Bill Adler
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
Death by Fame
Celebrity Crime Files
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Just for Kicks
A Hip Hop Minute
2 Turntables and a Microphone
All Movies (6)
- A Hip Hop Minute2024 · as Self
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2022 · as Self (archive footage)
- Scared of Revolution2019
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · as Self
- 2 Turntables and a Microphone2008 · as Self
- Just for Kicks2005 · as Self
All TV Shows (3)
- Death by Fame2023 · as Self - Former Director of Publicity, RUN-D.M.C.
- Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America2019 · as Self
- Celebrity Crime Files2012 · as Self