Rick Rubin
In high school, this Jewish kid, a fan of X, Black Flag and other hard rock
bands, was introduced to rap by his black friends. At the age of twenty, while
still brilliantly completing his studies in philosophy, film and television, he
produced a single by T-La Rock & Jazzy Jay, which put him on the musical map.
In 1984, he met Russell Simmons, brother of Run DMC's Joe Simmons and producer
of the group. The following year, they founded Def Jam, the first label
(distributed by the multinational Sony) to take rap to the world stage, with
artists such as LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and P...
