His second studio album Ghetto Revelations II was released on March 21 2006 and produced by Scott Storch KayGee and Terence Tramp Baby Abney It reached 10 in the Heatseekers albums chart 2 The second single I Refuse produced by Scott Storch and released in 2006 reached 36 in the Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart His third studio album titled GRIII Old School 2 Nu Skool 2 was released in April 2009 The album featured a genre mix of Neo soul and Contemporary R amp B His fourth studio album entitled Love Intervention was released on February 26 2013 via digital outlets 3 The first single off the album is called In the Morning featuring producer MDMA it was released for a digital download on February 23 2010 4 The second single Name On It it was released on April 3 2012 via iTunes 5 The third single I Promise released on October 9 2012 on iTunes 6 Love Intervention was released for physical retailers on April 16 2013 3 7 Mystic released his fifth album Soulful Classics on July 31 2015 It was preceded by the release of the singles No Matter How High and Feel Good Discography editAlbums edit List of albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Heat 2 US Heat SA 2 US Heat SC 2 US R amp B HH Ghetto Revelations Released November 30 2004 Label SoBe Entertainment Format CD digital download 15 5 3 50 Ghetto Revelations II Released March 21 2006 Label SoBe Entertainment Warner Bros Records Format CD digital download 10 6 5 28 GRIII Old School 2 Nu Skool Released April 28 2009 Label SoBe Entertainment Fontana Distribution Format CD digital download 36 8 51 Ghetto Revelations IV Love Intervention Released April 16 2013 Label SoBe Entertainment INgrooves Fontana Distribution Format CD digital download 10 71 Soulful Classics Released July 31 2015 Label SoBe Entertainment Format CD digital download Singles edit Year Single Chart position Album US Bub US R amp B HH 8 US AdultR amp B 9 USR amp B HHAirplay 10 2004 Where Were You 73 72 Ghetto Revelations 2005 It s You featuring Paul Wall 61 Ghetto Revelations II 2006 I Refuse 36 5 35 2008 Can t Stop Won t Stop GRIII Old School 2 Nu Skool Main Squeeze featuring Yung Joc 13 2009 Best Part of the Day 66 16 66 2010 In the Morning featuring MDMA 51 12 51 Ghetto Revelations IV Love Intervention 2012 Name On It 45 7 45 I Promise 10 44 2014 No Matter How High Soulful Classics Feel Good 22 2018 Be Mine 2019 Love High feat Steve Casper Underrated She Want It Underrated 2020 Lockdown Underrated Change Quarantine feat Swayfromdaway 2021 Emotions 2022 Love Like This Again 2022 Pulling Out 2023 Keep It Moving 2023 Feenin denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory References edit Urban Mystic Billboard com a b c d e f Urban Mystic Chart History Billboard com a b Amazon com Love Intervention Explicit Urban Mystic MP3 Downloads Amazon Archived from the original on March 18 2013 Retrieved September 17 2017 In the Morning feat MDMA Single by Urban Mystic Itunes apple com February 23 2010 Retrieved February 3 2019 Itunes Urban Mystic Name On It Single Apple Inc April 3 2012 I Promise Single by Urban Mystic Itunes apple com October 9 2012 Retrieved February 3 2019 Urban Mystic Love Intervention Explicit Amazon com Music Amazon com Retrieved February 3 2019 Urban Mystic Album amp Song Chart History R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard com Retrieved August 13 2012 Urban Mystic Chart history Billboard Billboard com Retrieved February 3 2019 Urban Mystic Chart history Billboard Billboard com Retrieved February 3 2019 External links editOfficial site Urban Mystic on Tygereye Entertainment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Urban Mystic amp oldid 1201548404, wikipedia, wiki, 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