Rick Rubin’s Net Worth

Frederick Jay Rubin is a renowned American record producer who was born on March 10, 1963. Basically, he is professionally known as Rick Rubin. He is the former co-president of the “Columbia Records”. Well, he owns a net worth of $300 million.  

Rick Robin co-founded the “Def Jam Recordings” along with Russell Simmons. Apart from that, he also developed the “American Recordings”. However, this popular celebrity has an amazing contribution to make hip-hop music popular.

In the year of 2007, he was considered “the most crucial record producer of the last twenty years”, according to MTV. In that same year, he also took the place on Time’s “100 Most Influential Person in the World”.

Rubin was born in Long Beach, NY, but he grew up in Lido Beach of NY. He was born to Michael (who was a shoe wholesaler), and Linda (who was a housewife). And Rubin is a practicing Jewish.

Rick Rubin: At a Glance

Career

One of the notable things is that he befriended with Steve Freeman who was the director of the department of audiovisual of Long Beach High School. Basically, they befriended when Rubin was in high school. However, Rubin learned basic guitar playing from Steve freeman.

Then he started to perform at the school shows as well as the garage along with his childhood friends. Later he developed a band named “The Pricks” with the help of one of his teachers.

However, Rubin developed the “Def Jam Records” when he was in the senior year. Well, the record label was moving forward smoothly. 

Well, Rick Rubin established the “American Recordings” with which he produced a variety of records. Alright, then he became the co-head of the “Columbia Records” in the year of 2007. In that same year, he achieved a Grammy Award. 

Rick Rubin left the “Columbia Records” in the year 2012. And he signed a contract with the “Republic Records”. The best thing is that he produced a variety of records as well as worked with a variety of celebrities throughout his career.

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