Chris Stokes

• Active: '90s, 2000s
• Genres: Rhythm & Blues
• Instrument: Producer, Director, Screenwriter

Biography

A high-profile manager, producer, multi-instrumentalist, screenwriter, and director, Chris Stokes guided Immature/IMx and B2K, two of the most successful R&B groups of the '90s and early 2000s (respectively). He also produced material by Bell Biv DeVoe, Shanice, and Debelah Morgan, and was part of the group Wataz (which released a 1998 album, Natural High), but he helped build something of an empire with the members of the groups he managed, parlaying their successes into screenwriting and directing. House Party 4, You Got Served, and Somebody Help Me each featured the likes of Omarion, Marques Houston, and other members of Stokes' groups. During 2007, Stokes came under fire when B2K member Raz B accused him of child molestation, but Raz B quickly retracted the comments. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide