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Bill Adler

Bill Adler

Born: 1951-09-18 • New York City, New York, USA

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".

Filmography
A Hip Hop Minute poster
A Hip Hop Minute
2024 • Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 • Self (archive footage)
Scared of Revolution poster
Scared of Revolution
2019
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ poster
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 • Self
2 Turntables and a Microphone poster
2 Turntables and a Microphone
2008 • Self
Just for Kicks poster
Just for Kicks
2005 • Self