Rick Rubin Recalls How LL Cool J Thought He Was Black Before They Met

The Queens rapper went on to become the first rapper signed to Rubin and Russell Simmons' Def Jam Recordings in 1984.
The Queens rapper went on to become the first rapper signed to Rubin and Russell Simmons' Def Jam Recordings in 1984.

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LL Cool J Goes Viral for His Ridiculous Antics

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin, Hardcover

Rick Rubin Does Nothing and Everything at Once - The Ringer

Rick Rubin Discusses Johnny Cash, LL Cool J, And More On '60 Minutes

Extract: The Beastie Boys hit London, 1986 - 'Yauch taught Mick Jones how to play Clash City Rockers', Books

RHCP Explain How Letting Klinghoffer Go 'Worked Out for Everyone', Describe How Rick Rubin Reacted to Frusciante's Return

David Kamp on Johnny Cash

Producer Rick Rubin's self-help book 'The Creative Act' - Los Angeles Times

Rick Rubin on Meeting Russell Simmons, Licensed to Ill, and '99 Problems

Rick Rubin admits he doesn't know how to use a mixing desk: I have no technical ability, and I know nothing about music : r/musicproduction