I always felt like the Academy was very late in acknowledging things. I've seen them do it with hip hop when it should have been acknowledged. It was already penetrating mass levels of culture and radio, and yet they wouldn't… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
Music has always been and will always be a strong gateway to connect with consumers in an emotional hot state. — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
The ad business has some of the great artists, but because there are so many, its hard to determine the true gems. — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
What's successful is when you are good at what you aim to do. And I don't think that Nas has aimed to do anything… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
'Rapper's Delight' came from the TV entertainment show 'Good Times,' but when the times called for a shift in the narrative, artists answered, covering… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
You don't want to have any disagreements with a friend, you know? Not disagreements that become public record and that you still have to… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
What I want to do is basically tell my generation's story about how music and culture helped affect a generation, and a generation that's… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
I've heard it said that those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. To that end, I think it's worth noting that… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
I realized how far-reaching the effect of hip hop was when I walked by a jewelry store named Bling in a small, rural town… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
I've started to believe that the agency business is a great ingredient of a much bigger business - more than just what typical advertising… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
Brands are spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get to young people by using music as the vehicle. Being able to use… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
