Jay-Z Documentary Series Set At HBO – Watch The Teaser
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- "Jay-Z in 8" is set to premiere on HBO this fall as an eight-part documentary series featuring Jay-Z in conversation with Rick Rubin.
- Rick Rubin sits down with Jay-Z to discuss his music, lyrics, life experiences, and creative process, and is directing the series from HBO Documentary Films.
- Rubin previously produced Jay-Z's landmark "99 Problems" for The Black Album in 2003, marking their first collaboration.
- The series is a Tetragrammaton production, with Rubin, Shawn Carter, and Daniel Kaluuya serving as executive producers.
- Laila Mattimore and David Rohde serve as producers on the documentary.
Why it matters: Rubin's directorial hand — he previously helmed "McCartney 3,2,1" — suggests extended, unfiltered conversations rather than a quick career rewind, and Daniel Kaluuya joining Rubin and Carter as executive producer marks the project as a prestige event beyond a standard music retrospective.
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