Kevin Liles
Kevin Liles is an American music executive from Baltimore, Maryland active since 1991.
- Profession
- Record executive, Author
- From
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Born
- September 26, 1968
- Years active
- 1991–present
Early life
A Baltimore native, Kevin Liles started as an unpaid intern at Def Jam and rose to become its president.
Career
He later served as an executive vice president at Warner Music and co-founded 300 Entertainment, managing artists including Big Sean and Trey Songz.
Major achievements
He became one of the highest-ranking Black executives in the music business and a bestselling author.
Legacy
Kevin Liles's intern-to-president rise became a blueprint for executives in hip-hop.
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