Alonzo Mario Stevenson, (born September 3, 1981) professionally known as Novel, is an American hip-hop artist based in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

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. He is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is the son of William "Mickey" Stevenson, and grandson of soul pioneer Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke

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.

Novel has collaborated with artists such as Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

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 and Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

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, and worked with other musicians including Joell Ortiz

Joell Ortiz

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, Joss Stone

Joss Stone

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, David Guetta

David Guetta

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, India Arie, Tweet

Tweet (singer)

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 and Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie

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. His debut album, Audiobiography, was due out March 24, 2009, but has been postponed.

Albums and EPs

• The Word (Cancelled) (2002, Rawkus/MCA)
• I Am (Future Black President) The EP (2008, Rowdy/Capitol)

Mixtapes

• Chapter One (2008)
• 808's and Mixtapes (2009)
• Suspended Animation (2009)
• Defying the Predictable (with Joell Ortiz
  Joell Ortiz
  Joell Ortiz is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, and a member of the group Slaughterhouse.-Biography:Joell Ortiz was born to Puerto Rican parents. Ortiz grew up in the Cooper Park Houses in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York formerly signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath...
  
  ) (2010)
• Legato Blues Summer (2010)
• Grant Me Serenity (2011)

Collaborations

Title	Artist	Label	Year
Stand to the Side	Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...	MCA	2002
Can This Be Love	Yasmine	MCA	2003
Purify Me	India.Arie India.Arie India.Arie is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer . She has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album.-Background:Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado...	Motown	2005
Bossy	Kelis Kelis Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...	LaFace/Zomba	2005
Sick & Tired	Monica	Motown	2005
Roll with Me	Sammie Sammie Sammie Bush , better known by Sammie, is an American soul and pop singer. He is best known for his hit, "I Like It" from his debut album, From the Bottom to the Top . He returned with his second studio album, Sammie in 2006...	Rowdy/Universal	2006
Slow	Sammie	Rowdy/Universal	2006
Addiction	Stacie Orrico Stacie Orrico Stacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...	EMI/Virgin	2006
Frustrated	Stacie Orrico	EMI/Virgin	2006
Baby Girl	Stacie Orrico	EMI/Virgin	2006
Brush Em Off	Stacie Orrico	EMI/Virgin	2006
Dream You	Stacie Orrico	EMI/Virgin	2006
Easy to Love You	Stacie Orrico	EMI/Virgin	2006
Wait	Stacie Orrico	EMI/Virgin	2006
Tell You Something	Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...	J Records	2007
What We're Gonna Do	Joss Stone Joss Stone Jocelyn Eve Stoker , better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...	Emi/Virgin	2007
Music	Joss Stone	Emi/Virgin	2007
Whatever It Takes	Leona Lewis Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....	SONYBMG UK	2007
Myself	Leona Lewis	SONYBMG UK	2007
Back Down	Sugababes Sugababes The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...	Island UK	2007
With You	Tweet Tweet Tweet may refer to:*Tweet, a post on Twitter*A type of bird vocalisation*Tweet , American R&B and soul singer-songwriter*Cessna T-37 Tweet, a trainer aircraft*Jonathan Tweet, a game designer...	Bugsby Group	2007
Anymore	Tweet	Bugsby Group	2007
Alright	Knivez Out	Sony Pictures	2008
I Can't Be Without You	Nikki Flores Nikki Flores Nikki Flores is an American R&B and pop singer, pianist, and songwriter.-Career:A prodigious singer/songwriter in the vein of Alicia Keys, 16 year-old Nikki Flores was planned release her debut album, the pop meets R&B flavored "This Girl" in Fall 2005...	Epic/Sony	2008
Love	Nikki Flores	Epic/Sony	2008
Call Me	Joell Ortiz Joell Ortiz Joell Ortiz is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, and a member of the group Slaughterhouse.-Biography:Joell Ortiz was born to Puerto Rican parents. Ortiz grew up in the Cooper Park Houses in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York formerly signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath...	E1 Music	2009
We Don't Believe You	Joell Ortiz Joell Ortiz Joell Ortiz is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, and a member of the group Slaughterhouse.-Biography:Joell Ortiz was born to Puerto Rican parents. Ortiz grew up in the Cooper Park Houses in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York formerly signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath...	E1 Music	2010
Raindrops	Slaughterhouse	E1 Music	2009
Missing You	David Guetta David Guetta Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...	Virgin Fra (EMI)	2009
Hero	David Guetta David Guetta Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...	Virgin Fra (EMI)	2010
Coming Home	Lemar Lemar Lemar Obika , professionally known simply as Lemar, is an English recording artist. Obika has had a run of chart success in the UK, Europe and Australia...	Epic Sony BMG	2010

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