Jay-Z is getting the docu-series he richly deserves.<\/p>\n
HBO has revealed the first teaser for JA\u0178-Z IN 8,\u00a0an 8-part series directed by another music industry legend, producer Rick Rubin. The two impresarios sat down to discuss Jay-Z\u2019s music, lyrics, creative process, and life experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rubin and Jay-Z go back more than two decades, to when Rubin produced and co-wrote his hit single \u201c99 Problems\u201d on his iconic \u201cThe Black Album\u201d in 2003. This collaboration was a homecoming of sorts for Rubin, who returned to hip-hop after a 15-year hiatus to specifically work on the track. Using an 808 drum machine and guitar riffs, Rubin helped Jay-Z channel a 1980s Def Jam sound and suggested that Jay-Z start the track a cappella before the drums burst in. Rubin also worked as a creative consultant for Jay-Z on his 2013 album \u201cMagna Carta Holy Grail,\u201d bringing Rubin into the studio to listen to tracks and offer feedback.<\/p>\n
Jay-Z\u2019s life offers extremely rich material for a doc. Born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn, Jay-Z\u2019s rise\u2014from the Marcy Projects to early rejections by major record labels to co-founding Roc-A-Fella Records and releasing his instant-classic debut \u201cReasonable Doubt\u201d\u2014would be enough for a documentary itself. Yet that\u2019s only the intro verse to his ascension into the very upper stratosphere of hip-hop stardom and business mogul. Needless to say, JA\u0178-Z IN 8\u00a0will be a must-watch for music fans.<\/p>\n
Check out the official teaser below.<\/p>\n
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