“Its Crazy” – Legendary Producer Rick Rubin Reveals What Separates Eminem & Billionaire Jay-Z to Joe Rogan

UFC commentator Joe Rogan is also a very successful podcast host. His show The Joe Rogan Experience is immensely popular with a fanbase that grows larger every day. Rogan is an excellent host who initiates interesting conversations. He is also a keen listener. Both these factors help make JRE a platform that delivers great episodes.

Recently, Rogan hosted the legendary music producer Rick Rubin on JRE. The pair had interesting conversations on a variety of topics. Rubin also explained the creative processes of top musicians Eminem and Jay-Z to a very curious Rogan.

Rick Rubin on Jay-Z and Eminem

During their conversation, Rogan asked if the creative process behind music and comedy had similarities. Rogan inquired about artists who figure things off the top of their heads and others who plan and execute everything related to their music. Rubin answered the question, taking the examples of Jay-Z and Eminem.

“There’s no right or wrong way. You just have to find your way and whatever works for you. I’ve worked with artists who do it completely different ways,” Rubin said. He said that Eminem was always writing in notebooks. When asked if he was writing material to use, Eminem told Rubin, “99% of what I write I’ll never use. It’s just to stay engaged in the process of writing and finding new ways to write so that when I need it, it just comes.”

Speaking of Jay-Z, he said, “Jay-Z doesn’t write anything down and he just listens to the beat and hums, hums, and then goes on the mic 20 minutes later and says a whole complicated verse. I don’t know how he can remember it much less have just written it and just be able to do it like freely. It’s crazy.”

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Rubin said that Jay-Z used to come up with verses on the spot after listening to the beat. He added that Jay-Z would also emphasize different parts of the song in different takes so that the emotion changes, but the basic lyrics remain the same. According to Rubin, Jay-Z had a more improvisational style.

Joe Rogan talks to Rubin about who inspired him to do stand-up

During the three-hour-long conversation with Rick Rubin, Joe Rogan opened up about what inspired him to do stand-up comedy. Rogan revealed it was a friend of his who gave him the idea. Rogan said he used to train in martial arts with his friend who first floated the idea of stand-up comedy.

According to Rogan, he was the one who used to joke around and make his friends laugh. Rogan said that this used to help relieve the tension before martial arts tournaments or lighten the mood after hard sparring sessions. His friend suggested the idea after seeing Rogan’s ability to make people laugh.

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What do you make of the conversation between Joe Rogan and Rick Rubin? Do you find Eminem and Jay-Z’s creative processes interesting? Share your thoughts in the comments below.