"Brotha" is a song by American singer Angie Stone, which appears on her second studio album, Mahogany Soul (2001).
It was written by Stone along with Raphael Saadiq (who also makes a cameo appearance in the music video), Harold Lilly, Glenn Standridge and Robert C. Ozuna, while production was overseen by Saadiq and Jake and the Phatman.
The music video for "Brotha", directed by Chris Robinson features cameos by Will Smith, Calvin Richardson, Luther Vandross, Sinbad, Avant and Larenz Tate, and it honors male leaders such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Marvin Gaye, Muhammad Ali and Colin Powell.
[1] "Brotha" was officially remixed with vocals from American rapper Eve and singer Alicia Keys.
[1] "Brotha (part 2)" contains a sample of Albert King's "I'll Play the Blues for You".