Rick Rubin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Rubin
Occupation	Music Producer
Date Of Birth	Mar 10, 1963(1963-03-10)
Age	61
Birthplace	Lido Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Pisces

Rick Rubin Biography

Rick Rubin is one of the most popular and richest Music Producer who was born on March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York, United States. Record producer and songwriter for Renowned record producer for Johnny Cash, Metallica, Jay-Z, and many more. Metallica, Jay-Z, Jay-Z, among others.

He collaborated with He worked with artist Tom Petty. He helped bring hip-hop music to the forefront of pop culture.. He was instrumental in bringing hip- hop music to prominence in pop culture.

Rubin is a fan of professional wrestling and had lifetime subscription tickets to the World Wrestling Federation’s monthly events at Madison Square Garden throughout the 1970s and 80s. Rubin has cited Roddy Piper and Ric Flair as influences in his work and promotion. Rubin has said that professional wrestling heels were hugely influential in the development of The Beastie Boys. “The idea of being bad-guy rappers, saying really outlandish things in interviews, that all came from a love of pro wrestling,” said Rubin. Rubin financially backed Jim Cornette’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling for most of its run from 1991–95.

During his senior year, Rubin founded Def Jam Records using the school’s four- track recorder. He moved on to form Hose, influenced by San Francisco’s Flipper. In 1982, a Hose track became Def Jam’s first release, a 45 rpm 7″ vinyl single in a brown paper bag, and no label. The band played in and around the NYC punk scene, toured the Midwest and California, and played with seminal hardcore bands like Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, Circle Jerks, Butthole Surfers, and Minor Threat, becoming friends with frontman and Dischord Records owner Ian MacKaye. The band broke up in 1984 as Rubin’s passion moved towards the NYC hip hop scene.

He was the son of a Jewish family. His father was a shoe wholesaler, and his mother was an aspiring housewife.

Rick Rubin Net Worth

Rick Rubin is one of the richest Music Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Rubin 's net worth $250 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After he had been heckling members of one of his bands, he was kicked offstage.

He is best known for being the co-president at Columbia Records and co-founder of Def Jam Records, He was known as the co-president of Columbia Records and the co-founder of Def Jam Records with Russell Simmons..

Frederick Jay “Rick” Rubin (/ˈ r uː b ɪ n / ; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, he is the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and also established American Recordings. With the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Geto Boys, and Run-DMC, Rubin helped popularize hip hop music. Rubin has also worked with other artists such as Adele, Audioslave, Linkin Park, AC/DC, Kanye West, Johnny Cash, The Avett Brothers, Tom Petty, Justin Timberlake, Metallica, Slayer, System of A Down, Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, Limp Bizkit, Kendrick Lamar and Slipknot amongst others.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rick Rubin Dating?

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Rubin has also produced a number of records with other artists, which were released on labels other than American. Arguably his biggest success as producer came from working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers with whom Rubin produced six studio albums from 1991–2011, starting with the band’s fifth release, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, which launched the band to mainstream success thanks to the hit singles “Give it Away” and “Under the Bridge”. The six albums with the Chili Peppers also spawned twelve number one singles on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, a record the band as of 2015 still holds, and various awards including sixteen Grammy Nominations (with six wins) with a Producer of the Year Grammy award for 2006’s Stadium Arcadium, which was also nominated for Album of the Year. The band has sold over 80 million albums worldwide, most of which have been through sales of the Rubin produced albums. Various members of the Chili Peppers have also been used on other projects by Rubin. After 24 years of working with Rubin, the band announced in late 2014 that they would be working with another producer on their eleventh studio album.

Facts & Trivia

Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Music Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Rubin celebrates birthday on March 10 of every year.

Rubin had originally given his new label the name “Def American Recordings”. In 1993 Rubin found that the word “def” had been accepted into the standardized dictionary and held an actual funeral for the word, complete with a casket, a grave, celebrity mourners and a eulogy from The Reverend Al Sharpton. Def American became American Recordings. In regard to this he stated: “When advertisers and the fashion world co-opted the image of hippies, a group of the original hippies in San Francisco literally buried the image of the hippie. When ‘def’ went from street lingo to mainstream, it defeated its purpose.”

Did Rick Rubin work with Kanye West?

KANYE West was spotted at his Wyoming ranch’s music studio with famous music producer Rick Rubin amid his marriage crisis with Kim Kardashian. The 43-year-old rapper appeared to be in good spirits as he went back to work with the eight-time Grammy winning hitmaker – who he has collaborated with in the past.

How did Rubin become famous?

Arguably his biggest success as producer came from working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers with whom Rubin produced six studio albums from 1991 to 2011, starting with the band’s fifth release, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, which launched the band to mainstream success thanks to the hit singles “Give It Away” and “Under the …

Did Johnny Cash make Rick Rubin?

American’ Remembered: Rick Rubin On Johnny Cash In the decade leading up to his death in 2003, Johnny Cash worked with producer Rick Rubin on a series of albums they called American Recordings.

Is Rick Rubin friends with Beastie Boys?

They were once best friends , pranksters and White Castle confidants who, together, created the first rap record to hit No. 1. But after 1986’s “Licensed to Ill,” as money and control came into play, producer Rick Rubin and the Beastie Boys split.

Who worked on Yeezus?

For Yeezus, West enlisted several collaborators, including Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson, S1, The Heatmakerz, Mike Dean, Hudson Mohawke, Skrillex, Young Chop, Chief Keef, Frank Ocean, Odd Future, Travis Scott, The-Dream, Cyhi the Prynce, Malik Yusef, King L, John Legend, James Blake, RZA, Mase, and Pusha T.