Stephen the Levite
# Stephen the Levite

Darrell Lynn Bell, Jr. (born July 2, 1981), who goes by the stage name Stephen the Levite or STL abbreviation, is an American Christian hip hop musician. The Last Missionary was released by Lamp Mode Recordings in 2012. This album would be his breakthrough release on the Billboard charts. He is a member of Christian hip hop collective, The Collective, with Timothy Brindle and Zae da Blacksmith. He is known for his complex flow patterns, and multi-syllable rhyme schemes.

## Early life

Stephen the Levite was born Darrell Lynn Bell, Jr., in San Diego County, California on July 2, 1981. to Darrell Lynn Bell, Sr. and Cheryl Bell (nee, Goodrum).

## Music career

Stephen the Levite started making music in 2001. He became signed to Lamp Mode Recordings in 2007. To Die Is Gain was his debut album and the second album was 2010's The Forerunner. However, it took until 2012's The Last Missionary for the artist to crack the Billboard charts. New Release Tuesday rated the album four stars out of five. He is a member of Christian hip hop collective, The Collective, with Timothy Brindle and Zae da Blacksmith. Can I Be Honest? was rated four out of five by Indie Vision Music.

### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | US Chr | US Gos | US Heat |
| To Die Is Gain | Released: 2007 Label: Lamp Mode Recordings CD, digital download | – | – | – |
| The Forerunner | Released: 2010 Label: Lamp Mode CD, digital download | – | – | – |
| The Last Missionary | Released: April 24, 2012 Label: Lamp Mode CD, digital download | 45 | 20 | 43 |
| Can I Be Honest? | Released: November 18, 2014 Label: Lamp Mode CD, digital download | – | – | – |
