Standing at hip-hop's centre during its mid-1980s zenith, Def Jam founder Rick Rubin proved instrumental in pushing rap's ...

Collaboration should be half the fun of any creative process, but Rick Rubin knew some artists meshed together like oil and water.

And Rick says: “They’ll never do it. Old white guys don’t get this rap thing.” Rubin: When I was growing up, Aerosmith was the biggest band in the world. It didn’t seem realistic.

“Very Aerosmith-y. But we didn’t look at it ... In the late ’80s, A-lister Rick Rubin was slated to produce L.A. Guns’ second album. But the band’s then drummer Steve Riley insisted ...

A few months later, however, Aerosmith got the call from Rick Rubin and Run-DMC that would really start to put the band back on top. Aerosmith’s first album was released in January 1973 to such ...

And I looked over, and it was Rick Rubin. And he went, ‘Thank you.’” “Toys in the Attic” was Aerosmith’s best-selling album, going nine-times platinum. Douglas went on to work with Aer ...

Rick Rubin’s method is like ... You know, we just wanted to do something that was kind of reminiscent of an early Aerosmith, New York Dolls, Rolling Stones kind of feeling.

Aerosmith - YouTube He was right. Hardcore fans liked it but, outside the rock charts, there were no hits from Done With Mirrors. To get back in the charts, the band were offered a most unlikely route ...

Rick Rubin further explained that he’s not sure ... are put together — the example of Aerosmith and Run DMC. That, again, wasn’t done with the idea of it being popular, but it was an unusual ...

In addition, the Rick Rubin-produced song served as a comeback track for Aerosmith following the band's previous turbulent five years. The "Walk This Way" music video reached iconic status for the ...

And among that rare few, there is only one that claims he has no technical ability, knows nothing about music, and doesn’t even know how to use a mixing desk: Rick Rubin ... with the Rubin-produced ...

The Rick Rubin method: It’s not for everyone ... Rubin can teach. Read: How Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. begrudgingly made a masterpiece Also: His book is not just for musicians.