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Pretty Brown Eyes, Pretty Please?\r  - Stokely practically made Mint Condition fans beg him to finish his set at the 2011 Essence Music Festival with their classic hit, "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)."(Photo: Mark Davis/PictureGroup)

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It's a Deal\r  - Stokely got his official start with Mint Condition in 1989 when they performed at First Avenue club, where superstar producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis signed them on the spot to Perspective Records. (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Mint Deluxe\r  - Stokely stays with his Mint Condition roots, as they have released the deluxe edition of their latest album, 7, including five bonus tracks. (Photo: Facebook)

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Soaring Single\r  - Mint Condition’s first single, “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes),” was initially released in 1991 to modest success, but has since become one of the most classic R&B hits of our time and was the cherry atop Mint Condition's set at the 2011 Essence Music Festival. (Photo: Mark Davis/PictureGroup)

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Label Mates  - Stokely joined with his band members to start their own label, Caged Bird. (Photo: Myspace)

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Dynamic Duet\r  - Williams recently teamed up with vocal powerhouse Kelly Price on her single, “Not My Daddy,” off her latest album, Kelly. (Photo: My Block)

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Prince-Approved\r  - Mint Condition was the only band hand-picked by Prince to be featured on his “Welcome to America” tour in 2010 and, fresh off the tour, Stokely and the band rocked the house at the 2011 Essence Music Festival. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Happy Anniversary\r  - Stokely and the rest of the guys from Mint Condition gleefully celebrate 20 years in the game as one of the greatest R&B bands of our time — which is what made Jill Scott request their presence at her Summer Block Party. (Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images)

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