Malta Bend (album)


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.

Promotion

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, "Get Fucked Up" was released on June 29, 2015, "Rain Dance" was released on July 9, 2015, and "Fall In Love With It" was released on July 27, 2015.

Personnel

  • Stephen "Stevie Stone" Williams – vocals, A&R
  • Peter "Peetah" Morgan – additional vocals
  • Christopher Sean Harris – additional vocals
  • William "Ya Boy" Crawford – additional vocals
  • Delynia Brown – additional vocals
  • Aaron D. "Tech N9NE" Yates – additional vocals
  • Michael "Mystikal" Tyler – additional vocals
  • Darrein Safron – additional vocals
  • Zalika Miller – additional vocals
  • Jeffery "Frizz" James – additional vocals, producer
  • Kevin "Gates" Gilyard – additional vocals
  • Mike "Ubiquitous" Viglione – additional vocals
  • Donnie "Godemis" King – additional vocals
  • Big Mike – additional vocals
  • Matt Steele – additional vocals
  • DJ P-Caso – additional vocals
  • Charles "Glasses Malone" Penniman – additional vocals
  • King Harris II – additional vocals
  • Deji LaRay – additional vocals, producer
  • LaToya Betts – additional vocals
  • Dana Mitchell – additional vocals
  • Christopher Watson – additional vocals
  • Tyler Lyon – additional vocals
  • RoShawn Eve – additional vocals
  • Cardon Bolen – additional vocals
  • Sherita Freeman – additional vocals
  • YoLynda Hill-Scott – additional vocals
  • Megan Smith – additional vocals
  • Isaac Cates – piano, choir vocals arrangement
  • Ben Cybulsky – guitar, acoustic guitar, producer, recording, mixing
  • Chris Handley – bass guitar
  • Lance Bennett – drums
  • Michael "Seven" Summers – producer
  • Timothy "TeeJayDaGreat" James – producer
  • Thomas "Tom" Burns – producer
  • Richard "RCM2" Mims II – producer
  • Anthony "J. White Did It" White – producer
  • Benjamin "Wrekonize" Miller – producer
  • Bernardo "Bernz" Garcia – producer
  • Gianni "Gianni Ca$h" Perocarpi – producer
  • Danny "Keys" Perez – additional producer
  • Keith Cooper – additional producer
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Travis O'Guin – executive producer, A&R
  • Dave Weiner – associate producer, A&R
  • Samantha Levi – photography