Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin is a legendary music producer. He has produced tracks for numerous legendary hip hop acts such as Beastie Boys, Run D.M.C., LL Cool J, Eminem and Public Enemy. He has collaborated with various rock acts as well such as Metallica, Aerosmith, AC/DC and Linkin Park. MTV called him the ‘most important producer of the last 20 years’. He has appeared in the Time’s list of 100 Most influential Men.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER

Rick with Eminem.

Rick Rubin was born on March 10 1963. He was born in Long Beach, New York. He grew up in Lido Beach. He belonged to a Jewish family. His mother was a housewife and his daddy did shoe business. In his college days, he formed a punk band named ‘Prick’. He was quite unpopular in school among musicians since he merely knew a few guitar chords. He soon developed an interest in Hip Hop and formed the Def Jam records. Rick Rubin initially signed many rap artists and produced a few tracks. He collaborated to Public Enemy in their Hip Hop album. He coaxed the Beastie Boys to change their genre to rap. He was also the part of Run DMC’s breakthrough album. He fused rap with rock. He made Aerosmith collaborate with Run-DMC over the song ‘Walk this way’. The song is said to introduce the Rap Rock genre. He then produced the album ‘Reign in Blood’ for Slayer. In 1987, The Cult released the album ‘Electric’ which was produced by Rick Rubin and remains to be a classic. He wrote and directed the Run DMC starrer movie, Tougher than Leather. Due to a rivalry with the president, Rick Rubin left Def Jam Recordings. He then formed Def American Recordings and signed many heavy metal bands such as Danzig, Master of Reality, and Wolfsbane. He also signed alternative rock acts such as Jesus and the Mary Chain. He continued his affinity with rap by signing acts such as Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Run DMC. Rick Rubin has produced the famous Jay Z track ’99 Problems but a bitch ain’t one’.  He produced an album for Mick Jagger in 1993. In 1995, he produced AC/DC’s ‘Ballbreaker’. In 1996, he produced ‘Donovan’s album ‘Sutra’. He produced an album named ‘Wildflower’ for Tom Petty in 1994. He has executively produced 2 albums for Shakira. In 2008, he produce the Metallica album ‘Death Magnetic’. He even produced the album ’13′ for Black Sabbath. In 2012, he produced the Grammy winning Adele album, 21. The album won the ‘ Album of the year’ award at the Grammy’s. Rubin has won various Grammy awards for his various production’s. Rick Rubin is known for his Stripped down Music. He uses naked vocals and instruments. Dr. Dre once called Rick Rubin ‘as the dopest producer ever’. He’s lets the music come out instead of manufacturing it. He has fused different genres of music and has worked with a variety of artists. His style has come from Rock, funk and Rap. He has been criticized to create a ‘Loudness war’ through his music. This criticism was directed towards his produced albums such as ‘Death Magnetic’, ’13′ and Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

RICHNESS

Rick lives here!

Rick Rubin has a net worth of $ 250 Million. He’s been in the music industry since the last 30 years and still going strong! He recently produced many dope tracks on Eminem’s ‘Marshall Mather LP 2′. He has produced tons of Legendary albums for tons of Legendary Music acts. The list includes AC./DC, Beastie Boys, Eminem, LL Cool J, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Linking park, and Slipknot. He has garnered a treasure as a result of his passion and efforts. He is considered to be one of the most influential producer of all time. He was a major producer of the Grammy winning albums, 13 and 21.

FAMOUS QUOTES BY RICK RUBIN

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Run DMC was a legendary Hip Hop duo consisting of  Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell. They are considered to be one of the most influential Hip Hop groups of all time. Among LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and Public Enemy, Run DMC was one of the popular Hip Hop groups of 1980s. They were the first Hip Hop Group to be nominated for a Grammy. They were the first hip hop acts to earn a platinum album. They were the first Hip Hop acts to be on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine. Run-DMC was the only Hip Hop group to perform in Live Aid. Their album ‘Raising Hell’ was released in 1986. Run DMC was regarded as the greatest Hip Hop group of all time by MTV. It was given the number 48 spot on Rolling stone’s list of 100 Greatest musical artists of all time.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER

It all began when Simmons met McDaniels. They were both aspiring DJs but soon developed an interest in Rapping. They used to Rap at local events. Soon, they met a famous DJ named Mizell. The 3 became close friends and began making music. They soon became locally famous. They started recording songs and were eventually signed by Profile Records. They released their first single ‘It’s like that’ in 1983.  It was a huge hit and peaked at #15 on R&B charts. They released their debut album Run-DMC in 1984. The album was a huge hit. Their sound was a mixture of Rock and Rap. Rap was evolving to new sounds and they pioneered the new-school Hip Hop movement. They set a trend in Hip Hop with their attires. After Run-DMC’s success, the next album was named ‘King of Rock’. It was extremely successful and achieved the platinum status. In 1986, Run-DMC collaborated with Rick Rubin and released an album named Raising Hell. the album was the most successful album by the group and achieved a multi-platinum status. Raising hell was cited as the beginning of Golden age of Hip Hop. They paved the way for many successful artists such as Beastie Boys and LL Cool J. They went on a tour with Beastie Boys as well during that period. In 1988, they released an album named ‘Tougher than Leather’.  The albu didn’t do as well as its predecessor but was a hit. It boasted many strong singles in it. They also starred in a movie of the same name. The movie was directed by Rick Rubin. In 1990, Run-DMC released ‘Back from Hell’. It received poor reviews although a few singles became very successful. After the failure of their album, they became a bit stressed. Run and DMC joined a church. They started everything from the start. They returned in 1993 with the album ‘Down with the King’. It became extremely successful and peaked at number 1 position. This marked the return of Run-DMC. The album was declared Platinum. The Group went on tours for 10 years but eventually disbanded due to many creative difference. Jam Master Jay was murdered in 2002. After his death, the group officially retired.

RICHNESS AND LEGACY

Run DMC has a combined net worth of $ 110 Million. They are one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time. They have sold many platinum albums and earned a fortune through them. They have garnered this treasure as a result of their spunk and passion. Eminem inducted them in the Rock n Roll Hall of fame in 2009.

FAMOUS QUOTES

‘It seems like stupid America celebrates a person that says “yeah I’m a drug dealer, I’m bringing the drugs into the hood”. The reason why hip hop exists is because it started out with good intentions, once all the good intentions left the music became polluted, it became disrespectful it became immature.’

“I need a little help Jay, I got a little problem. A guy like yourself, maybe you can help me solve em . I only want to know why this happens all the time
(What?) Everywhere I go, I start to rap and rhyme . I rock them in the day (yeah you rock em every night) . I rock em when I left so def I knew something was wrong (alright). I rhyme when I am sleeping, I rhyme when I’m awake.”

“When I was nine I said a rhyme by putting candles on my cake. I just came from the bank (you said a rhyme?) A rhyme so funny. A song about the line so long they all gave me their money. That’s why I came to you, you’re my friend (yes that is true). Said maybe Jay knows what to say, he’ll tell me what to do.. ”

‘If you make a record about a gun, on that very same record or album there’s gotta be a record about not using a gun. If you’re making a record on the b**** or the h*es, there’s got to be a record about your aunt who worked all of the days of her life to send all her children to college,’

‘When we made the record for adidas we didn’t make it to get an endorsement, it wasn’t about business. We took positivity and made it gangsta, we never knew we would do something historic.’

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Career/Profession: Guitarist, Songwriter

James Hetfield is an extolled American singer, songwriter and esteemed guitarist as well. He is the co-founder, lyricist and lead vocalist for the popular metal band called Metallica. He is good at rhythm playing but also used to play guitar in studios as well as in live shows. He founded Metallica band along with drummer Lars Ulrich. He is passionate about skateboarding, snowboarding, jet-skiing and various other adventure sports. He is a part of the National Rifle Association too.

His Childhood:

James was born on August 3, 1963 in California. He was the son of Christian Scientists where his father was a truck driver and mother was an opera singer. He completed his schooling from Downey High School and graduation from Orange Country’s Brea Olinda High School in 1981.

Hetfield in his early age got the feel of music. He took piano lessons at the age of nine. At the age of fourteen he started playing guitar with Robert Okner. He was the part of any bands like Leather Charm, Obsession etc. The song he used to sing in his whole career always tries to demonstrate or convey some message like ‘God That Failed’ was dedicated to his mother who died due to cancer when he was 16 years old.

Metallica Effect:

Metallica, a heavy metal band was founded by Hetfield and Lars Ulrich in 1981. It initially included several eminent faces such as David Mustaine, Ron McGovney, John Roads. Till mid 1990’s Hetfield recorded so many rhythms and harmonic tracks. In this band, he frequently used to play guitar and gave so many hits. This includes ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘My Friend of Misery’, ‘To Live is to Die’ and the list goes on. He generally preferred to write guitar harmonies, vocal melodies for the band along with Lars Ulrich. Metallica gained everlasting fame after the release of its own album named ‘Metallica’. It has added various stars to its fame with the release of ‘Sad but True’ and ‘The Unforgiven’. It topped the billboard charts for nearly nine weeks. Metallica captured a total of nine Grammy awards with few studio albums and some plays under the reign of Hetfield. The journey of the band was not so easy. It faced many difficulties in its coordination when both of them Hetfield and Ulrich were in front. They released a short documentary movie ‘Some Kind of Monsters’ which demonstrate the relationship among the band members and establishment of the band.

Hetfield’s Efforts:

After the Metallica could make up for the death of Cliff Burton, Hetfield along with Ulrich decided to take their band to the heights and didn’t want rebellious image of band to popularize more. ‘And Justice for all’, their fourth hit album was released together with the music video ‘one’ which became regular music over MTV in a small time. They both want to take Metallica a one step near to success. They hired pop rock star Bob Rock to work on their new project ‘The Black Album’ in 1991. This album shaped a new image of Metallica and fixed a rock status for it.

Difficulties within the band:

For more campaigning and promotion Metallica group used to be on tour several times and this time they went with Guns N’ Roses in 1992. But this time it was unfortunate that walked with the band in Montreal. A large flame exploded over the stage and the sound of Hetfield’s guitar disappeared. Hetfield got severe injuries and advised to take some rest.

Guest Appearance in various shows:

Hetfield also played some guest appearances on the Friend’s album. He was appreciated for some parts of it. He played guitar in the album ‘Antipop’ on ‘Electic Electric’. He gave his voice to the ‘Twist of Can’ and ‘possession’ in the album Danzig. He also made an appearance with his band members in the Discovery TV show ‘Time Warp’ and also on ‘The Mook the chef the wife and her Homer’. He was also invited for studio album ‘Systematic Chaos’ by Dream Theatre. His incredible and unbeatable skills as a lead vocalist listed him on the Billboard chart and ranked him 24^th by the ‘Hit Parader’ magazine.

Greatly Influenced:

James was always influenced by music. He was very much inspired by his brother who taught him lessons of guitar and drums. As a teenager, he was the member of Obsession and Leather Charm bands. And as he grew up, he became a substantial part of ‘Aerosmith’. In addition to this, ‘Deep Purple’ and ‘Led Zeppelin’ left a deep influence on his mind. This influence made him immobile and he remained the part of Metallica for the whole season in spite of the fact that various band members left the group in the middle when the group’s success graph faced a decreasing slope.

Performance Degraded:

Metallica’s eighth album was flopped, but later his next release ‘Death Magnetic’ put the band to more fame and made it more popular. This album enriched the fate of the band members and helped them to achieve the success and took them to the position where they needed to be. Again their new release in 2011 i.e. Lulu got flopped and got more criticism than any other album.

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PROFESSION: Business Tycoon & Co founder of Def Jam

Early life

Russell Wendell Simmons was born on born October 4, 1957 and was raised in queen’s New York. His father worked as a public school administrator and mother was a New York City park administrator. Russell Simmons is famous business Tycoon and cofounder of the legendary hip music label DEF JAM. He also started the brand Phat farm and is considered to be as one of the most important and richest personality in whole of the HIP HOP industry.

After graduating from August Martin High School in 1975 he entered City College of New York in Harlem, but dropped out very soon. He was the second of three sons in his family, and both his parents were graduates of Howard University in Washington, D.C.

He found a job at an Orange Julius outlet in Greenwich Village, but at some point he also financed his club-going lifestyle by selling fake cocaine. Simmons quit the fake drug business, and eventually left City College just a few credits short of a degree in sociology. He began promoting concerts, and then formed his own management company for artists, which he called Rush Management, after his childhood nickname

 THE START UP

In 1985 Russell Simmons co-produced and appeared in the film, Krush Groove. It featured an array of top music acts from the era, from Run-D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys to LL Cool J and a young Bobby Brown when he was still a member of New Edition. It was directed by Michael Schultz (1938–), who made two earlier cinematic classics of African American urban life, Cooley High and Car Wash. Simmons was one of the film’s producers. The entrepreneurship abilities of Russell Simmons were beyond question!!! and he gained his real knowledge and education beyond the walls of college .

During the mid-1980s Simmons became known for his sharp ear and ability to predict the next big thing in music. He helped bring the Beastie Boys to a wider audience, and even revived the careers of the fading rock act Aerosmith, when Run-D.M.C. covered their 1975 hit “Walk This Way.” Simmons was the star of the 2010 reality TV show Running Russell Simmons.

He is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and is also editor-in-chief of GlobalGrind.com, a website that reviews the world of hip-hop.

RELATIONS

Simmons met then-17-year-old, model Kimora Lee in November 1992. They dated for four years and married on December 20, 1998 They had 2 daughters, Ming Lee and Aoki Lee. In March 2006, Simmons announced his divorce from Lee.

Hana Nitsche

They might have an age gap of 30 years but that doesn’t stop Russell Simmons and his model girlfriend Hana Nitsche from having fun in the sun.The 55-year-old music mogul and the beautiful brunette played games on a beach in Malibu, California, on Saturday just as if they were both teenagers.

Russell Simmons’ girlfriend Hana Nitsche has lost her dog. The model is offering a $5000 reward for the safe return of her pet Chihuahua Ivy.The black and tan/tricolour pup went missing in the Doheny area of West Hollywood on Tuesday. Hana, 26, has taken to her Twitter account to make a plea for help from her 6,000 followers.Over the four days since Ivy disappeared, Hana’s tweets have become steadily more frantic.

Property & WEALTH

 Saddle River Home

Simmons lived with his wife and family in a Saddle River, New Jersey home that covered 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2). This whopping and breath taking house is spread in the area of four acres, and the residence is built on the land, measuring 49,000 square feet. The house has ten spacious and ostentatious rooms, a movie theatre, advanced gym, a wine cellar, a bar, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, elegant quarters for staff, and a vigilant security system. The house has often been on and off the sale. With ten bedrooms, 35 foot ceilings, and gold-leaf ceilings, this New Jersey estate has an asking price of more than $20 million. It is located 25 miles north of Manhattan, New York, in the same suburb that was once home to Richard Nixon. The house was built in 1996 by clothing mogul Arnold Simon and, with its vast number of rooms seems to be more of a museum than a residence.

Lower Manhattan House

Russell Simmons also owns a beautiful duplex in lower Manhattan, which is built in the area of 7,175 square feet. The house has five massive bedrooms and a swanky rooftop terrace. Simmons’ house also features solid timber floors, fireplace, 12-foot ceilings, French windows, multiple closets, a huge library, a spacious living room, an eat- in kitchen, and a private elevator. The house was on sale in the market since 2011, for $11 million.

REEDS JEWELLER’S

n 2004, entrepreneur Russell Simmons, designer Kimora Lee Simmons and jewellery expert Scott Rauch formed a breakthrough venture, with a goal of bringing a youthful cool sensibility to the world of fine jewellery. The company is quickly emerging as an industry leader and design innovator in all jewellery categories.

THE TOILET SEAT

Their mansion was home to a “gold-leaf-and-carved-jade powder-room toilet” supposedly owned by only two other people in the world, “Oprah and some king.” The perfect throne for a king.The gold and marble seat rest’s in their master bedroom. The value of the toilet seat is unknown but made of solid gold and marble.

VEGAN & YOGA

In his 2002 autobiography, Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money and God, Simmons recounts his business successes and the personal philosophies that keep him grounded. A vegan, he practices yoga daily and makes all his employees read The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra (1946–) and then submit a report on the book. Some of his top executives began as interns at the company long ago. “I surround myself with people that share the same spirituality that I believe in,” he told

“People who are focused on living better and not just on being out for themselves. I want to be around people who aren’t just money-oriented but are focused on how they can give back to the community.”

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