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JAY-Z and Rick Rubin will sit down for an 8-part series detailing HOV’s craft and process. The docuseries has been teased for months, but now, a new trailer reveals the release date.
The series will drop September 18th at 8 P.M. EST on HBO, and from there will rollout two episodes weekly through the fall.
The trailer reveals that songs such as “Can’t Knock the Hustle” and “What More Can I Say” along with “Meet the Parents’ and “The Story of O.J.” will be explored at length. Furthermore, other songs from Reasonable Doubt, Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, The Blueprint, The Black Album, American Gangster, Watch the Throne and 4:44, will get touched on.
In the original teaser, JAY explains the purpose behind the doc.
“Everyone had the same experience. Except I was the one to stand on the soapbox and articulate what we were going through. So the pain, we don’t say it’s necessary. We don’t say you need it, but if it’s there, you use it,” JAY tells Rubin.
You can check out the new trailer below.
Jay-Z on why hip-hop is embraced in the new trailer for his HBO documentary with Rick Rubin, 'JAŸ-Z IN 8,' dropping on Sept 18 🎬
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) August 26, 2026
"The reason why rap is so loved is that [underdog] feeling… that's why people were listening… it hit 'em somewhere."pic.twitter.com/knRQwMXUOW
