Maalik graduated from Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland where Edward Norton and Sara Lindsey are also alumnus.
Is of Aztec (Mexican), Polish, Barbadian, African, and Native American descent.
Maalik's feature horror script, The Lock - In, was one of 10 scripts chosen for official selection for The BloodList in 2022. This highly regarded accomplishment was featured in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Fangoria.