"Now 23, rock's hottest producer is the closest pop music has come this decade to producing a conceptualist who can compare to Phil Spector in studio wizardry, business acumen, and steam-rolling ego"
Originally published November 4, 1986
“He doesn’t battle other rappers or spinners for record sales. Instead he engages wily, older businessmen in treacherous battles for survival. Russell’s not going bald ’cause it’s been easy."
Originally published April 30, 1985