Malta Bend (album) explained

Malta Bend
Type:	studio
Artist:	Stevie Stone
Cover:	Stevie_stone_album.jpg
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Strange Music
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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.

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,^[1] "Get Fucked Up" was released on June 29, 2015,^[2] "Rain Dance" was released on July 9, 2015,^[3] and "Fall In Love With It" was released on July 27, 2015.^[4]

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

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	193
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	15
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[7]	9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[8]	12

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 27, 2015 . Stevie Stone - Run It - Official Music Video . August 12, 2024 . YouTube.
2. Web site: June 29, 2015 . Stevie Stone - Get Fucked Up - Official Music Video . August 12, 2024 . YouTube.
3. Web site: July 9, 2015 . Stevie Stone - Rain Dance (ft. Tech N9ne & Mystikal) - Official Music Video . August 12, 2024 . YouTube.
4. Web site: July 27, 2015 . Stevie Stone - Fall In Love With It (ft. Darrein Safron) - Official Music Video . August 12, 2024 . YouTube.
5. July 18, 2015 . Billboard 200 . August 12, 2024 . . en.
6. July 18, 2015 . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . August 12, 2024 . . en.
7. July 18, 2015 . Top Rap Albums . August 12, 2024 . . en.
8. July 18, 2015 . Independent Albums . August 12, 2024 . . en.