Rick Rubin

Licensed to Ill Was Never Supposed to Work

Beastie Boys | Licensed to Ill (album) The Joke Nobody Got Licensed to Ill was a satirical album everyone took at face value, an inside joke that went Diamond and outsold every rap record before it, cobbled together from borrowed parts and happy accidents. “There were tons of guys singing along to ‘Fight for Your […]

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The Demo That Beat Rick Rubin

Adele | Rolling in the Deep The Take You Can’t Redo The biggest song of 2011 uses a vocal from a three-hour demo session, one that Rick Rubin and a stacked band at Shangri-La Studios couldn’t beat, no matter how hard they tried. The biggest song of 2011, Grammy Record of the Year, Song of

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When the Heavens Opened Up: The Raging Story of Slayer’s “Raining Blood”

When the Heavens Opened Up: The Raging Story of Slayer’s “Raining Blood” Slayer’s Unrelenting Legacy: A Close Look at a Genre-defining Track

“Raining Blood”: A masterclass in thrash metal, Slayer’s genre-defining masterpiece solidifies their …

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