Brandon Oneal Williams (born November 30, 1987), better known by his stage name Urban Mystic, is an American recording artist from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. He is best known for his hit singles, "Where Were You" and "I Refuse". Mystic signed a record deal with indie label SoBe Entertainment and released his debut album Ghetto Revelations in 2004.

His second album Ghetto Revelations II was released in 2006. His third album GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool was released in 2009. His fourth album Ghetto Revelations IV: Love Intervention was released in 2013. His fifth album Soulful Classics was released in 2015.

Early life Williams was born the son of a church minister in 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was also raised. In his early years, he developed an interest for music at his father's church. 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, Williams entered into a record deal with SoBe Entertainment. His debut album, Ghetto Revelations, 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. 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, was released in April 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, via digital outlets. 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. The second single "Name On It", it was released on April 3, 2012, via iTunes. The third single "I Promise" released on October 9, 2012, on iTunes. Love Intervention was released for physical retailers on April 16, 2013

Mystic released his fifth album Soulful Classics on July 31, 2015. It was preceded by the release of the singles "No Matter How High" and "Feel Good".

Discography Albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Heat US Heat (SA) US Heat (SC) US R&B/HH Ghetto Revelations Released: November 30, 2004 Label: SoBe Entertainment Format: CD, digital download15 5350 Ghetto Revelations II Released: March 21, 2006 Label: SoBe Entertainment, Warner Bros. Records Format: CD, digital download10 6528GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool Released: April 28, 2009 Label: SoBe Entertainment, Fontana Distribution Format: CD, digital download368—51 Ghetto Revelations IV: Love Intervention Released: April 16, 2013 Label: SoBe Entertainment, INgrooves, Fontana Distribution Format: CD, digital download—10—71 Soulful Classics Released: July 31, 2015 Label: SoBe Entertainment Format: CD, digital download————

Singles Year Single Chart position Album US Bub.US R&B/ HHUS AdultR&B USR&B/HHAirplay 2004 "Where Were You?" — 73 — 72 Ghetto Revelations 2005 "It's You" (featuring Paul Wall) — 61 — — Ghetto Revelations II 2006 "I Refuse" — 36 5 352008 "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" — — — — GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool "Main Squeeze"(featuring Yung Joc) — 13 — —2009 "Best Part of the Day" — 66 16 662010 "In the Morning"(featuring MDMA) — 51 12 51 Ghetto Revelations IV: Love Intervention2012 "Name On It" — 45 7 45 "I Promise" — — 10 44 2014 "No Matter How High" — — — — Soulful Classics "Feel Good" — — 22 — 2018 "Be Mine" — — — — 2019 "Love High" (feat. Steve Casper) — — — —Underrated "She Want It" — — — —Underrated 2020 "Lockdown" — — — —Underrated "Change" — — — — "Quarantine (feat. Swayfromdaway)" — — — —2021 "Emotions" — — — —2022 Love Like This Again — — — —2022 Pulling Out — — — —2023 Keep It Moving — — — —2023 Feenin — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

External links Official site Urban Mystic on Tygereye Entertainment