Won of One: A PLLRS Podcast
In this episode of Won of One: A PLLRS Podcast, Tone Stith, Grammy-winning New Jersey native, traces a career that began with a YouTube cover that landed in Justin Bieber's hands, wound through Jas Prince's orbit, and quietly produced some of the most recognizable R&B records of the last decade, including Chris Brown's platinum "Liquor." Stith opens up about the emotional weight behind his latest project, The Edge, the recent loss that shaped it, and what it felt like to finally trust his own instincts after years of navigating the constraints of a major label deal. He reflects on Drake's advice about reinvention and what it means to step out of the writer's chair and into the spotlight as the full artist he has always been. Tone Stith's story is one of quiet persistence finally meeting its moment. About Today’s Guest Tone Stith is a Grammy-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and producer from New Jersey who came up in a deeply musical household. He first caught industry attention as a teenager when a YouTube cover posted by his group SJ3 reached Justin Bieber, who passed it along to entrepreneur Jas Prince, the key force behind Drake's early career. Prince brought Stith into the fold as a solo act, and he made his mark as a songwriter by co-writing Chris Brown's 2015 platinum single "Liquor," followed by "Make Love" and later "Undecided." His 2017 debut mixtape Can We Talk drew critical praise from Complex, Billboard, and HipHopDX. Now signed to MNRK Records, Stith continues to build on his reputation as one of R&B's most versatile triple threats. Key Points from this Episode: * 0:00 Welcome Back to Won of One: A PLLRS Podcast with Today’s Guest, Tone Stith * 1:00 Charting on Billboard and Getting Presented a Plaque at The Blue Note * 1:51 Stevie Wonder Shouting Out "FLY" and Why That Reaction Beat Every Award * 4:30 Building The Edge: Creative Process, Brodie Brown, KP, and the Album Vision * 6:00 Going From Writer and Producer for Others to Taking Center Stage * 9:30 The Problem Solvers, Current Collaborators, and Dream Creatives Including Pharrell and Ye * 12:50 Music as a Tool of Guidance, Recent Loss, and What He Spent His First Big Check On * 16:11 Drake's Advice on Reinvention, Jas Prince, and Watching Drake's Career Up Close * 20:42 Major Label vs. Independent, RCA, MNRK, and How Bryson Tiller's Trap Soul Changed Everything * 26:00 Parting Ways With RCA, The Edge as His Turning Point, and Learning to Trust Himself * 28:38 What's Next: Touring, Family, Legacy, and Taking It One Step at a Time * 32:00 International Reception and Going Viral in K-Pop Spaces in Korea Mentioned on the Show * Connect with Tone Stith on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonestith [https://www.instagram.com/tonestith] * Connect with Tone Stith on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tonestith [https://www.tiktok.com/@tonestith] * Watch Tone Stith on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/tonestith [https://www.youtube.com/user/tonestith] * More from Tone Stith: https://www.tonestithmusic.com/ [https://www.tonestithmusic.com/] * Listen to THE EDGE: https://open.spotify.com/album/5AimZyPhOibH9cTCfBRO1V?si=TQv9zrMjRsOPkC3iSZJWJw [https://open.spotify.com/album/5AimZyPhOibH9cTCfBRO1V?si=TQv9zrMjRsOPkC3iSZJWJw] Join the Conversation: 🏛️ Watch more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thePLLRS [https://www.youtube.com/@thePLLRS] 🏛️ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepllrs/ [https://www.instagram.com/thepllrs/] 🏛️ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepllrs [https://www.tiktok.com/@thepllrs] 🏛️ Connect with us on X: https://x.com/the_pllrs [https://x.com/the_pllrs] 🏛️ Connect with us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thepllrs.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/thepllrs.bsky.social] 🏛️ Connect with us on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thepllrs [https://www.threads.com/@thepllrs] 🏛️ PLLRS Press and more: https://linktr.ee/ThePLLRS [https://linktr.ee/ThePLLRS] 🏛️ Connect with Won of One Host, Reg Calixte: https://www.instagram.com/LTLENG [https://www.instagram.com/LTLENG] 🏛️ Connect with Keith Nelson, Jr.: https://www.instagram.com/keithnelsonjr [https://www.instagram.com/keithnelsonjr] 🏛️ Connect with Rose Mercado, MA.Ed.: https://www.instagram.com/photo_bombshell [https://www.instagram.com/photo_bombshell] 🏛️ Manhattan Neighborhood Network: https://www.instagram.com/mnnnyc [https://www.instagram.com/mnnnyc] 🔊 Listen on Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/thepllrs/ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/thepllrs/] 🔊 Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/won-of-one-a-pllrs-podcast/id1840643899 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/won-of-one-a-pllrs-podcast/id1840643899] ✉️ For Business Inquiries, email: rose@photobombshell.media [rose@photobombshell.media]
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