Ruthless: A Memoir by Jerry Heller

By Jerry Heller

Ruthless tells the explosive tale of Jerry Heller's alliance with Eric Wright, aka Eazy-E, one of many legends of rap song and a founding member of N.W.A., "the world's most threatening band." As an established song superagent, Heller had the ability and perception essential to consultant N.W.A.'s cometlike upward push to the pinnacle of the charts. alongside the best way there have been raucous national excursions, out-of-control MTV pool events, and X-rated company conferences. Heller hung on during the brutal shocks and reversals of the Ruthless files period, which observed the label being distinctive by means of the FBI, and its primary artists locked in sour clash, till a last turnaround positioned Ruthless on the most sensible of the heap once again.

Heller turns the track inside of out, exposing its unusual good judgment and larger-than-life personalities. Ruthless presents prepared perception into the preferred tune scene, with an unforgettable portrait of its rollicking excesses, life-churning drama, and multimillion-dollar highs.

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