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Bill Adler

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Bill Adler

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Sep 18, 1951 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Bill Adler is an American music journalist and critic. He is known best for his tenure as director of publicity at Def Jam Recordings (1984–1990), the period of his career to which the critic Robert Christgau was referring when he described Adler as a "legendary publicist".

Known For

Acting
2024A Hip Hop MinuteSelf
2023Death by FameSelf - Former Director of Publicity, RUN-D.M.C.
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf (archive footage)
2019Scared of Revolution
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSelf
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
2012Celebrity Crime FilesSelf
20082 Turntables and a MicrophoneSelf
2005Just for KicksSelf
Writing
2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopWriter
1988Tougher Than LeatherStory