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Rick Rubin

1963-03-10

The 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 rock (Audioslave and Aerosmith), nu-metal (Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down), and country (Johnny Cash and the Chicks). In 2007, Rubin was called "the most important producer of the last 20 years" by MTV and was named on Time's list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". His first book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, was published in January 2023.

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Movies

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Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

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Beastie Boys Story

7.5 average rating
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Circus Maximus

6.7 average rating
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Krush Groove

6.1 average rating
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream

7.6 average rating
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Sound City

7.3 average rating
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Men Don't Leave

6.4 average rating
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End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

7.6 average rating
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May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers

7.7 average rating
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Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free

6.6 average rating
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Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

7.1 average rating
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808

7.2 average rating
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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

6.7 average rating
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Tougher Than Leather

5.3 average rating
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Linkin Park: Meeting of A Thousand Suns

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500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary)

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Johnny Cash: American Rebel

8.3 average rating
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Fade to Black

6.8 average rating
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music

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The Cult: Pure Cult Anthology 1984-1995

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