Christmas Hangover 50% Off Sale

It’s that time of the year again – the time for trees, lights, stockings and caroling. Oh yeah, and for presents! Strange Music is giving you an incredible gift with The Christmas Hangover Sale – 50% off of your favorite Strange Music gear*, just in time to recover from all the gifts you got but wish you hadn’t! Sale starts on 12/25 at 12:01AM EST and runs till 1/1 at 11:59PM PST. Don’t miss your chance to stock up on your favorite Strange Music merchandise for 50% off! Head on over to strangemusicinc.net and fill your cart now!

*Does not apply to previous orders, gift cards, VIP packages, CD presales and other select items. Sizes and quantities are limited.

Stevie Stone - Outer Lane - Official Music Video

Stevie Stone "Momentum" EP Now Available!

Stevie Stone just won't stop! He continues to grind it out on the road and in the studio - his latest EP, Momentum shows that Stevie doesn't plan on putting on the brakes. After a history making tour, Stevie went right back into the studio and built up Momentum. With hot new tracks like "Jump" and "Long Time Coming", as well as features like Kutt Calhoun, Momentum is coming at you full-force! Click here to order your copy of Momentum, the new EP from Stevie Stone!

Stevie Stone - Momentum - Official Music Video

Stevie Stone - Momentum EP - Behind The Scenes

Stevie Stone
 Rollin' Stone Album In Stores Now!


HIMMI HYME! Stevie Stone’s Strange Music debut release, Rollin’ Stone, is sure to be the album you bump all summer long! With heavy-hitting tracks like “808 Bendin’”, “Get Buck” and “Oneness”, along with features from Tech N9ne, reggae legend Peetah Morgan, Yelawolf and more, this is one album that’s not to be missed! Click here to order your copy of Tech N9ne Presents Stevie Stone – Rollin’ Stone and you can spend your summer Rollin’ with Stone.

Stevie Stone "Dollar General" Feat Yelawolf Music Video

STRANGE MUSIC GETS STONED - Strange Music Signs Stevie Stone!

Biography

For Stevie Stone, the release of Rollin’ Stone, his debut album on Strange Music, signals a move beyond his past and his arrival with the premier independent rap company. “The album is all about progression,” he says. “It’s about my shift from Ruthless Records over to Strange Music.  Everything about Strange is about getting out and touching the people. Everybody’s in tune with the music and with what I’m doing. I’ve got their undivided attention. They make sure they know and understand their artists.”

Stone backs his words up on the explosive, bass-heavy lead single “808 Bendin’,” which features a remarkable verse from Strange Music honcho, Tech N9ne. The two bonded early on regarding their mutual love for the 808 drum machine that was a signature of many classic rap songs created in the 1980s.

“I’m 808-driven,” Stone says. “I love that pulse, that backbone. Without pulse, there is no life.  That’s what Tech is always saying. I heard the beat for ‘808 Bendin’,’ did the verse and the hook. I thought it was something way, way different for Tech.”

Stone keeps the energy at a fever pitch on the confrontational “Raw Talk”, featuring Hopsin and SwizZz, the menacing “Get Buck” and the stark “Keep My Name Out Your Mouth”, featuring Kutt Calhoun.

Elsewhere, Stone showcases his storytelling abilities on the tremendous “Dollar General.”  Inspired by the 2007 film, Street Thief, Stone flows with a controlled fury about robbing a series of businesses. WillPower’s somber, piano-driven beat and the whispery chorus, delivered by Yelawolf, create a potent, otherworldly, sonic ambiance. “I put it like it was a dream,” Stone
explains. “I’m not saying that I’m the one that’s robbing. It’s almost like I’m watching the movie and fall asleep. It’s about my dream.”

Music has enabled Stone to live out his dreams and escape his problems. On the soulful “My Remedy,” he details how his problems fade away as soon as he hits the stage. Nonetheless, music has not provided a total escape. The wistful “2 Far” reveals how Stone’s love for music has created tremendous struggle in his relationship with his woman.

Then there’s the dramatic “My Life.” On this emotional cut, Stone details the challenges he’s created for himself and his family by pursuing his music career. Although the emotions were raw, the song took Stone nearly two years to write. “I was wrestling with how much I want to give to the people,” he says. “It’s revealing a lot of stuff. I’m talking about my being away from
my kids, my family and loved ones. I’d been writing it for a year or two because I had the beat for a minute, but I didn’t know how much I really wanted to put out there. I just let go and let the music take me.”

Music has taken Stone on the road. Given his love for touring, it makes Stone a natural fit on Strange Music, as one of the company’s key components is its touring enterprise. Add in Stone’s bond with Tech, his high quality music and his dedication to his craft and it’s no wonder Stone is the latest addition to the Strange Music roster. It’s also why Stone wrote the song “Perfect
Stranger.”

“My first show ever, when I was in high school, was with Tech. Eleven years later, it comes full circle,” he says. “I’m on the label. It’s something that I’ve always wanted. I think I’m a perfect fit with them.”

Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, Stone has been surrounded by music his entire life. His mother was a singer and choir director who played piano and organ. One of his sisters also sang and played instruments. While his mother favored gospel, blues and the work of Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross, his sisters listened to rap and R&B, providing a wide range of sounds, styles and artistic influences.

By the time he was five, music consumed Stone. When a beat would start playing, Stone would be instantly compelled to dance. He later started playing the piano and practicing on the drums.

Stone was simultaneously developing his basketball skills. He received an offer to play basketball at a junior college in Des Moines, Iowa, and was going to pursue the opportunity.  A few weeks before he was slated to report to school, Stone landed a performance as an opening act at a concert at the Fulton Fairgrounds. “When I hit that stage, I got the bug,” he recalls. “There was no doubt about it. Music was what I was going to do. I’ve never turned
back.”

Within a few years, Stone secured a production deal in St. Louis with Fly Moves Productions, requiring he relocate from Columbia. Stone jumped at the opportunity. “You should never be content with where you’re at,” he says. “I’ve got the shoot-for-the-moon-end-up-in-the-stars type of attitude.”

Stone signed in 2007 with Ruthless Records, the label founded by the late gangster rap pioneer Eazy-E and the recording home of N.W.A. While signed to the imprint, he learned the work ethic needed in order to succeed in the music industry. He realized that an artist has to do as much as possible for themselves and not rely on a label.

So, when Stone parted ways with Ruthless a few years later, he was poised for success. He reconnected with Tech N9ne and Strange Music, which had developed into rap’s biggest independent success story.

Now, with Rollin’ Stone about to arrive in stores, Stevie Stone realizes that his climb to success isn’t over. “After every ladder, there’s another ladder. You’ve got to keep climbing the ladder, keep moving. That’s what I’m doing right now.”

Stevie Stone Van Gets An Upgrade

The Stevie Stone van recently went through an overhaul that will certainly have it on the road doing some 808 bending.

The van was equipped with a custom sound system that also comes with a flat screen television above the front seats. If life is the road as Stevie Stone says it is, then it can't be too bad when you're rollin' like this!

PEEP THE VAN COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU!

Click here to read the whole story and see more pics of the van!

Stevie Stone "Midwest Explosion" Feat Tech N9ne Music Video