A founder and former ceo of ruthless records traces his fourdecade career in the music business, describing his role in the careers of such artists as elton john, van morrison, and marvin gaye, revealing his efforts to promote the new wave and rap music genres, and relating his insider witness. Word is that dr dre used men and baseball bats to get out of his contract with ruthless records. The aftermath exclusive interviews with dr dre the aftermath exclusive interviews with dr dre ice cube jerry heller yella westside connection behind the music tales book 4 kindle edition by rosen harris kinkead ben download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading the aftermath exclusive interviews. Jerry heller gayle steiner, gerald elliot jerry heller. Heller was the cofounder and producer of ruthless records n. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The interviews provide firsthand knowledge and the state of mind of these legendary figures who existed within the heart of arguably the most infamous and dark period in music history. I decided to read jerry hellers 2006 book ruthless. Heller turns the music business inside out, exposing its uncommon logic and largerthanlife personalities. Id like to read a jerry heller book not entirely focused on nwa as well. Gerald elliot jerry heller october 6, 1940 september 2, 2016 was an american music manager and businessman. There is more on heller at the end of the book that i found just as interesting as the stuff about ruthless records and n. Jerry heller is best known for managing west coast rap supergroup and gangster rap pioneers nwa and eazy e and was a cofounder and ceo of ruthless records. The incident was public and witnessed by many people including my manager and dj at the. Jerry heller music mogul, hip hop pioneer and book author is releasing ruthless. A memoir jerry heller may never have recorded a hit single, but he is one of raps most controversial and reviled figures. A memoir addresses the music, the rumors, the stories and the truth of the most ruthless era hip hop has ever seen. Jerry heller kenneth heller gerald elliot jerry heller. A native of shaker heights in cleveland, ohio, jerry heller worked with rock stars as an agent, promoter and manager before meeting a young rapper named eazye.
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He rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, importing elton john and pink floyd for their first major american tours, and representing journey, marvin gaye, van. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A and ruthless records because of financial disputes, not. Ruthless ebook by jerry heller, gil reavill official publisher page. Ruthless tells the explosive story of jerry hellers alliance with eric wright, aka eazye, one of the legends of rap. Word is that dr dre used men and baseball bats to get out. He was best known for his controversial management of west coast rap and gangsta rap pioneers n. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A memoir love him or hate him, jerry heller has a prominent respectable place in hip hop history and his book ruthless.
Jerry heller was born in shaker heights, ohio in october 1940. Jerry heller simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Along the way there were raucous nationwide tours, outof. As a longtime music industry superagent, heller had the skill and insight necessary to. In the battle of his life over the ragingly successful music label he had helped found, ruthless records, heller had seen death threats, strongarming, and beatings. Ruthless tells the explosive story of jerry heller s alliance with eric wright, aka eazye, one of the legends of rap music and a founding member of n. The words scrawled crudely across jerry heller s bedroom mirror that afternoon meant the rap wars had suddenly escalated. Presided over by jdl bodyguards, who were hired by ruthless executives mike klein and jerry heller after suge knight allegedly threatened or even assaulted. As a longtime music industry superagent, heller had the skill and insight necessary to guide n. Ruthless by gil reavill overdrive rakuten overdrive. Reavill, gil, 1953publication date 2006 topics heller, jerry, 1940, ruthless records firm, sound recording executives and producers publisher new york.
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