N.W.A. Manager Jerry Heller Dead At 75
Jerry Heller, the record executive who helped launch the careers of Eazy-E and N.W.A., died Friday (Sept. 2). He was 75 years old. According to TMZ, he was driving in…
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Jerry Heller Sues Over “Straight Outta Compton” Movie
Jerry Heller is suing anyone and everyone connected with the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, citing defamation. He wants $110 million, reports TMZ. Heller previously said he’d be sitting front row…
Jerry Heller Weighs In On “Straight Outta Compton” Inaccuracies
The consensus is: the Straight Outta Compton movie was awesome. However, not everyone agrees it was very accurate… especially those who were present at the time period in the movie.…
Jerry Heller Accuses Suge Knight Of Killing Tupac
Former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller recently offered his belief that Suge Knight “unquestionably put the hit out” on Tupac Shakur. “He absolutely did,” Heller said in an interview with SMASHD.…
Jerry Heller Hints At Lawsuit Over “Straight Outta Compton”
Since the release of Straight Outta Compton, Jerry Heller has been quiet about his portrayal in the film. In a recent interview with the L.A. Times, the former Ruthless Records…
Michel’le Recalls Trusting Jerry Heller, Says He Helped N.W.A.
Outside of the late Eazy-E, most of N.W.A., including Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, don’t care for their former manager Jerry Heller. Singer Michel’le, who dated Dre during the earlier…
Ruthless Records’ Founder Jerry Heller Talks “Straight Outta Compton” Movie
When Eazy-E launched Ruthless Records and the career of N.W.A. in the late 1980s, he did it with the help of manager Jerry Heller. 20 years after Eazy’s untimely death,…
Jerry Heller Calls Eazy-E Hologram Performance ‘Exploitation’
While most fans and peers are excited about Eazy-E’s hologram appearance at the upcoming 2013 Rock The Bells festival, his former business partner isn’t so much. Ruthless Records co-founder Jerry…