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Steve Stoute Speaks On The Evolution Of The Music Industry | Sway’s Universe

Stoute was born in the early 1970s and grew up in Hollis, a section of Queens, New York. His parents are from Trinidad, and he spent time at Syracuse University before taking a position in 1990 as a manager for bands. He quickly moved up in the music business, becoming involved with TrackMasters, a production team, that helped craft hits for Will Smith, L.L. Cool J., Mary J. Blige, and Mariah Carey. Eventually Stoute was hired by Sony Music, and served as manager of fellow Queens native and rapper Nas, also known as Nasir Jones and the son of musician Olu Dara. When Stoute left Sony to become president of black music at Interscope Records, he remained as an advisor to Nas.