Frederick Jay Rubin, nado en Long Island (Nova York) o 10 de marzo de 1963, é un produtor musical estadounidense coñecido sobre todo polo seu traballo no rap e o heavy metal.
Foi a principal figura na fusión entre o rap e o hard rock ao unir a Run DMC e a Aerosmith na canción "Walk This Way". Foi tamén importante a súa persoa na fusión entre o rap e o heavy metal aparecendo o metal alternativo, o nu metal e outros estilos. A MTV dixo del que era "o máis importante produtor dos últimos 20 anos", e foi nomeado na lista de Time das "100 persoas máis influentes do mundo".
Ademais de ser produtor tamén é músico, sendo o DJ original dos Beastie Boys, e empresario discográfico, co-fundando Def Jam Records con Rusell Simons e máis tarde fundando American Recordings. Rubin tamén foi copresidente de Columbia Records.
Álbums producidos Radio - LL Cool J (1985) Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys (1986) Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C. (1986) Reign in Blood - Slayer (1986) Electric - The Cult (1987) Danzig - Danzig (1988) Tougher Than Leather - Run-D.M.C. (1988) Superunknown - Soundgarden (1994) South of Heaven - Slayer (1988) Masters of Reality - Masters of Reality (1988) Andrew Dice Clay - Andrew Dice Clay (1989) Trouble - Trouble (1990) Danzig II: Lucifuge - Danzig (1990) Seasons in the Abyss - Slayer (1990) Nobody Said It Was Easy - The Four Horsemen (1991) Manic Frustration - Trouble (1991) Decade of Aggression - Slayer (1991) Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991) Danzig III: How the Gods Kill - Danzig (1992) King Kong - Red Devils (1992) Thrall: Demonsweatlive - Danzig (1993) Wandering Spirit - Mick Jagger (1993) 21st Century Jesus - Messiah (1993) Danzig 4 - Danzig (1994) American Recordings - Johnny Cash (1994) Divine Intervention - Slayer (1994) Wildflowers - Tom Petty (1994) One Hot Minute - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1995) Ballbreaker - AC/DC (1995) God Lives Underwater - God Lives Underwater (1995) Empty - God Lives Underwater (1995) Unchained - Johnny Cash (1996) Undisputed Attitude - Slayer (1996) Sutras - Donovan (1996) "Let Me Give the World to You" - The Smashing Pumpkins (canción) (1998) Melanie C - Northern Star (álbum) (1998) VH1 Storytellers - Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson (1998) Diabolus in Musica - Slayer (1998) System of a Down - System of a Down (1998) Chef Aid - South Park (1998) Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999) Echo - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (1999) Loud Rocks - V/A (tracks: 1. System of a Down & Wu-Tang Clan - Shame, 6. Tom Morello & Chad Smith & Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing Ta Fuck Wit) (1999) American III: Solitary Man - Johnny Cash (2000) Paloalto - Paloalto (2000) Renegades - Rage Against the Machine (2000) Amethyst Rock Star - Saul Williams (2001) The War of Art-American Head Charge (2001) Breath of the Heart - Krishna Das (2001) The Final Studio Recordings - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (2001) Toxicity - System of a Down (2001) American IV: The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash (2002) By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002) Audioslave - Audioslave (2002) Steal This Album! - System of a Down (2002) Results May Vary - Limp Bizkit (2003) (con Terry Date e Jordan Schur) Unearthed - Johnny Cash (2003) Door of Faith - Krishna Das (2003) De-Loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (2003) (con Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) The Black Album - Jay-Z (2003) ("99 Problems") Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium - Rage Against the Machine (2003) Heroes and Villains - Paloalto (2003) Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) - Slipknot (2004) Armed Love - The (International) Noise Conspiracy (2004) Crunk Juice - Lil' Jon and the East Side Boyz (2004) ("Stop Fuckin' Wit Me") Make Believe - Weezer (2005) Out of Exile - Audioslave (2005) Mezmerize - System of a Down (2005) Fijación Oral Vol. 1 - Shakira (2005) Hypnotize - System of a Down (2005) 12 Songs - Neil Diamond (2005) Oral Fixation Vol. 2 - Shakira (2005) Christ Illusion - Slayer (2006) Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2006) Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks (2006) American V: A Hundred Highways - Johnny Cash (2006) FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake (2006) U218 Singles - U2 (2006) Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park (2006) Poison'd! - Poison (2007) Death Magnetic - Metallica (2008) The Cross of My Calling - The (International) Noise Conspiracy (2008) Music for Men - Gossip (2009) I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers (2009)
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Rubin, Rick