

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Steven Victor Named SVP A&R at Universal Music".Calip later took on her married name as Calip Victor, and is currently SVP of Business & Legal Affairs at Bravado, a merchandising and brand management company owned by Universal. Notable people in attendance include Pusha T, The-Dream, and Desiigner. Calip, who formerly served as SVP of Business & Legal Affairs at Universal Music Group. On December 12, 2016, Victor married Christine L. He currently runs his own management firm, William Victor Management Group, continuing to manage Pusha T and The-Dream. Victor Victor has also notably signed 16yrold and CashMoneyAP on the publishing side concurrently with Universal Music Publishing Group. Since then, notable acts signed to Victor Victor include the late American rapper Pop Smoke, Ski Mask the Slump God, and 16yrold, which all of the artists on the recording side are concurrently signed to Republic Records. He is currently the CEO of Victor Victor. In August 2019, he left Def Jam and transitioned back to his previous position at Universal, while entering a joint venture with them to form his own record label, Victor Victor Worldwide, giving him the power to sign any of their artists to a joint venture deal with his label and any other label under Universal. In October 2017, he was named EVP of A&R at Def Jam Recordings, reporting to then-CEO Paul Rosenberg and replacing his position as SVP of A&R at Universal.

He also started to manage at the time for Tyga, The-Dream, and Desiigner, the latter of whom he formerly signed to GOOD. In late 2016, he was appointed SVP of A&R at Universal Music Group, while simultaneously holding his position at GOOD. In late 2015, Pusha T became president of GOOD Music, while Victor later became COO of GOOD. He formed a mutual relationship with him, and became his publicist and manager for Clipse and later himself. During his tenure at Interscope, he met American rapper and record executive Pusha T, which at the time was one-half of the hip hop duo Clipse. Victor began his career as an intern at Interscope Records, to which he was later promoted to publicity assistant in 2003, working in public relations for six years. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated with a bachelor's degree. Steven William Victor was born in 1978 in New York City.
