For Stevie Stone, the release of Rollin’ Stone, his debut album on Strange Music, signals a move\r beyond his past and his arrival with the premier independent rap company. “The album is all\r about progression,” he says. “It’s about my shift from Ruthless Records over to Strange Music.\r Everything about Strange is about getting out and touching the people. Everybody’s in tune\r with the music and with what I’m doing. I’ve got their undivided attention. They make sure they\r know and understand their artists.”\r \r Stone backs his words up on the explosive, bass-heavy lead single “808 Bendin’,” which features\r a remarkable verse from Strange Music honcho, Tech N9ne. The two bonded early on regarding\r their mutual love for the 808 drum machine that was a signature of many classic rap songs\r created in the 1980s.\r \r “I’m 808-driven,” Stone says. “I love that pulse, that backbone. Without pulse, there is no life.\r That’s what Tech is alway...