Carlos Stephens facts for kids

Carlos Stephens, born on January 24, 1972, is a talented American music producer and mixing engineer. He comes from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is famous for being part of "Beats by the Pound," a production team at No Limit Records. Later, he started his own music company called Flame Entertainment. By 2022, Carlos Stephens had helped sell over 75 million records!

Early Life and Music Beginnings

Carlos Stephens was born in New Orleans but grew up in Gretna, Louisiana. In the early 1990s, he started making music for local groups. This helped him learn and improve his skills as a music producer.

Working with No Limit Records

In 1994, Carlos Stephens joined "Beats by the Pound." This was the in-house production team for No Limit Records. He worked on many songs for artists signed to No Limit. His first big project was on Silkk the Shocker's first album, The Shocker, in 1996.

In 1996, Carlos Stephens was allowed to work with other companies. He was the only producer from "Beats by the Pound" to do this. This allowed him to release music for artists like Skull Duggery and The Ghetto Commission in 1998. He was even nominated for "Producer of the Year." The Source magazine also named him one of Hip-Hop's "Thirty Most Powerful People."

By 1999, other producers from "Beats by the Pound" had left. Carlos Stephens became the main producer for No Limit Records. He oversaw most of the music production for the next five years. This led to many albums selling millions of copies. He worked on Master P's album Only God Can Judge Me. He also produced the title song for the movie Light It Up.

In 2000, Carlos Stephens helped create music for the HBO TV show Oz. He also helped introduce the group 504 Boyz. He produced their first album, which sold very well. The song "Wobble Wobble" from that album was a huge hit. He then worked on Master P's album Ghetto Postage, which included the popular song "Bout Dat."

In 2001, Carlos Stephens had his biggest success. He produced Lil Romeo's first song, "My Baby." This song reached number one on the Billboard charts and stayed there for ten weeks! "My Baby" was also named the Billboard Single of the Year in 2001.

Later Career and New Ventures

In 2002, Carlos Stephens started working with "Prodikeys." This was a special program developed by Creative Labs. From 2004 to 2006, he led a business team with Gary Murray. Their company was called Mixcast Networks. Mixcast helped distribute content using Wi-Fi in places like malls and airports.

By 2008, Carlos Stephens directed his first music video. It was for the song "Be Fresh" from C-Murder's album Screamin' 4 Vengeance. Stephens also began working as a consultant through his company, 31Minds LLC. He helped companies with their branding and created new partnerships. This helped businesses reach more people and grow.