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"Jay-Z Reintroduces Himself in New ‘JAŸ-Z in 8’ The docuseries,"


  

          


trailer

https://youtu.be/xEMniH7jzs4?si=_XveHdNraiFhXzlN


https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-in-8-trailer-rick-rubin-1235615749/

Jay-Z Reintroduces Himself Once More in New ‘JAŸ-Z in 8’ Trailer
The docuseries, which was directed by and co-stars Rick Rubin, will premiere in September

By Jon Blistein

August 26, 2026


Jay-Z discusses his life-long love of writing, rap’s irresistible underdog energy, and more in the new teaser for his upcoming docuseries, JAŸ-Z in 8.

The upcoming HBO series finds Jay digging back into his catalog while in conversation with Rick Rubin about his life, career, and music. While Jay has done this in various forms over the years, the black-and-white clip appropriately opens with Jay reciting one of his most famous lines: “Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is Hov.”

From there, Jay talks about how he caught the writing bug at age nine and pontificates on hip-hop’s enduring appeal, as well as its limitless potential. “The reason why rap is so loved — that feeling of that underdog,” Jay says. “That’s why people were listening, that’s why it hit them somewhere.”


The first two episodes of JAŸ-Z in 8, which Rubin directed, will premiere on Sept. 18, with two additional episodes dropping every Friday through Oct. 9. The discussions in each episode will center around a handful of Jay-Z songs, selected by Rubin. For instance, episode one will feature “Intro” (off 2000’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia), “Meet the Parents” (off 2002’s The Blueprint 2), “Can’t Knocks the Hustle” (of 1996’s Reasonable Doubt),and “What More Can I Say” (off 2003’s The Black Album).



Future episodes will feature songs like “Brooklyn’s Finest,” “4:44,” “Can I Live,” “Politics as Usual,” “99 Problems,” “Dead Presidents II,” “Public Service Announcement (Interlude),” “The Story of O.J.,” and “No Church in the Wild.”


JAŸ-Z in 8 is part of Jay’s massive, year-long celebration centered around the 30th anniversary of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. The festivities have included shows in New York City, and upcoming gigs in Los Angeles, Paris, and London, a series of pop-up events and activations, and even a run of commemorative library cards with the Brooklyn Public Library system.

  

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RE: Jay-Z Reintroduces Himself in New ‘JAŸ-Z in 8’ The docuseries,
Aug 28th 2026
1
i'm really disliking our era
Aug 28th 2026
2
fuck this fuck
Aug 28th 2026
3
I'll watch, won't pretend otherwise
Aug 28th 2026
4
so this is just a rehash of 'decoded' in docu form?
Aug 28th 2026
5
Nas out here
Aug 28th 2026
6
      Yeah - can’t argue with that
Aug 28th 2026
7
      Cool
Aug 29th 2026
8
           Yeah…..can’t argue with that either
Aug 31st 2026
10
           I do have to wonder
Sep 01st 2026
11
      lol yea. It's true.
Aug 31st 2026
9
RE: I'd never watch a Jay-Z documentary to listen to Jay-Z
Sep 01st 2026
12
Cringe
Sep 01st 2026
13

jaymack
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1. "RE: Jay-Z Reintroduces Himself in New ‘JAŸ-Z in 8’ The docuseries,"
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fuck rick rubin

  

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thebigfunk
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2. "i'm really disliking our era"
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of self-aggrandizing "documentaries"

and nothing will ever make that umlaut not look ridiculous, i just can't

-thebigfunk

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fontgangsta
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3. "fuck this fuck"
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Fri Aug-28-26 12:58 PM by fontgangsta

  

          

what an embarrassment he's become
traitor to the culture and no different than any other POS billionaire
not interested in anything he's got to say

  

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Ishwip
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4. "I'll watch, won't pretend otherwise"
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8 episodes sounds over the top ridiculous on paper and the Rubin involvement does not excite, but I'll hope it's entertaining and informative.

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5. "so this is just a rehash of 'decoded' in docu form?"
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How boring man

  

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fontgangsta
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6. "Nas out here"
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Putting out great music still, and creating platform for legends of the culture to do the same
Jay is jerking off to his own music from 20 years ago

  

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7. "Yeah - can’t argue with that"
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Fri Aug-28-26 09:28 PM by DJR

          

Still feels to me like he’s going to drop an album, at least.

  

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fontgangsta
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8. "Cool"
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Sat Aug-29-26 05:16 AM by fontgangsta

  

          

Can’t wait to hear him rap about fabrige eggs and shit while blaming poor people who shop for deals on amazon to absolve himself of his own shitty business dealings

Maybe he’ll dedicate a verse to chastising Nolan Wells for hanging out with the wrong crowd. Wouldn’t surprise me at this point.

  

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10. "Yeah…..can’t argue with that either "
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>Can’t wait to hear him rap about fabrige eggs and shit
>while blaming poor people who shop for deals on amazon to
>absolve himself of his own shitty business dealings
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>Maybe he’ll dedicate a verse to chastising Nolan Wells for
>hanging out with the wrong crowd. Wouldn’t surprise me at
>this point.

  

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11. "I do have to wonder"
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what prompted him to dis Kaepernick in that infamous 'freestyle' he did at one of the Yankee Stadium concerts a month or so ago.

I could be ignorant and wrong on this, but I don't remember Kaepernick mentioning Jay-Z by name in recent years.

The ultimate example of punching down IMO given how woven Jay-Z has been with the NFL over the years.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

  

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9. "lol yea. It's true."
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12. "RE: I'd never watch a Jay-Z documentary to listen to Jay-Z"
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I WOULD listen to how RD was made if Ski and Primo were telling the stories together. I feel like we don't appreciate enough how Ski made RD and Uptown Saturday Night at roughly the same time and they have two different feels.

>
>trailer
>
>https://youtu.be/xEMniH7jzs4?si=_XveHdNraiFhXzlN
>
>
>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-in-8-trailer-rick-rubin-1235615749/
>
>Jay-Z Reintroduces Himself Once More in New ‘JAŸ-Z in 8’
>Trailer
>The docuseries, which was directed by and co-stars Rick Rubin,
>will premiere in September
>
>By Jon Blistein
>
>August 26, 2026
>
>
>Jay-Z discusses his life-long love of writing, rap’s
>irresistible underdog energy, and more in the new teaser for
>his upcoming docuseries, JAŸ-Z in 8.
>
>The upcoming HBO series finds Jay digging back into his
>catalog while in conversation with Rick Rubin about his life,
>career, and music. While Jay has done this in various forms
>over the years, the black-and-white clip appropriately opens
>with Jay reciting one of his most famous lines: “Allow me to
>reintroduce myself, my name is Hov.”
>
>From there, Jay talks about how he caught the writing bug at
>age nine and pontificates on hip-hop’s enduring appeal, as
>well as its limitless potential. “The reason why rap is so
>loved — that feeling of that underdog,” Jay says.
>“That’s why people were listening, that’s why it hit
>them somewhere.”
>
>
>The first two episodes of JAŸ-Z in 8, which Rubin directed,
>will premiere on Sept. 18, with two additional episodes
>dropping every Friday through Oct. 9. The discussions in each
>episode will center around a handful of Jay-Z songs, selected
>by Rubin. For instance, episode one will feature “Intro”
>(off 2000’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia), “Meet the
>Parents” (off 2002’s The Blueprint 2), “Can’t Knocks
>the Hustle” (of 1996’s Reasonable Doubt),and “What More
>Can I Say” (off 2003’s The Black Album).
>
>
>
>Future episodes will feature songs like “Brooklyn’s
>Finest,” “4:44,” “Can I Live,” “Politics as
>Usual,” “99 Problems,” “Dead Presidents II,”
>“Public Service Announcement (Interlude),” “The Story of
>O.J.,” and “No Church in the Wild.”
>
>
>JAŸ-Z in 8 is part of Jay’s massive, year-long celebration
>centered around the 30th anniversary of his debut album,
>Reasonable Doubt. The festivities have included shows in New
>York City, and upcoming gigs in Los Angeles, Paris, and
>London, a series of pop-up events and activations, and even a
>run of commemorative library cards with the Brooklyn Public
>Library system.

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javi222
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13. "Cringe "
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either release music or just stay retired

this over the top marketing self promotion nonsense is very annoying…and plp wonder why Jay Z get so much online hate



  

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