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Guitar Visionary Malina Moye Announces New Empowerment Album Amid Entertainment Industry’s Female Revolution
Pop-Rock maven and international guitar superstar Malina Moye is set to release her new album "Bad As I Wanna Be" March 23rd on LEOPARD.
Moye states, “The record's sound is a reflection of my DNA growing up in Ohio and Minnesota. Being influenced by the Minneapolis sound, I can’t help but blend Funk, Rock, and Soul.” She adds, “I'd like to think I'm concocting my own musical identity within today’s music landscape and have always looked at myself as the next generation of that sound with the goal of evolving and creating something contemporary.”
When asked about the themes of the album, Moye reveals, “When I was writing ‘Bad As I Wanna Be,’ I kept coming back to a celebration of self. This record is for you. If you feel under appreciated, over looked and like you just don't matter, then celebrate yourself—be your own super hero. This album was a personal letter from me to whoever will listen.”
Malina concludes, “It’s about redefining the status quo and being unapologetically you.”
The first single from the album is "Jumpin," a Pop-Funk dance track that will be released this Spring then followed by an international tour. The album was produced by platinum-selling, Grammy-winning Swedish music producer Bjorn “Polarbear” Soderberg (Ne-yo, Kendrick Lamar, Korn) and was recorded at Skip Saylor Studios and Capitol Records in Los Angeles. Stand-out tracks include “Woman 2 Woman,” “Enough,” and “Betta Than You.” Throughout the record, Moye showcases her vocal prowess, songwriting, and signature guitar licks. With accolades from Huffington Post, Billboard Magazine, and Rolling Stone, the new album will not only have you dancing but thinking as well.
Malina Moye has carved out her own lane among the new breed of Rock artists with her unique blend of Funk, Rock, and Soul. From honoring the Queen of England and playing on Experience Hendrix Tours to being featured at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's tribute concert for music pioneer Chuck Berry, Moye has been considered a premiere guitarist with Guitar World Magazine, which named her one of “the top 10 female guitarist to know.” Her record “Rock & Roll Baby” has garnered three Billboard charting singles on various charts in the Top 40. For more information, please visit MalinaMoye.com
credits & tracklisting
SOMETHING TO SAY
J. Baisley
Live it hard, live it fast
Live it all, never ask
Living free, unafraid
Let me be, I’ll never change
The more I toss, the more you turn
The more these chains break
The more I live, the more I learn
The more we came to take
The more you rock, the more I roll
The more we start to shake
It’s all I’ve got, it’s in my soul
And I can’t walk away
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
And I can’t walk away
Live tough, live strong
Give love, or live alone
Live true, live right
Live long, all night
The more I toss, the more you turn
The more these chains break
The more I live, the more I learn
The more we came to take
The more you rock, the more I roll
The more we start to shake
It’s all I’ve got, it’s in my soul
And I can’t walk away
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
And I can’t walk away
The more I toss, the more you turn
The more these chains break
The more I live, the more I learn
The more we came to take
The more you rock, the more I roll
The more we start to shake
It’s all I’ve got, it’s in my soul
And I can’t walk away
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
I’ve got something to say
And I can’t walk away
JuMpin’
M. Moye
Kinda love, magical chemistry
Catching feels, want you all over me
Dirty thoughts, need you so desperately
Burning hot, want you inside of me
Spinning all around, all around
Take me off the ground, off the ground
Blasting off with you, off with you
The beat don’t drop so you know we can’t stop
My mama said that they’ll be boys like you
The kind that makes you run wild
I never thought that I could loose control
And go right out of my mind
Your lovin’ makes me wanna
Jump, jump, jumpin’ in love with you
Hey boy tell me what can I do
Sho sho sho do do do do
Your love so fire can’t stop lovin’ you
(repeat)
Soft and wet I’m loving what you do to me
Hard to get please don’t be afraid of me
I can’t wait to fill your every fantasy
Love machine burnin’ up inside of me
Spinning all around, all around
Take me off the ground, off the ground
Blasting off with you, off with you
The beat don’t drop so you know we can’t stop
My mama said that they’ll be boys like you
The kind that makes you run wild
I never thought that I could loose control
And go right out of my mind
Your lovin’ makes me wanna
Jump, jump, jumpin’ in love with you
Hey boy tell me what can I do
Sho sho sho do do do do
Your love so fire can’t stop lovin’ you
(repeat)
IF 6 WERE 9
J. Hendrix
BETTA>U
M. Moye
I feel your vibe, you feel alright yeah
Hear me out, let me tell you how I see it
I’m like a stealth, you never see me coming
You didn’t know I am made from what your
burning
If you have to run, leap, jump, or lose sleep
One thing remains unchanged
I’m better than you, you, you, you
I’m better than you, you, you, you
Let loose, it’s time to spit the truth
Listen up, let me show you were I f*cked you up
Congregate, you said you wanna be gr8
You have no clue what it takes not to be
replaced.
If you have to run, leap, jump, or lose sleep
One thing remains unchanged
I’m better than you, you, you, you
I’m better than you, you, you, you
Wade in the water, wade in the water children
If you have to run, leap, jump, or lose sleep
One thing remains unchanged
I’m better than you, you, you, you
I’m better than you, you, you, you
ARE YOU THE ONE
M. Moye/A. Daniels/L. Daniels
Life’s so much sweeter now that I found you
And I want you to know that I like this so I
Hope that you’re comfortable with me giving you
The same love you give to me, so incredible
I won’t hold nothing back baby boy I won’t do
you wrong
And if you fall off track baby I’m a help you get
back on
I’m your girl, you’re my guy
You came and changed my life
Turned this caterpillar to a butterfly
So when we walk down the street you can hold
my hand
So those who want to know can see I got a man
And if you don’t understand what I’m trying to say
Simply put this way, here me clearly
Cause there’s something about the way you
make me feel, baby
And I can’t help but wonder if your love is real, boy
All the time I want you more, and more, and
more, baby
You’re all I want you’re all I’ve been waiting for
Boy you’re the one
We’ve been talkin’ about proposal for a
minute
now so we planned it
As long as your heart is in it I know we
can win it
So go ahead and do what you gotta do
Tell me the time and place and I’ll be
there all
dressed up for you
Are you ready, hurry up let’s go
Here we go now, I’m waiting on you
You’re the one that I’ve been waiting for
And if you don’t understand what
I’m trying to say
Simply put this way, here me
clearly
Cause there’s something about
the way you make
me feel, baby
And I can’t help but wonder if your
love is real, boy
All the time I want you more, and
more, and
more, baby
You’re all I want you’re all I’ve been
waiting for
Boy you’re the one
Love me, boy I want you to love me
Hold me, I want to feel your arms
around me
I want you, I want you, I want you
Tell me, cause there’s something bout
the way
A LITTLE ROUGH
L. Gabriel/J. Anderson/M. Moye
I got dirt underneath my fingernails
I’m tryin’ to climb outta this
Dirty mess you’ve got me into
Sweat covers me, drink it up,
Drown me in your sweat, you’re gonna pay
I’m on my way, keep it comin’
I like it a little rough
I like it a little rough
(repeat)
I feel hot sticky breath on my neck
Is makin’ me rise, the adrenaline
It comes again, feed my fetish
Feel me with reverence, magnificence
I want you to give it all to me
Get into me, I won’t hurt you
I like it a little rough
I like it a little rough
(repeat)
I got dirt underneath my fingernails
I’m tryin’ to climb outta this
Dirty mess you’ve got me into
I like it a little rough
I like it a little rough
(repeat)
Bend me, beg me, break me, hate me
Love me, take me, make me, hate me
Bend me, break me, love me, hate me
Bend me, break me, hate me, love me
Love me
WOMAN 2 WOMAN
M. Moye
Whose thoughts are you keeping when laying
in our bed
Cause when we touch it’s just like your not there
Making love to you have gone from everything
to hell
I can smell her cheap perfume when you kiss
my hand
So listen to me girl
This man that you want is mine
Now woman to woman
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
Woman to woman
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
The truth is in your lies it shines in your eyes
I thought when we said our vows forever
would never die
What happens if my heart still pretends
I know I’m suppose to let go
But I’ll be losing my only friend
My heart has ever known
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So listen to me girl
This man that you want is mine
Now woman to woman
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
Woman to woman
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
It seems as thou she’s placed a spell
upon you
Cause there’s no reason why you’d do
the things you do
You know it only will be a matter of time
Before you break her heart as you have
done mine
Now listen to me girl
This man that you want is mine
Now woman to woman
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
Woman to woman
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
I’m talking to you woman
Woman to woman
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
RUN FREE
S. Stello/S. Rivera
I come on strong to buy my baby everything
he sees
But I’m tired of you talking ‘bout how you want
shit to be
And I’m far too focused, ain’t given a f*ck what
you think about me
And I ain’t got time to die
I’ll give you ’till the count of three
That’s how it’s got to be
Do you wanna play with me
Open up your heart and let
your consciousness run free
I can’t survive everything that you put me through
And I tried to sing your mannish monkey
Your mannish monkey do
Deep inside one thang
I know we’re gonna wind up in history for sure
You can try if you wanna you can’t keep me down
I’m a keep coming back for more
That’s how it’s got to be
Do you wanna play with me
Open up your heart and let
your consciousness run free
want
what
through
sure
down
Ain’t nothin’ wrong with a little now and then
But it ain’t my fault if you don’t know when to
say when
And every time I try to tell myself that I’ll never let
it happen again
Somehow I just can’t keep this shit from pulling
me back in
That’s how it’s got to be
Do you wanna play with me
Open up your heart and let
your consciousness run free
ENOUGH
M. Moye
When I was young
I thought the world owed me everything
Boy, so much has changed
It seems to me I can’t be what I need to be
The scars to deep oh
You controlled my every mood
Well now the jokes on you
Cause I found my power, boo
And nothing that you say to me
Will make me let you shackle me, oh
We all can be the change we need
Bad as I wanna be
Fight for your sanity
Because, I’m enough, your enough
He’s enough, she’s enough
Enough, enough, enough
(repeat)
I hold the cards for me
To conquer my possibilities
Be the change to see
It seems to me I can’t be what I need to be
The scars to deep, oh
We only get one life, one story
What you do in between will be your glory
And nothing that you say to me
Will make me let you shackle me, oh
We all can be the change we need
Bad as I wanna be
Fight for your sanity
Because, I’m enough, your enough
He’s enough, she’s enough
Enough, enough, enough
(repeat)
K-YOTIC FEAT. BOOTSY COLLINS
M. Moye
I am so K-yotic
You are so neurotic
We got systematic
Love, we got to make it through
Every time I move ahead
Gravity gets hold of me
I’m just trying to live my life
And stay two steps ahead
K-yotic, K-yotic
My life’s K-yotic
I just lost my job
Rent is short fifty dollars
The landlord is banging on the door
I want to be singing that la la la la
Now if you feel my problems turn this up
Every time I move ahead
Gravity gets hold of me
I’m just trying to live my life
And stay two steps ahead
K-yotic, K-yotic
My life’s K-yotic
1 Something To Say 3:34
2 Jumpin’ 3:26
3 If 6 Were 9 3:47
4 Betta>U 2:24
5 Are You The One 3:35
6 A Little Rough 5:33
7 Woman 2 Woman 3:49
8 Run Free 2:59
9 Enough 3:51
10 K-yotic 4:27
Malina Moye – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, background vocals on all tracks
Stacey Lamont Sydnor – drums (1, 2, 9)
Kyle Bolden – additional guitar (1, 2, 9)
Gemi Taylor – additional guitar (3, 4)
Maurice Ellis – bass/key bass (1, 2, 9)
Toneia Rodgers – background Vocals (2, 9)
Grant Nicholas – keyboard, organ (5, 8, 9, 10)
Christopher ‘CJ’ Emmons – background vocals (7, 8, 9, 10)
George Moye – bass (4, 7)
Trameka Richardson – background vocals (4, 7, 9)
Ethan Farmer – bass (5, 8)
Simone Sello – additional guitar (8)
Produced by Bjorn ‘Polarbear’ Soderberg
Co-produced by Malina Moye
Produced by Grant Nicholas (5, 8, 10)
Produced by Lasalle Gabriel (6)
Executive producer Joachim Becker
Engineered by Lester Mendoza (1, 2, 9)
Mixed and engineered by Bjorn Soderberg (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9)
Mixed by Mark Needham (6)
Mixed by Grant Nicholas (5, 10)
Mixed By Chris Young (8)
Recorded at Capitol Records, Skip Saylor Recording, and Bear Trax Studios
Mastered by Marko Schneider at Skywalk Mastering, Imagion AG Trierweiler, Germany
Cover design by Megan Dalby
Art Direction and design by Marc Fusco
Front and back cover photos by Isaiah Mays
Booklet photos:
Isaiah Mays – pages 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13
TJ Scott – pages 4, 5
Michael Vincent – pages 8, 9
Marc Fusco – pages 3, 14, 15
Marc Gilgen – page 7
“If 6 Were 9” courtesy Experience Hendrix LLC
Thank you to God for getting me to the place I am today—spiritually, emotionally and sonically. Everything I am is because of you! I want to
personally thank Marc Fusco, I love you, thank you for being my Clyde in everything . To my mom Scelesteen, my dad George, my
brothers Tyrone and George Jr., my nephew Kaushon and niece Kaylynn, and my entire family from 14th street and Minneapolis—I love
you all to the moon and back! Bear, we’ve been riding together for over a decade—I love you and thank you. Thank you to Janie Hendrix for
always having my back and being my fairy godmother. Special thanks to Bootsy Collins, Ron Bremby, Frankie ‘Kash’ Waddy, Stevie Wonder,
Deidre Powell, and PRINCE. My Band: Wilton, Dave, Brian, Jimi, and Trameka. Thank you, Elke. Thank you to my agents, my friends, the
music Lovers, and a shout out to everybody out here grinding and making it happen despite your obstacles. I celebrate you! Thank you a
million times to everyone on this album and to everyone I have encountered on this journey. Most importantly thank YOU who’s reading
this—for supporting my music and the music of others.
God bless you all and away we go!
xo—Malina
Gorden Campbell Drums (8)
Alex Al - bass (6)
Robin DiMaggio – drums (6)
Lasalle Gabriel – additional guitar (6)
Rhonda Smith – bass (10)
Frankie ‘Kash’ Waddy – drums (4, 10)
Jay Vincent B – background vocals (1)
Eddie Brown – organ (10)
Michael Cordone - trumpet (9)
Chris Johnson - trombone (9)
Reginald Paul- saxophone (9)
Also available on LP!
