In 1994, Stephens would produce for Ron Gray "The Bossman: which would be one of his final outside productions before joining the No Limit in-house production team of Beats by the Pound. Over the next few years he would provide substantial production for all No Limit artists, with his first major production on
Silkk the Shocker's debut album
The Shocker in 1996. In 1996, Carlos, with the permission of
Master P, became the only in-house producer to establish distribution outside No Limit Records. This allowed him to release his first artist,
Skull Duggery and The Ghetto Commission in 1998. He would later receive nomination for Producer of the Year and collectively be voted as one of Hip-Hop's "Thirty Most Powerful People" by
The Source. In 1999, No Limit would see the departure of fellow Beats By The Pound production mates. As the only remaining member of the production group, Stephens would oversee the majority of the next five years of productions that resulted in multiple gold and platinum albums. Starting with Master P's platinum-selling album
Only God Can Judge Me, and the title track for the film
Light It Up. In 2000, Stephens would contribute production on the soundtrack to the
HBO series
Oz. Stephens and No Limit would follow up with the introduction of the
504 Boyz and his production of their self-titled platinum-selling debut album, with the lead single "
Wobble Wobble" going Platinum, following this with the success of Master P's Gold album
Ghetto Postage with its smash Platinum hit "Bout Dat". In 2001, Carlos would see his greatest commercial success with
Lil Romeo's debut single "
My Baby" reaching platinum status and also staying at number 1 on the Billboard charts for 10 weeks straight. The song "My Baby" was also the 2001 Billboard Single of the year. == Later career ==