![]() Dre, whose careers Heller helped establish, and sold millions of records for Interscope, Priority, Atlantic, MCA, and Sony. The label included artists and producers such as Dr. To date, Ruthless Records has sold in excess of 110 million records, not counting singles. His work with Ruthless Records and with Eazy-E formed the foundation for the successes of Priority Records and Interscope Records. Starting in the mid-1980s, Heller represented rap musicians as the genre became popular with the record-buying U.S. Heller believed that a key factor in keeping acts working between or after a hit record was to not be greedy and package his own clients together, but tour them in salable packages with other headline acts that were clients of other agencies. He later bought out partner Don Fischel who went on to package independent TV productions. After working at Coast Artists, Associated Booking, and the Chartwell, he opened the Heller-Fischel Agency in Beverly Hills which represented rock groups the Who, Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath, Humble Pie, and Black Oak Arkansas as well as writers Carly Simon, Van Morrison, and Cat Stevens. ![]() and Above the Law to Ruthless in its early days and Eazy introduced Bone in the later years.īorn to a Jewish family in Cleveland, Ohio, Heller served in the United States Army and attended college at the University of Southern California, and started working in the agency business in 1963. Heller was instrumental in the emergence of West Coast rap music when he managed Ruthless Records with Eazy-E and discovered, signed or managed the likes of N.W.A, The Black Eyed Peas, Above the Law, The D.O.C. Fad, The D.O.C., Egyptian Lover and LA Dream Team. In the mid-1980s, he worked with R&B and hip hop acts like Michel'le, World Class Wreckin' Cru, J. He rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s representing Journey, Marvin Gaye, Van Morrison, War, Eric Burdon, Crosby Stills & Nash, Ike & Tina Turner, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Otis Redding, the Who, REO Speedwagon, Black Sabbath, Humble Pie, Styx, the Grass Roots, and the Standells, among many others. ![]() He was best known for his management of West Coast rap and gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A and Eazy-E. To see exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, visit us online at Elliot Heller (October 6, 1940 – September 2, 2016) was an American music manager and businessman. The Lifetime movie premiere is scheduled to air on Saturday, October 15, 2016. While the movie is expected to ruffle a few feathers, Michel’le felt is was time to share her perspective and convey to women across the country that they don’t have to remain in abusive relationships. To escalate things, Michel’le eventually kindled a relationship with fellow industry mate Suge Knight, whom she was married to for six years and conceived a daughter with. ![]() The singer alleges that the relationship soon turned turbulent as a result of alcohol, drugs, and domestic abuse. The movie is expected to showcase Michel’le’s nearly decade long romance with Dr. Michel’le says that had it not been for her “untold” story in the Oscar-nominated prequel of sorts, the opportunity to tell her own truth in Surviving Compton would have not been made possible. ![]() Marcos Taylor as Suge Knight, who also starred as Suge in “Straight Outta Compton”. The movie is set to star leading lady Rhyon Nicole Brown as Michel’le, Curtis Hamilton as Dr. Dre, Rhyon Nicole Brown as Michel’le, Deric Augustine as DJ Yella, and Jamie Kennedy as Jerry Heller in Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, & Michel’le. (l-r) Cast-members Vonnie Bristow as Ice Cube, Curtis Hamilton as Dr. Michel’le says she’ll no longer be silenced, and will give voice to the purported pain she experienced at the expense of her tumultuous relationships with the hip-hop execs. Recently, the Sentinel caught up with the once leading lady of Ruthless Records for the premiere of her upcoming Lifetime movie, “Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, & Michel’le”. ![]()
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