MCA exes throw a listening party for Pebbles in 1990. (l-r): VP/A&R Louil Silas Jr., President Black Division Ernie Singleton, CEO Al Teller, Pebbles, President Richard Palmese, producers L.A. Reid and Babyface.

MCA exes throw a listening party for Pebbles in 1990. (l-r): VP/A&R Louil Silas Jr., President Black Division Ernie Singleton, CEO Al Teller, Pebbles, President Richard Palmese, producers L.A. Reid and Babyface.

Nikki Nite and Green Day’s Billie Joe bond in Myrtle Beach in 1998.

Nikki Nite and Green Day’s Billie Joe bond in Myrtle Beach in 1998.

LL Cool J visits the Bay Area in 1998. (L-R): Lawman’s Greg Lawley,  LL Cool J and Michael Martin

LL Cool J visits the Bay Area in 1998. (L-R): Lawman’s Greg Lawley, LL Cool J and Michael Martin

A couple of Hip-Hop Gurus in 1993. (l-r): KPWR PD Rick Cummings, Guru, Power morning man Dave Morales

A couple of Hip-Hop Gurus in 1993. (l-r): KPWR PD Rick Cummings, Guru, Power morning man Dave Morales

More convention fun in Orlando in 1997. (L-R): Columbia’s Lee Leipsner, Y100’s Rob Roberts & Diedre Poyner, EEG’s Don Coddington.

More convention fun in Orlando in 1997. (L-R): Columbia’s Lee Leipsner, Y100’s Rob Roberts & Diedre Poyner, EEG’s Don Coddington.