Wayne Edwards
As vice president of A&R, black music at Capitol Records, Wayne Edwards brought Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ’Em, one of the biggest selling rap albums of all time, to the label. The album featured the smash single “U Can’t Touch This,” the inspiration for the title of Edwards’ first book. Other industry positions Edwards held include staff writer, product manager, West Coast marketing director, and director of A&R, black music, for CBS Records, and senior director of media relations for Mercury...
