page_title: Rick Rubin
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caption_attribution_description: English: Rick Rubin in September 2006.
context_page_description: Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin 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.
  In 2007, MTV called him "the most important producer of the last 20 years", and the same year, Rubin appeared on Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
context_section_description: Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (/ˈruːbɪn/; 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.
  In 2007, MTV called him "the most important producer of the last 20 years", and the same year, Rubin appeared on Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
caption: Rubin at Abbey Road Studios in 2006
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