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The book gets off to a very choppy beginning, as heller struts a toughguy persona that is absolutely silly. Hellers book is in part a response to the antisemitic rhetoric thrown his way especially by oshea jackson, aka ice cube and in part a tribute to. Reavill, gil, 1953publication date 2006 topics heller, jerry, 1940, ruthless records firm, sound recording executives and producers publisher new york. A memoir on june, 2008 at cicero bazzar restaurant in mexico city, mexico. A memoir addresses the music, the rumors, the stories and the truth of the most ruthless era hip hop has ever seen.
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A memoir is the story of how a man and a group changed the world of hip hop forever. Ruthless ebook by jerry heller, gil reavill official publisher page. He was best known for his controversial management of west coast rap and gangsta rap pioneers n. Jerry heller was born in shaker heights, ohio in october 1940.
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