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Bill Adler
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 whic…
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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".
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2024
A Hip Hop Minute
Movie Self
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2023
Death by Fame
TV show Self - Former Director of Publicity, RUN-D.M.C.
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2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
TV show Self
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2019
Scared of Revolution
Movie
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2012
Celebrity Crime Files
TV show Self
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2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie Self
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2008
2 Turntables and a Microphone
Movie Self
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2005
Just for Kicks
Movie Self
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1988
Tougher Than Leather
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