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Bill Adler
has devoted the last 25 years to a career in hiphop during which he's worked as a journalist, biographer ("Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run-DMC"), label executive (Director of Publicity for Rush Artist Management and Def Jam Recordings, Vice president of Island Records), curator, editor, film documentarian, and teacher.
a song that reminds you of school
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress
best Def Jam record ever
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
a record you fell in love to
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
first record you remember
Irving Berlin - The Girl That I Marry
With which my father used to sing me to sleep.
the song to be played at your funeral
Groucho Marx - Hello, I Must Be Going
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Kanye West - Gold Digger
your ultimate heartbreak song
John Coltrane - Alabama
your liberation anthem
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose
perfect anthem for New York
Run DMC - Sucker MC's
your party anthem
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
first record you bought
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
a song that reminds your friends of you
Frank Sinatra - How Little It Matters (How Little We Know)
your sunday morning song
Etta James - A Sunday Kind Of Love
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