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Rick Rubin

Def Jam co-founder; genre-spanning producer

· Long Island

Produced(4)

→American Recordings1994Documented
“Rubin stripped Cash to voice-and-guitar, reviving his career.”
→Run-DMCDocumented
“Produced the rock-rap fusion that broke rap to MTV.”
→Slayerproducer1986Documented
“Produced Slayer’s Reign in Blood (1986).”
— Reign in Blood liner notes
→Johnny Cashproducer1994Documented
“Produced Johnny Cash’s American Recordings series (1994–2003).”
— American Recordings liner notes