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Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin

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10 Mar 1963 (63 years)
Lido Beach, New York, USA

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, Meta...

Also Known As

Frederick Jay Rubin, Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin

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