Bill Adler
Known for
Acting
Born
September 18, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
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".
Best known work
Just for Kicks
2005
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Tougher Than Leather
1988
Death by Fame
2023
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
2 Turntables and a Microphone
2008
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
A Hip Hop Minute
2024
Scared of Revolution
2019
Celebrity Crime Files
2012Filmography
2024
A Hip Hop Minuteas Self
2023
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonyas Self (archive footage)
2019
2019
2012
2012
2008
2005
Just for Kicksas Self
1988
Tougher Than LeatherStory