years_active birth_place label name background genre article_title birth_name occupation
2002 & ndash ; present los angeles , california rowdy , capitol , rawkus novel solo_singer hip hop novel -lrb- musician -rrb-
 alonzo mario stevenson rapper , producer , singer , songwriter
novel -lrb- musician -rrb-

alonzo mario stevenson , -lrb- born september 3 , 1981 -rrb- professionally known as novel , is an american hip-hop/soul artist based in los angeles , california .
he is a grammy award winning songwriter , singer , rapper and producer with also 5 grammy nominations .
he is the son of motown 's william `` mickey '' stevenson and the grandson of soul pioneer solomon burke .
novel has collaborated with artists such as lauryn hill and talib kweli , and worked with other musicians including joell ortiz , joss stone , david guetta , india.arie , tweet , stacie orrico and smokey robinson and others .
he has received over 5 grammy nominations and 1 win in all different categories and is considered very versatile for writing & producing in the pop genre , alternative , rock , hiphop , r&b , even jazz , dance , electronic , including gospel , and currently working on country .
