Mark Lamar Stewart (born August 16, 1961), known professionally as Stew, is an American singer-songwriter and playwright from Los Angeles, California.
In the early 1990s, he formed a four-piece band called The Negro Problem which in 1995 released a box set collection of singles including an innovative cover of "MacArthur Park" and a multi-part pop operetta entitled "Miss Jones".
He later went on to release albums under his own name. His 2000 release Guest Host was named Album of the... meer