''Rollin' Stone'' is the second studio album by

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rapper

Stevie Stone Stephen Lewis Williams (born July 28, 1981), better known by his stage name Stevie Stone, is an American rapper from Columbia, Missouri. He was signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music record label from 2011 to 2021 and has since founded his own reco ...

. The album was released on June 12, 2012, by

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. The album features

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s from

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Kutt Calhoun Melvin Lewis Calhoun Jr. (born January 1, 1977), better known by his stage name Kutt Calhoun, is an American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. He began his career in the late 1990s as part of the city's underground rap scene, and signed with fel ...

, Peetah Morgan,

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, Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R.,

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, Magnum PI and Bernz. The album debuted at number 78 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Background

In a June 2012, interview with '' XXL'',

spoke about the album, saying: "It’s a rollercoaster ride, even my slow records and my serious records are gonna have that 808 and that kick up in there. But on this album, I think it’s a very full album, it’s something for everybody. This is more one of the party records, the club type records for the album. But there’s definitely different records that’s gonna put you in a different mind frame. Like I did a record called ‘My Remedy,’ and that's just saying that when I hit the stage, music becomes my remedy and all my problems fade away. Music is my escape. It don't matter what happens, I been in situations where I get a bad phone call like five minutes before I hit the stage on some bullshit. But soon as I hit the stage and I give it to the crowd and they give it to me back, all that shit just goes out the window... Strap on your seatbelt when you listen to it. I definitely think it's gonna turn a lot of heads. You gonna see on the album, you can't necessarily put Stevie Stone in a box."

Critical reception

Gregory Heaney of

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gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "Stone seizes on the opportunity to reach a whole new group of listeners with an album that plays out like a meeting between new friends at a party. Early in the album, listeners get to see Stone's rowdy side on tracks like "808 Bendin'" and "Keep My Name Out Your Mouth," which feature guest spots by labelmates Tech N9ne and Kutt Calhoun, respectively, before getting personal deeper into the album, opening up on more plaintive, reflective tracks like "My Life" and "The Road." Even though Stone had been kicking around on Ruthless Records for a while, ''Rollin' Stone'' feels like a chance for Stone to reintroduce himself to the rap world, and with the production talent, care, and personal touch of Strange behind him, it's an opportunity he takes full advantage of."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 78 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 6,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Charts

References

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