Stephen Lewis Williams (born July 28, 1981), better known by his stage name Stevie Stone, is an American rapper from
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...
. He was signed to
Tech N9ne
Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two m ...
's
Strange Music
Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999.
History
In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label.
In ...
record label from 2011 to 2021 and has since founded his own record label
Ahdasee Records. He has released seven studio albums including ''Black Lion'', with his most recent being ''Raising The Bar'' in April 2022.
Career
Stone grew up in
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...
, and is based in
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
. 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
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''.
On August 13, 2013, his third studio album ''
2 Birds 1 Stone
''2 Birds 1 Stone'' is the third studio album by American rapper Stevie Stone. The album was released on August 13, 2013, by Strange Music. The album features guest appearances from Krizz Kaliko, Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R., Brotha Lynch Hung, Wrekonize, ...
'' was released.
In 2021, Stevie Stone announced across social media platforms that he has officially departed
Strange Music
Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999.
History
In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label.
In ...
and has since announced Ahdasee Records as his new record label with the release of his first independent single since 2009 titled "Jumping Out The Window".
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Mixtapes
Singles
Guest appearances
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Stevie
1981 births
Living people
African-American male rappers
Ruthless Records artists
Rappers from Columbia, Missouri
Rappers from St. Louis
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people