2015 studio album by Stevie Stone
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Malta Bend is the fourth studio album by American rapper Stevie Stone . It was released on June 30, 2015 via Strange Music , marking his third studio album for the label. Production was handled by Seven , Deji LaRay, Jeffery "Frizz" James, J. White Did It , Ben Cybulsky, ¡Mayday! , RCM2, TeeJayDaGreat and Thomas "Tom" Burns. It features guest appearances from Darrein Safron, Tech N9ne , Ces Cru , Glasses Malone , Kevin Gates , King Harris, Mystikal , Peetah Morgan, Tyler Lyon and Ya Boy .
The album debuted at number 193 on the Billboard 200 , number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , number 9 on the Top Rap Albums and number 12 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.
The album was available for pre-order on May 19, 2015 with the bonus track entitled "Eat". There were four music videos directed from the songs off of the album: "Run It" was released on May 27, 2015,[ 2] "Get Fucked Up" was released on June 29, 2015,[ 3] "Rain Dance" was released on July 9, 2015,[ 4] and "Fall In Love With It" was released on July 27, 2015.[ 5]
Track listing Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Where It All Began" (Intro Skit) Seven 2:15 2. "Run It" Seven 2:52 3. "I'm So Epic" (featuring Peetah Morgan) Williams Peter Morgan Timothy James TeeJayDaGreat 2:35 4. "What's Real" (Skit) Christopher Sean Harris Ben Cybulsky 0:58 5. "The Homies" (featuring Ya Boy ) Seven 3:43 6. "Rain Dance" (featuring Tech N9NE and Mystikal ) Seven 3:42 7. "Fall in Love With It" (featuring Darrein) Williams Darrein Safron Jeffery James II Frizz 3:14 8. "The Interview" (Skit) Deji LaRay Deji LaRay 1:19 9. "Bodyrock" (featuring Darrein) Williams Safron James II Thomas Burns 3:08 10. "Boss Shit" (featuring Kevin Gates ) RCM2 3:02 11. "Get Fucked Up" J. White Did It 3:03 12. "Rated X" (featuring Tech N9NE) Williams Yates Pamela Wells Benjamin Miller Bernardo Garcia Gianni Perocarpi Daniel Emilio Perez Keith Cooper ¡Mayday! Danny "Keys" Perez (add. ) Keith Cooper (add. ) 3:17 13. "Wait On It" (featuring Ces Cru ) Williams Mike Viglione Donnie King White J. White Did It 3:21 14. "Far From Home" (Skit) Deji LaRay 3:35 15. "Suicidal" (featuring Glasses Malone and King Harris) Seven 3:39 16. "Sunday Morning" (Skit) 1:34 17. "Malta Bend" (featuring Tyler Lyon) Williams Tyler Lyon Summers Seven 4:02 18. "Ambition and Motivation" Frizz 3:27 19. "Legacy" Williams Lyon Isaac Cates Summers Seven 4:23 20. "Just Gettin' Started" (Outro Skit) Seven 2:00 Total length: 59:09
Personnel
Stephen "Stevie Stone " Williams – vocals, A&R
Peter "Peetah" Morgan – additional vocals (track 3)
Christopher Sean Harris – additional vocals (track 4)
William "Ya Boy " Crawford – additional vocals (track 5)
Delynia Brown – additional vocals (tracks: 5, 18)
Aaron D. "Tech N9NE " Yates – additional vocals (tracks: 6, 12)
Michael "Mystikal " Tyler – additional vocals (track 6)
Darrein Safron – additional vocals (tracks: 7, 9)
Zalika Miller – additional vocals (track 8)
Jeffery "Frizz" James – additional vocals (track 9) , producer (tracks: 7, 9, 18)
Kevin "Gates " Gilyard – additional vocals (track 10)
Mike "Ubiquitous" Viglione – additional vocals (track 13)
Donnie "Godemis" King – additional vocals (track 13)
Big Mike – additional vocals (track 14)
Matt Steele – additional vocals (track 14)
DJ P-Caso – additional vocals (track 14)
Charles "Glasses Malone " Penniman – additional vocals (track 15)
King Harris II – additional vocals (track 15)
Deji LaRay – additional vocals (track 16) , producer (tracks: 8, 14, 16)
LaToya Betts – additional vocals (tracks: 16, 19)
Dana Mitchell – additional vocals (tracks: 16, 19)
Christopher Watson – additional vocals (track 16)
Tyler Lyon – additional vocals (track 17)
RoShawn Eve – additional vocals (track 19)
Cardon Bolen – additional vocals (track 19)
Sherita Freeman – additional vocals (track 19)
YoLynda Hill-Scott – additional vocals (track 19)
Megan Smith – additional vocals (track 19)
Isaac Cates – piano (tracks: 1, 16, 20) , choir vocals arrangement (track 19)
Ben Cybulsky – guitar (track 17) , acoustic guitar (track 19) , producer (track 4) , recording, mixing
Chris Handley – bass guitar (track 17)
Lance Bennett – drums (track 17)
Michael "Seven " Summers – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 15-17, 19, 20)
Timothy "TeeJayDaGreat" James – producer (track 3)
Thomas "Tom" Burns – producer (track 9)
Richard "RCM2" Mims II – producer (track 10)
Anthony "J. White Did It " White – producer (tracks: 11, 13)
Benjamin "Wrekonize " Miller – producer (track 12)
Bernardo "Bernz" Garcia – producer (track 12)
Gianni "Gianni Ca$h" Perocarpi – producer (track 12)
Danny "Keys" Perez – additional producer (track 12)
Keith Cooper – additional producer (track 12)
Tom Baker – mastering
Travis O'Guin – executive producer, A&R
Dave Weiner – associate producer, A&R
Samantha Levi – photography
Charts
References
^ Jeffries, David. "Malta Bend - Stevie Stone | Album | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Stevie Stone - Run It - Official Music Video" . YouTube . May 27, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Stevie Stone - Get Fucked Up - Official Music Video" . YouTube . June 29, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Stevie Stone - Rain Dance (ft. Tech N9ne & Mystikal) - Official Music Video" . YouTube . July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Stevie Stone - Fall In Love With It (ft. Darrein Safron) - Official Music Video" . YouTube . July 27, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Billboard 200" . Billboard . July 18, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . July 18, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Top Rap Albums" . Billboard . July 18, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .
^ "Independent Albums" . Billboard . July 18, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024 .