Singer-Songwriter Rachael Nemiroff is expanding her music talents, as she teams up with Christian rapper, Steven Malcolm, for their new single “Hero or Heretic.” Both artists are connected with Curb/Word, and Nemiroff is thrilled for the opportunity to collaborate in the Hip-Hop world. The single was produced by David Thulin who is well known for Christian projects with Rachael Lampa, Shine Bright Baby, Jonathan Thulin, etc.
“I wanted to combine a pop feel to Rachael’s already amazing organic vibe, so when we were in the studio writing “Hero or Heretic,” I started with programmed drums and synths rather than Rachael’s typical approach,” said Thulin. “It was a gamble, sure, but it worked! Then we wondered if a feature would make sense and that’s where Steven came into the picture.”
The powerful message of “Hero or Heretic” is not to label people, but to love them where they are. Everyone can have uncomfortable moments in their lives and humans are not perfect. We all need to support each other with God’s love and grace, no matter the circumstances in our lives.
“As believers, we don’t have to pick between being perfect or struggling in our lives,” said Nemiroff. “We should be allowed to be human. We should be allowed to make mistakes. The flaws in our humanity are a beautiful thing and I think we all need to have more grace and patience with each other.”
Steven Malcolm debuts episode two of his From The Roots docuseries that debuted on June 23. Episode two entitled, The Growth highlights Malcolm signing his record deal with IVAV, a division of Curb | Word Entertainment.
From The Roots digs deep into the upbringing and rise of the Christian hip-hop sensation. His latest album, Tree is an eclectic depiction of Malcolm’s past, present, and future. Recently, Tree accumulated more than 11.7 million combined DSP streams alongside the blazing hot single “Summertime” racking up more than 1.3 million combined DSP 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.
Steven Malcolm releases the official visualizer for “Ain’t Playin” featuring Social Club Misfits. Produced by Grammy-Award winners BoogzDaBeast, FNZ, and Dayme, the track is featured on Steven’s forthcoming album Tree dropping on April 15.
Malcolm says, “There’s a saying in Jamaica, ‘playtime done.’” This lyrical sparring session isn’t a joke. The trio delivers world-class flows that reaffirm their prowess as emcees. “The rap game is a competitive sport,” adds Malcolm. With the help of Christian hip-hop dynamic duo Social Club Misfits, Malcolm is bound to claim his crown.
Steven Malcolm connects with Billboard-charting Christian rap duo Social Club Misfits on the brash bop “Ain’t Playin”. Produced by Grammy-Award winners BoogzDaBeast, FNZ, and Dayme, the track is featured on Steven’s forthcoming album Tree dropping on April 15.
Malcolm says, “There’s a saying in Jamaica, “playtime done.” This lyrical sparring session isn’t a joke. The trio delivers world-class flows that reaffirm their prowess as emcees. “The rap game is a competitive sport,” adds Malcolm. With the help of Christian hip-hop dynamic duo Social Club Misfits, Malcolm is bound to claim his crown.
“Ain’t Playin” is an inch closer to the release of Tree, Steven’s highly anticipated new album. Today’s release was added to Spotify’s New Music Friday Christian playlist HERE, Apple Christian’s Elevate playlist HERE, and Best New Songs chart. Currently, Steven is headlining the Invasion Tour HERE with Miles Minnick, Datin, and Kurtis Hoppie.
On Malcolm’s upcoming album, all 16-tracks explore Malcolm’s spiritual depth and versatility as a hip-hop artist. From the international smash “Fuego (R3HAB Remix)” HERE featuring dancehall icon Shaggy (5 million combined Spotify streams) to the Dove Award-nominated anthem “Glory On Me” featuring Childish Major & Taylor Hill HERE, Malcolm mixes the spirituality of Sunday morning with the energy of Saturday night. Tree is an eclectic depiction of Malcolm’s past, present, and future with features from multiple award-winning artists such as Snoop Dogg, Shaggy, and KB.
“Ain’t Playin” follows the Sango-produced track “Respect” HERE and “Accelerate” HERE that landed on Spotify’s “The Flow” playlist. Recently, NRT celebrated Malcolm’s “themed messages” and “rapid-fire” rhyme schemes. “Ain’t Playin” is out now via IVAV, a division of Curb | Word Entertainment.
Steven Malcolm delivers an earsplitting new track “Accelerate” featuring Canon from his forthcoming album Tree available April 15. Over boisterous production, Malcolm spits versatile flows reinforced by an explosive guest verse by Billboard-charting rapper Canon. Listen to the song on Spotify’s “New Music Friday Christian”HERE. Today’s release is out via IVAV, a division of Curb | Word Entertainment.
“Accelerate is all about the race of life,” says Malcolm. The song arrives less than two weeks after ending his Long Live The Hype tour, which received praise from regional outlets like Local Spins, among others. “It’s an honor to have my brother Canon on this record with me,” he adds.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan natives are a dynamic duo on “Accelerate”. “His verse is insane,” declares Malcolm, who drops a flawless verbal onslaught packed with imaginative metaphors. “Hit the gas, I’m the highest in the room how I elevate,” he raps in a swaggering cadence. “Accelerate” moves at the velocity of an action flick. The ferocity of the production is infectious and intensifies each rhyme. “Hit that throttle, take off on ’em, tell me who gon’ stop him.” Who can stop Steven Malcolm? “Accelerate” is a follow-up to the Sango-produced bop “Respect” HERE that landed on Apple Christian’s Best New Songs chart and popular playlists like Apple’s “Elevate” and Spotify’s “The Flow”.
On Malcolm’s upcoming album, all 16-tracks explore Malcolm’s spiritual depth and versatility as a hip-hop artist. From the international smash “Fuego (R3HAB Remix)” HERE featuring dancehall icon Shaggy (5 million combined Spotify streams) to the Dove Award-nominated anthem “Glory On Me” featuring Childish Major & Taylor Hill HERE, Malcolm mixes the spirituality of Sunday morning with the energy of Saturday night. Tree is an eclectic depiction of Malcolm’s past, present, and future with features from multiple award-winning artists such as Snoop Dogg, Shaggy, Social Club Misfits, and KB.
IVAV recording artist Steven Malcolm announces his third studio album, Tree, available 4/15, setting the tone for the project with spellbinding track, “Respect,” produced by renowned DJ/Producer Sango and UMoore, available today. Malcolm also kicks off his “Long Live The Hype Tour” in Jacksonville, FL tonight, 2/4. Listen to “Respect” and pre-save/pre-add TreeHERE.
After accumulating more than 58 million global DSP streams and 13.1 million YouTube views in 2021, Malcolm’s desire to elevate his name is a constant theme on his forthcoming album, an eclectic depiction of Malcolm’s past, present, and future. Tree, which features Snoop Dogg, Shaggy, Social Club Misfits, and KB, shows Malcolm’s spiritual depth and versatility as a hip-hop artist, mixing the spirituality of Sunday morning with the energy of Saturday night.
“This record is about putting some respect on my name,” Malcolm exclaims. “He [Sango] sent it to me and I finished it in an hour, honestly. It was one of those records you hear and dive right in. Malcom adds, “When it came to naming the album, the inspiration for the title stems from Jamaica, where they pronounce the number three, ‘tree’. This being my third studio album, we focused on the growth and fruit that comes from a foundation rooted in truth.”
Following Malcolm’s “Rooftop Freestyle,” co-produced by GRAMMY® Award winners BoogzDaBeast (Kanye West, also known as Ye), FNZ (A$AP Rocky), and Dayme, and “On Point,” featuring Dove Award winner KB, “Respect” previews the upcoming album, curving the fakes and claiming a stake as an exceptional force in hip-hop, no questions asked. The cool, commanding bop finds Malcolm bossing up on naysayers, while his smooth, inventive rhyme schemes flow seamlessly over Sango’s peculiar production. Listen to “Respect” HERE.
Malcom also kicks off his “Long Live The Hype Tour” tonight, 2/4, in Jacksonville, FL, hitting Miami, FL, Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL, and Grand Rapids, MI throughout the month of February. Purchase tickets HERE.
Listen to “Respect” and pre-save/pre-add TreeHERE.
Tree Official Tracklisting:
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) ft. Shaggy
About Steven Malcolm:
Steven Malcolm makes faith-driven hip-hop that’s as unique as his multi-cultural background. It’s a diverse sound grounded in rap’s rhythmic delivery, pop’s modern melodies, and God’s word, glued together by a street-smart artist whose music has earned five Dove Award nominations and more than 57 million streams.
Released in 2021, All Is True blurs the boundaries between Christian music and larger-than-life hip-hop, delivering universal songs about faith, family, and fidelity. This is hip-hop with a heart, mixing the spirituality of Sunday morning with the energy of Saturday night. It’s also an extension of the sound Malcolm has spent the better part of a decade crafting. Raised by a family whose Jamaican-born patriarch was deported back to the Caribbean when his son was only 10 years old, Malcolm first turned to music for a source of stability. He found success in the hip-hop underground with his independent debut, Monster’s Ink, then built a larger audience with 2017’s self-titled Steven Malcolm. Nominated for three GMA Dove Awards, Steven Malcolm was followed by The Second City, which debuted at Number 11 on Billboard’s hip-hop chart in 2019. Tracks like “Fuego’’ highlighted his Jamaican roots and reggae influences (both of which were showcased on several remixes, which found Malcolm working alongside collaborators like Shaggy, R3HAB, The SoulBots, and Melanie Pfirrman), while a Dove-nominated remix of “Even Louder” featured his duet with seven-time Grammy nominee Natalie Grant.
About Curb | Word Entertainment:
In 2016, Curb Records acquired Word Entertainment, combining two of the music industry’s most respected global brands, and more than a century of collective experience. Today, Curb and Word are two of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated by Mike Curb, the Curb | Word family includes the labels Curb, Word, Squint, Fervent, Sidewalk, MCC, and IVAV, as well as Curb Publishing, Word Publishing, 25 Live, Curb Films, Word Films, Word Entertainment, and Curb Sports, representing top artists and entertainers in Country, Christian, Pop, Rock, and Hip-Hop. For more information, visit www.curb.com.
Steven Malcolm continues to rise with “Rooftop Freestyle” featuring Derek Minor. Available today, the song is co-produced by Grammy Award winners BoogzDaBeast (Kanye West, Kevin Gates, YNW Melly), FNZ (A$AP Rocky, Denzel Curry, The Kid LAROI) and Dayme. “Rooftop Freestyle” is a rags-to-riches story starring the man himself as the hero. Never afraid to be vulnerable, Steven raps passionately about where he came from, but where he’s going, too.
“This record, honestly, is just me snapping,” says Steven. 2021 has been an incredible year for the flourishing rap artists. He expanded his mainstream reach with the international smash “Fuego (remix)” HERE featuring Grammy-winning dancehall superstar Shaggy (5 million combined streams on Spotify), while remaining a pillar within Christian hip-hop. His song “Glory On Me” featuring Childish Major & Taylor Hill HERE was nominated for Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.
“I told myself one time that my life could be a movie with the craziness that has gone on, and all the things that I’ve overcome to be where I’m at today,” Malcolm adds. “It’s truly a blessing to come from nothing and gain everything you’ve prayed for, especially when you have a background like mine. Life is like a movie.”
“Rooftop Freestyle” is a fiery rap song that reinforces Steven’s skills as an emcee. The fast-paced flows and inventive rhyme schemes that recount bits of his life story are captivating. Derek Minor, another Christian artist with hits on both the gospel and rap charts, stops by for a cameo, resulting in a tag-teamed tribute to the hip-hop hustle.
The track aims to strengthen the momentum Steven has gained throughout 2021. He won the ‘Best Hip-Hop Collaboration’ Award at the 2021 Kingdom Choice Awards HERE in NYC and garnered attention from top hip-hop outlets like RESPECT..
“Rooftop Freestyle” is a fragment of what fans can expect to hear on his forthcoming album due out early next year. Today’s release is out via IVAV, a division of Curb | Word Entertainment.
CHH powerhouse Steven Malcolm returns with a hard-hitting music video for “On Point” featuring KB. Available today, the award-winning rhyme slinger reaches a new apex with his latest effort.
“‘On Point’ is all about being sharp and withstanding the test of time!” says Malcolm, who fills the song with trap beats, a cyclical piano hook, and shoutouts to iconic quarterback Tom Brady. “Defying the odds is never easy,” he continues, “but a sharp mind can overcome any obstacle. The greatest QB and my favorite football player being Tom Brady, I couldn’t help but use the best as the metaphor.”
The music video follows Steven’s impressive EP All Is TrueHERE (nearly 700K Spotify streams) which was met with praise by RESPECT, Elevator Mag, Audacy among other publications – the latter of those mentioned writing, “In the age of conscious rap and sharing truths via storytelling, Steven Malcolm fits right in with the likes of J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, D Smoke and Nipsey Hussle.”
If that EP found Malcolm focusing on songs about truth, then “On Point” finds him focusing on tenacity. He raps about his day-to-day work ethic and his God-given talent, splitting the song’s verses with KB along the way. Given the multiple mentions of Tom Brady, it’s no coincidence that “On Point” sometimes feels like the hip-hop equivalent of an athlete’s comments during a pre-game interview. Here, Steven Malcolm is limber, laced up, and ready to take the field.
“This record is all about high energy and motivation for anyone who is looking to be focused!” he explains.
Described by Dirty-Glove as “Michigan’s best kept secret”, Steven’s power-hinged anthem is a certified banger. “On Point” is available today.
IVAV recording artist Steven Malcolm was still a newcomer in the rap community when he appeared on KB’s “Sideways (Remix)” in 2015. Six years later, Malcolm — now a multi-time GMA Dove Award nominee with a string of hits — returns the favor by recruiting KB for “On Point.” It’s a collaborative tribute to stamina and steely-eyed determination, delivered by two hip-hop heavyweights who recognize the value of hard work.
“‘On Point’ is all about being sharp and withstanding the test of time!” says Malcolm, who fills the song with trap beats, a cyclical piano hook, and shoutouts to iconic quarterback Tom Brady. “Defying the odds is never easy,” he continues, “but a sharp mind can overcome any obstacle. The greatest QB and my favorite football player being Tom Brady, I couldn’t help but use the best as the metaphor.”
“On Point” follows the summertime release of All Is True, an EP whose five tracks have earned nearly 700,000 Spotify streams. If that EP found Malcolm focusing on songs about truth, then “On Point” finds him focusing on tenacity. He raps about his day-to-day work ethic and his God-given talent, splitting the song’s verses with KB along the way. Given the multiple mentions of Tom Brady, it’s no coincidence that “On Point” sometimes feels like the hip-hop equivalent of an athlete’s comments during a pre-game interview. Here, Steven Malcolm is limber, laced up, and ready to take the field.
“This record is all about high energy and motivation for anyone who is looking to be focused!” he explains.
“On Point” follows Malcolm’s impressive EP All Is True, which was met with praise by RESPECT, Kulture Hub, Rapzilla, Audacy, among other publications – the latter of those mentioned writing, “In the age of conscious rap and sharing truths via storytelling, Steven Malcolm fits right in with the likes of J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, D Smoke and Nipsey Hussle.”
IVAV recording artist Steven Malcolm responds to the chaos of the modern moment with All Is True, a collection of message-driven rap songs that double down on the Dove Award nominee’s talents as a hip-hop icon, genre-bender, and street-smart storyteller. Listen to All Is True HERE.
“In a world full of fake news, controlled narratives, and layers of lies, I want to be known as that artist who brings nothing but truth,” says Malcolm, who recorded the EP’s five tracks during a global pandemic that brought his touring schedule to a halt. Working with Grammy-winning producer Street Symphony (Yo Gotti, Lecrae) and the hip-hop production team Track Or Die, he crafted an autobiographical record that’s both honest and hard-hitting, with lyrics that turn his personal experience into universal songs about creativity, faith, and fidelity.
The atmospheric title track turns the challenge of Malcolm’s past — from his father’s jail time to his own eye-opening introduction to racism — into fuel for his uplifting music. He celebrates his skyrocketing career with “We Goin Up,” praises his maker in “Autopilot,” and proclaims his loyalty to his wife in “Ándale.” A fiery combination of message, melody, and beat-driven bounce, All Is True doesn’t just paint a picture of Steven Malcolm’s life; it also applies to anyone looking to meet life’s challenges with grace and gusto.
“I want my fans to hear this and be encouraged to live out truth in a culture full of deception,” Malcolm says. All Is True follows full-length albums like 2017’s Steven Malcolm and 2019’s The Second City, both of which received GMA Dove Award nominations for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year. The new EP also arrives on the heels of popular singles like “Fuego” (whose string of tropical remixes found Malcolm collaborating with Shaggy, R3HAB, and Melanie Pfirrman) and the gospel/hip-hop anthem “Glory on Me.” Together, those releases have earned Steven Malcolm more than 57 million streams
