Jay-Z calls Ye a ‘brilliant creative’ while revisiting ‘Jail’ in HBO series
Episode six of JAŸ-Z In 8 finds Jay-Z and Rick Rubin unpacking the Donda collaboration and the artists’ complicated bond.
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Jay-Z speaks warmly about Ye in episode six of the HBO docuseries JAŸ-Z In 8, where he and Rick Rubin revisit “Jail,” the Donda track featuring Jay-Z. Complex reported September 26 that Jay-Z called Ye one of the most brilliant creatives of their era and said he believes Ye still regards him as a big brother despite their public rift.
The exchange is part of the series’ song-by-song approach. The Guardian’s review independently confirms that episode six centers part of its discussion on “Jail,” including Jay-Z’s explanation of references to “The Throne,” the name connected to the pair’s 2011 collaborative album Watch the Throne.
Directed by Rubin, the eight-part black-and-white series draws from two days of interviews recorded in April 2023 and works through 27 songs from Jay-Z’s catalog. It premiered September 18, with new episodes scheduled in pairs through October 9. The cited coverage did not include a response from Ye to Jay-Z’s latest comments.
The comments about Ye are attributed to Complex’s report from episode six. The Guardian independently confirms that the episode revisits “Jail” and Jay-Z’s lyric explanations. The Black Angle did not independently stream the episode, and no response from Ye appeared in the cited coverage.
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