Urban Mystic

Urban Mystic
Birth name	Brandon Williams
Born	1984 (age 30–31) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Origin	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Genres	R&B, Contemporary R&B, Neo soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2003–present
Labels	SoBe Entertainment, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	Scott Storch, KayGee, Stack$

Brandon Williams (born 1984), better known by his stage name Urban Mystic, is an American Hip hop soul singer. He is currently signed to the record label SoBe Entertainment.

Biography

Early years

Williams was born the son of a church minister in 1984 in Fort Lauderdale 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

In 2003, Williams gave himself the moniker Urban Mystic which reflects both his street mentality and his singing talent. In 2004, hip-hop producer Scott Storch offered Williams a deal with both The Roots and Stack$, a.k.a. Yannique Barker, for SoBe Entertainment, the label he is still signed to. His debut album, Ghetto Revelations,^[2] released on November 30, 2004, included the Billboard R&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.^[3] 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,^[4] was released in 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.^[5] 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.^[6] The second single "Name On It", it was released on April 3, 2012 via iTunes.^[7] The third single "I Promise" released on October 9, 2012 on iTunes.^[8] Love Intervention was released for retailers on April 16, 2013^[9]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	US R&B ^[10]	US Heat ^[11]
2004	Ghetto Revelations Release date: November 30, 2004 Label: SoBe Formats: CD, digital download	50	15
2006	Ghetto Revelations II Release date: March 21, 2006 Label: SoBe, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download	28	10
2009	GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool Release date: April 28, 2009 Label: SoBe, Fontana Formats: CD, digital download	51	36
2013	Love Intervention Release date: April 16, 2013^[9] Label: SoBe, Fontana Formats: CD, digital download	71	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
Year	Title	US	US R&B ^[12]	Album
2004	"Where Were You?"	—	73	Ghetto Revelations
2005	"It's You" (featuring Paul Wall)	—	61	Ghetto Revelations II
2006	"I Refuse"	—	36	Ghetto Revelations II
2008	"Can't Stop, Won't Stop"	—	—	GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool
2008	"Main Squeeze" (featuring Yung Joc)	—	13
2009	"Best Part of the Day"	—	66
2010	"In the Morning" (featuring MDMA)	—	51	Love Intervention
2012	"Name On It"	—	45
2012	"I Promise"	—	—
2014	"No Matter How High"	—	—	TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart