Stevie Stone | |
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Birth name | Stephen Williams |
Born | July 28, 1981 Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Ruthless Records, Strange Music |
Associated acts | Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko |
Website | http://www.steviestone.com |
Stephen Williams (born July 28, 1981) better known by his stage name Stevie Stone is an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. He is signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music record label. He has released three studio albums, with his most recent being Malta Bend which was released on June 30, 2015.
Stone, who grew up in Columbia, Missouri, is based in St. Louis. He discovered a love of music through his mother, a singer and choir director who introduced the rapper to gospel, blues, and soul at an early age. As he grew up, Stone had his feet in the worlds of music and sports, pursuing a basketball career and playing piano and drums. Though he received an offer to play ball for a junior college in Iowa, he was asked to open at a show just weeks before he would leave for school, and he chose to focus on his rap career. In 2007, Stone signed with Ruthless Records, which released his debut, New Kid Coming, on September 29, 2009. Not long afterwards, the MC left the label to sign with Tech N9ne's Strange Music. On June 12, 2012, his second studio album Rollin' Stone was released. On October 23, 2012, he released an EP titled Momentum. On August 13, 2013, his third studio album 2 Birds 1 Stone was released.