Christian hip-hop sensation Steven Malcolm debuts his third studio album, Tree. Out today, the landmark album arrives a week after premiering his smash single “Summertime” featuring Snoop Dogg and Jay-Way.
“This being my third studio album focused on the growth and fruit that came from a foundation rooted in truth,” says Malcolm. “I stood firm throughout my life and now I’m seeing the fruit of my labor, LEGACY! The gift that continues to bear fruit. Thank you and many blessings to my fans worldwide.”
Tree is an eclectic depiction of Malcolm’s past, present, and future. Each song digs deep into the peaks and valleys that shaped the rapper we currently know. Anticipation for the album heightened last week when Malcolm shook up the faith-based music community with a blazing hot music video for “Summertime.”
Since releasing his self-titled major-label debut in 2017, Malcolm continues to captivate listeners with spellbinding anthems that celebrate his love for Jesus and the unifying force of hip-hop. Songs like the Top 40 Christian hit “Not To Us / Good Love,” “Party in the Hills,” and the Dove-nominated “Even Louder” remix featuring 8x Grammy Award-nominee Natalie Grant demonstrate Malcolm’s enthusiasm to share his messages with a broad audience. The genre-blending rhymer recently accumulated more than 70 million combined DSP streams with the global smash “Fuego (Remix)” featuring Grammy Award-winner Shaggy reaching 6.1 million collective streams alone.
Malcolm continues to blur boundaries with Tree. The album includes star-studded production by Sango (Xavier Omar), BoogzDaBeast (Kanye West), FNZ (A$AP Rocky), and Social House (MGK). He even taps a few CHH homies like Derek Minor, KB, Ty Brasel, Canon, and Social Club Misfits to give Tree an extra oomph.
Tree illuminates Malcolm’s growing artistry, spiritual depth, and versatility as a hip-hop artist. The album is available now across all streaming platforms. For updates and more information about Steven Malcolm please refer to the social media links below.
TRACKLIST:
- Heavenly Father feat. The Fisk Jubilee Singers
- All I Know
- Summertime feat. Snoop Dogg & Jay-Way
- On Point feat. KB
- Believe In Me
- Demons feat. Plan G & Jude Barclay
- Rooftop Freestyle feat. Derek Minor
- Red Light Green Light feat. Ty Brasel & Jay-Way
- Accelerate feat. Canon
- Ain’t Playin feat. Social Club Misfits
- Lately
- Great feat. Waldo
- Respect
- Jah Ah De King
- Glory On Me feat. Childish Major & Taylor Hill
- Fuego (R3HAB Remix) feat. Shaggy
ABOUT STEVEN MALCOLM
Steven Malcolm makes faith-driven hip-hop that’s as unique as his multi-cultural background. It’s a sound rooted in rap’s rhythmic delivery, pop’s modern melodies, and God’s word, glued together by an artist whose music has earned five Dove Award nominations and more than 70 million streams.
His new album Tree is an eclectic depiction of Malcolm’s past, present, and future. Delivering powerful rhymes straight from heaven, Malcolm offers a blend of alluring bops for any occasion. Arriving on the heels of the 5-track EP All Is True, Malcolm boasts Shaggy, Social Club Misfits, and KB features on the album.
Malcolm is a dynamic, crafty storyteller that incorporates a broad range of creative influences into his music. He doubles down on his talents with his most reflective album to date, Tree which arrives on June 3. Each song reverberates like Sunday-morning spirituals filled with Saturday-evening energy. His powerful messages are reinforced with potent production by Grammy-winning heavyweights BoogzDaBeast (Kanye West) and FNZ (A$AP Rocky). Tree lands at a time when society could use a bit of growth and healing. “This being my third studio album focused on the growth and fruit that came from a foundation rooted in truth,” Malcolm says.
Malcolm’s messages of hope and redemption come from his own experience. Raised in western Michigan and coastal Florida, he grew up in search of stability. His father, a native Jamaican who had emigrated from Montego Bay, was deported back to the Caribbean when Steven was just 10 years old, and later passed away before the two could reunite. Steven’s mother struggled as a single parent and eventually left town, leaving her son to fend for himself as a young college student. His life lacked a clear direction until he accepted a friend’s invitation to attend a local church service that incorporated hip-hop, dance, and worship.
That church — the Edge Urban Fellowship — changed Steven’s life. It gave him a community, as well as a place to make purpose-driven music. Between performances with the church’s worship team, he finished work on his independent debut album, Monster’s Ink, which became an underground success. Before long, Steven’s reputation had extended far beyond the Midwest and attracted attention from major labels. He signed with Word Entertainment, a division of Curb Records, becoming the first rapper on a roster filled with the musical heavyweights of the faith-based world.
Released in 2017, the self-titled Steven Malcolm marked his major-label debut. Songs like “Hot Boy,” “Never Let You Go,” and the pop-rap tune “Party in the Hills” became hits, rooted in a wide-ranging mix of trap, boom-bap, South Atlanta hip-hop, and pop. He played nearly 100 shows that year — including arena dates on the Winter Jam Tour — and earned three GMA Dove Awards, laying the foundation for an even bigger splash with the album’s follow-up, The Second City. Named after his father’s hometown of Montego Bay, the so-called “Second City” of Jamaica, The Second City was a hard-hitting, lyrically driven record that focused on optimistic themes. The album debuted at Number 11 on Billboard’s hip-hop chart in 2019 and received a Dove nomination for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year. It also produced several hit singles, including the Top 40 Christian hit “Not To Us / Good Love,” and the Dove-nominated “Even Louder” remix featuring Natalie Grant (which earned more than 6 million streams), and “Fuego.”
A blend of Steven’s Jamaican roots and reggae influences, “Fuego” became one of the most diverse hits of his career and received several remixes. The tropical “Fuego (Remix)” arrived in 2020, featuring an appearance from Shaggy and gaining 2.5 million views with its cinematic music video. Shaggy also appeared on “Fuego (R3HAB Remix),” which was released later that same year, as well as 2021’s “Fuego (The SoulBots Remix),” which featured vocals from Latin pop singer Melanie Pfirrman. Together, the “Fuego” remixes racked up nearly 6.1 million total streams across all DSPs in less than two years.
With the success of All Is True, Malcolm is eager to deliver Tree. It celebrates the next chapter of his music career and takes listeners on a journey with a husband, father, and artist destined to reshape his family and musical legacy.
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