Producer Arthur Baker helped to distribute the record worldwide on Baker's Streetwise Records in 1984. By 1983, the two had produced "It's Yours" for Bronx rapper T La Rock, and released it on Def Jam. Having befriended Zulu Nation's DJ Jazzy Jay, Rubin began to learn about hip hop production. The band broke up in 1984 as Rubin's passion moved towards the NYC hip hop scene.
The band played in and around the NYC punk scene, toured the Midwest and California, and played with seminal hardcore bands like Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, Circle Jerks, Butthole Surfers, and Minor Threat, becoming friends with Fugazi frontman and Dischord Records owner Ian MacKaye. In 1982, a Hose track became Def Jam's first release, a 45 rpm 7" vinyl single in a brown paper bag, and no label. He moved on to form the band Hose, influenced by San Francisco's Flipper. Rubin founded Def Jam Recordings while in college at New York University. Although he had no authority in New York City, Rubin's father travelled to Manhattan wearing his Long Beach auxiliary police uniform as he attempted to "shut down" the show. Their biggest claim to fame was being thrown off the stage at CBGB after performing two songs due to brawling with hecklers, which had actually been instigated by friends of the band who had been instructed to do so to get the show shut down and create a buzz. He then played in a band with three friends, performing at garage gigs and school shows until a teacher helped him create a punk band called the Pricks. While a student at Long Beach High School, he befriended the school's audiovisual department director, who gave him a few lessons in guitar playing and songwriting. Early life įrederick Jay Rubin was born into a Jewish family in Long Beach, New York, on March 10, 1963, the son of housewife Linda and shoe wholesaler Michael Rubin. His debut book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, was published in January 2023. 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". 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). 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 is the co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records.
Frederick Jay Rubin ( / ˈ r uː b ɪ n/ born March 10, 1963) is an American record executive and record producer.
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