Rick Rubin

Personal Info

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Gender

Male

Birthday

3/10/1963

Place of Birth

Lido Beach, New York, USA

Also Known As

Frederick Jay RubinFrederick Jay "Rick" Rubin

Rick Rubin

Biography

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and record producer. He is a co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularize hip-hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, predominantly heavy metal (Danzig, Metallica, and Slayer), alternative rock (the Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Strokes and Weezer), hard...

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