Jay-Z New Album: Rick Rubin Had Nothing To Do With 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Despite Samsung Commercial

We've all seen the Samsung commercial for Jay-Z's upcoming album/ app-released thingamabob Magna Carta Holy Grail, right? (If you haven't it's down below.) In the clip, Jay-Z and famed producer Rick Rubin sit around and talk about Juigga's new album. You'd think this means Rubin was involved in the album in some capacity. Not so, says the bearded and suddenly talkative songsmith.

Via XXL:

When we recently caught up with Rick over the phone, he explained: "The point of me being in the commercials was that he was filming a documentary and he asked me-I imagine he's just comfortable talking to me-to come listen to the songs with him and just talk about the songs. Just listen to it and talk about it, and that's what we did. It was fun." He went on to divulge what he initially thought of Magna Carta, saying, "I liked what I heard, but it was a little difficult-after just coming from the Kanye sessions-to listen to Jay's album, because they're so different. I was in a very alternative and progressive headspace, and Jay's record is a more traditional hip-hop record." 

Rubin did work on Jay's buddy Kanye's album Yeezus and the duo are friendly after Rubin's work on "retirement" masterpiece The Black Album and Rubin did appear in a long-a** commercial for the album, but he is in NO WAY involved with Magna Carta Holy Grail.