Hip Hop 50th Anniversary
Rick Rubin: The Shaman of Hip Hop
9 Quotes from Rick Rubin’s Book, The Creative Act
“The artist is always on call. This is because the artist’s job is of two kinds:
The work of doing.
The work of being.”
- Rick Rubin, The Creative Process: A Way of Being
Every movement needs a philosophy. That philosophy is nurtured by individuals who dedicate their lives to swimming in the ethos of The Movement. They are often known to be eccentric or esoteric.
They are the philosophers.
They say things that appear outside the realm of the field of play. They are above and outside of constructs and constraints.
Rick Rubin is one of those people in Hip Hop.
His new book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is a deeply satisfying read and an articulate expression of his philosophy.
Who Is Rick Rubin?
The social, economic, and technological revolutions of the 1960s gave birth to the 1970s and a new community of thinkers and creators who partnered to create Hip Hop, among dozens of other innovations that defined the Baby Boomer and GenX generations.
