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Jay-Z Says He Didn’t Like Being An Artist Despite “Reasonable Doubt’s” Success

Jay-Z sat down with Rick Rubin to talk about his songs, his career, and his insights for the JAŸ-Z In 8 docuseries-slash-podcast for HBO Max, the first two episodes of which come out tonight (Friday, September 18) at 8PM EST. Six more episodes will follow. Complex caught an early look at the episodes, and reported that he wanted to retire after his first album Reasonable Doubt and quit rapping to focus on business.

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