Bill Stephney Bill Stephney

Bill Stephney was the first president of the first real hip-hop label, Def Jam Recordings. At Def Jam, Stephney was best known for signing and producing the classic political hip-hop crew, Public Enemy, and later introduced comedian Paul Mooney to a new generation of fans with his company Stepsun Music Entertainment. Stephney has been music supervisor or consultant for films like “Do The RIght Thing,” “Boomerang,” “Clockers,” “Shaft,” “Down To Earth,” “CB4,” “Ladies’ Man,” and “BeBe’s Kids.”

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