Rick Rubin

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human music industry entrepreneur record executive record producer songwriter

Rick Rubin is an influential American record producer and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, known for shaping the sound of hip-hop, rock, and pop through his minimalist, genre-spanning production style.

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Label	Occurrences
Rick Rubin canonical	101
Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash version)	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ music industry entrepreneur ⓘ record executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Album of the Year ⓘ Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical ⓘ
birthDate	1963-03-10 ⓘ
birthPlace	Long Beach, New York ⓘ surface form: Long Beach, New York, United States
coFounded	Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
education	New York University ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Jewish Americans ⓘ
fieldOfWork	artist development ⓘ music production ⓘ
founded	American Recordings ⓘ
fullName	Frederick Jay Rubin ⓘ
genre	alternative rock ⓘ country ⓘ hip hop ⓘ metal ⓘ pop ⓘ rap rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
givenName	Frederick ⓘ
hasNotableTrait	barefoot studio presence ⓘ long beard ⓘ
influenced	alternative rock production ⓘ contemporary hip hop production ⓘ
influencedBy	early hip hop DJs ⓘ punk rock ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
nickname	Rick Rubin self-link ⓘ
notableFor	co-founding Def Jam from a NYU dorm room ⓘ genre-spanning collaborations ⓘ minimalist production style ⓘ revitalizing careers of established artists ⓘ shaping the sound of modern hip hop ⓘ
notableIdea	stripped-down, minimalist recording aesthetic ⓘ
notableWork	book The Creative Act: A Way of Being ⓘ production of Beastie Boys album Licensed to Ill ⓘ production of Johnny Cash American Recordings series ⓘ production of Red Hot Chili Peppers album Blood Sugar Sex Magik ⓘ production of Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaboration Walk This Way ⓘ production of Slayer album Reign in Blood ⓘ
occupation	music manager ⓘ record executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
producedFor	Adele ⓘ Audioslave ⓘ Beastie Boys ⓘ Black Sabbath ⓘ Dixie Chicks ⓘ Jay-Z ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Kanye West ⓘ LL Cool J ⓘ Lana Del Rey ⓘ Linkin Park ⓘ Metallica ⓘ Mick Jagger ⓘ Neil Diamond ⓘ Public Enemy ⓘ Rage Against the Machine ⓘ Red Hot Chili Peppers ⓘ Run-D.M.C. ⓘ surface form: Run-DMC Shakira ⓘ Slayer ⓘ Slipknot ⓘ System of a Down ⓘ The Avett Brothers ⓘ The Cult ⓘ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ⓘ Weezer ⓘ ZZ Top ⓘ
residence	Malibu, California ⓘ surface form: Malibu, California, United States

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The Life of Pablo → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Def Jam Recordings → foundedBy → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Cochise → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Yeezus → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Yeezus → executiveProducer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Like a Stone → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Be Yourself → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

LL Cool J → associatedAct → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical → notableWinner → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Rubin → hasNotableBearer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Highlights → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Highlights → writer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Ultralight Beam → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 2 → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 2 → creditedSongwriter → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 2 → associatedAct → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Rick Rubin → nickname → Rick Rubin self-link ⓘ

Beastie Boys → associatedAct → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Radio (LL Cool J album) → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Licensed to Ill → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Born Free → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

subject surface form: Born Free (song)

Born Free → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

subject surface form: Born Free (album)

Russell Simmons → businessPartner → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Raising Hell → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

FutureSex/LoveSounds → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Mary Jane's Last Dance → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

You Don't Know How It Feels → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Wildflowers → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Hurt → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash version)

American Recordings → founder → Rick Rubin ⓘ

American Recordings → keyPerson → Rick Rubin ⓘ

American Recordings → producerOnLabel → Rick Rubin ⓘ

American Recordings → collaborationWith → Rick Rubin ⓘ

American Recordings → associatedProducer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

The Black Album → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

99 Problems → writer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

99 Problems → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Out of Exile → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Show Me How to Live → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

I Am the Highway → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Doesn’t Remind Me → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Your Time Has Come → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

“Thumpin’ Around” → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

subject surface form: Thumpin’ Around

Renegades → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

What You Are → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Radio → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Bigger and Deffer → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ

Walking with a Panther → producer → Rick Rubin ⓘ