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Steve Carless
Steven Carless, also known as "Steve-O," is an American music executive and talent manager. He is best known for working with Nipsey Hussle. In 2020, the duo received two Grammy Awards for the songs ''[Racks in the Middle]] and Higher (DJ Khaled song).

He is an (A&R) executive for Republic Records, Senior Vice President of A&R and Artist Relations for Universal Music Group, Vice President of A&R for Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Marathon Agency, and the founder of the Steven Carless Company. Carless was recognized in Billboard (magazine) 40 Under 40 for 2020, as well as its Hip Hop Players Power List that same year.

Career
Carless has overseen the careers of multiple music artists, including Jeezy, YG (rapper), Dave East, Polo G, Safe (musician), and Nipsey Hussle. From 2012 to 2014, Carless was President of Jeezy’s label CTE World. In 2014, he began collaborating with Nipsey Hussle. He co-wrote YG and Hussle’s controversial diss track FDT (song) in 2016. In 2018, Carless and Hussle released their debut album Victory Lap (Nipsey Hussle album), which earned a Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Carless also co-A&R’d Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift in 2019, earning an NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album (2020). The song Brown Skin Girl on the album won a Soul Train Music Awards (2019) and an NAACP award (2020).

In 2020, Carless was credited as Executive Producer for the Nipsey Hussle tribute at the 62nd Grammy Awards. In May 2020, Carless executive produced Polo G’s album The Goat (album). He also co-A&R’d Beyoncé’s 2021 Grammy-nominated single Black Parade (song) and remix of Megan Thee Stallion Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song).

In December 2021, Carless was appointed President of A&R at Warner Records.

He is a co-founder of the first Black music action coalition known as Republic Records Action Committee (R2AC), which works on social changes within the music industry. Carless is also Secretary of The Black Executive Excellence Association and a member of the Universal Music Group Task Force for Meaningful Change.

Personal Life
Steven Carless was born and raised in Roselle, New Jersey, where he continues to reside.

Discography
Opnionatedone (talk) 21:14, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * 2014: Nipsey Hussle - Mailbox Money (mixtape)
 * 2015: Jeezy - Church in These Streets
 * 2016: YG - Still Brazy
 * 2017: Dave East - Paranoia: A True Story
 * 2018: Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap
 * 2018: Dave East - Paranoia 2
 * 2019: Polo G - Die a Legend
 * 2019: SAFE - Stay (Safe album)
 * 2020: Polo G - The Goat (album)