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Frederick Jay Rubin was born into a Jewish family in Long Beach, New York, on March 10, 1963, [3] the son of housewife Linda and shoe wholesaler Michael Rubin. [4] He grew up in Lido Beach, New York.
Jun 18, 2024 · Rubin grew up listening to heavy metal and early punk, and he frequently took the train into Manhattan from his Long Island home to see New York punk pioneers the Ramones. While a student at New York University, he became interested in rap and immersed himself in the local scene.
- T La Rock and Jazzy Jay, “It’s Yours” (1984) I used to go to a reggae club called Negril on Second Avenue in New York City, when I was still a student at NYU.
- LL Cool J, “I Need a Beat” (1985) It was a beat that I programmed at the dorm room on a DX drum machine. I think that was the first one that we ever recorded with LL.
- Beastie Boys, “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” (1986) The title came from Adam Yauch. He had a punk-rock, alternative band beyond the Beastie Boys, and "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" was a title that he had in that band.
- Slayer, “Angel of Death” (1986) That was the first record I ever made in California. We recorded it at this little studio. It's no longer there; it's now a flower shop on Vine in Los Angeles.
Jun 25, 2020 · The Ringer is celebrating the long and influential career of superproducer Rick Rubin, the man who cofounded Def Jam and founded American Recordings, helped define the sound of hip-hop,...
- Rob Harvilla
Mar 2, 2023 · Rick Rubin is one of the most prolific music producers of all time and a master at helping artists tap into their creativity. In the '80s, he started Def Jam Recordings out of his dorm room at...
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Rick Rubin is a producer and actor, known for Battleship (2012), Twister (1996) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). He was born in 1963 in Long Island, New York, and has produced albums for diverse artists such as Beastie Boys, Slayer, Johnny Cash, and Neil Young.