HBO Announces Jay-Z Doc Series Directed By Rick Rubin

Jay-Z is getting an eight-part documentary series directed by super-producer Rick Rubin, HBO announced on Thursday.

Over eight episodes, Rubin will interview the rapper “to discuss his music, lyrics, life experiences, and creative process,” HBO said in a press release. HBO didn’t share a release date but said the series would come this fall.

Both Rubin and Jay-Z are executive producing the series, along with Daniel Kaluuya. Leila Mattimore and David Rohde are listed as producers. Rubin and Jay-Z have no shortage of history, as Rubin produced the rapper’s iconic song “99 Problems” from Jay’s 2003 album The Black Album.

“Everyone had this same experience, except I was the one that could stand on the soapbox and, like, articulate what we were going through,” Jay tells Rubin in a brief teaser HBO released on Thursday.

“Without the pain, you wouldn’t have done the work,” Rubin replied. As the rapper responded: “The pain, you don’t say it’s necessary, you don’t say you need it, but if it’s there, you use it.”