While Rubin’s first recordings as a producer were to facilitate his own punk band, Hose, he moved into working with hip-hop artists after growing ... Here, we’ve picked a selection that displays just ...

And then, there would be a rapper or a group of rappers. And the records that came out were always a band playing. Rick Rubin: And that wasn't what, to me, what hip-hop was. So Rubin persuaded ...

With that said, Hose are a historically notable band for two reasons ... you and I aren't maverick geniuses like Rick Rubin. ...

Rubin was born in 1963, spending formative years playing in punk bands at garage shows ... to early recordings that read “Reduced by Rick Rubin”. Def Jam swiftly began to take off, partnering ...

Music producer Rick Rubin says he can barely play ... Casablancas, however, was quick to respond to Rubin’s update on the band’s next LP: “True, Strokes’ve jammed and started some stuff ...

In 1984, Ronald Reagan was president; “Beverly Hills Cop” topped the box office; and Rick Rubin, a Jewish NYU student with an abiding love for hard rock, punk and rap, joined forces with Black ...

There have been numerous bassists and drummers over the years, with Astbury and Duffy the mainstays of the band throughout its ... and then with producer Rick Rubin at the helm gained success ...