Stereotype: Steel & Velvet
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Stereotype also known as Stereotype: Steel & Velvet is singer B.Slade
's 5th album. While still using the stage name Tonéx, the artist stated in an interview, that the name Stereotype is a metaphor for the dual nature in humanity (i.e. stereo, left and right). The album was originally to be released on Verity
/Jive Records
on September 11, 2007. One single "Joy" (which was later put on Tonéx's Battery Records album Unspoken) had been serviced to radio under the auspices of Verity in May 2007. Disagreements later led to a dissolution of the association between Tonéx and Zomba Label Group, shelving its major release. As a result, in October the artist opted to share the music for a couple of weeks as a free, listen-only album on his MySpace
page as a thank you to fans. A collector's edition of Stereotype was reworked with new tracks and finally released digitally under the B.Slade moniker on New Year's Day
2011. Many of the songs from the 2007 version were later dispersed to other Tonéx albums.
B.Slade
Anthony Charles Williams II , better known by his former stage name Tonéx , and most recently as B.Slade, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, preacher, and activist. He has gone by various names and aliases, but his primary stage name of choice...
's 5th album. While still using the stage name Tonéx, the artist stated in an interview, that the name Stereotype is a metaphor for the dual nature in humanity (i.e. stereo, left and right). The album was originally to be released on Verity
Verity Records
Verity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label founded in 1994. The label is a now major component and namesake of Verity Gospel Music Group , the Gospel group operated by Jive Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.-Artists :* 21:03* Crystal Aikin*...
/Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
on September 11, 2007. One single "Joy" (which was later put on Tonéx's Battery Records album Unspoken) had been serviced to radio under the auspices of Verity in May 2007. Disagreements later led to a dissolution of the association between Tonéx and Zomba Label Group, shelving its major release. As a result, in October the artist opted to share the music for a couple of weeks as a free, listen-only album on his MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page as a thank you to fans. A collector's edition of Stereotype was reworked with new tracks and finally released digitally under the B.Slade moniker on New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
2011. Many of the songs from the 2007 version were later dispersed to other Tonéx albums.