Steve Stoute

Steve Stoute (born June 26, 1970) is an American record executive who co-founded Ill Will Records along side Nas in 1999. He also concurrently served as the Executive Vice President of Interscope Geffen A&M Records and President of Urban Music at Sony Music from 1999 to 2009. In 2017, he founded the music distribution platform UnitedMasters, for which he is chief executive officer (CEO). He also founded Translation, a music marketing agency, in 2004.

With singer Mary J. Blige, he co-founded the non-profit, Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) in 2008. In 2011, he released a book, The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy.