Kanye West has
confirmed that he is working with Borat director Larry Charles and producer
Rick Rubin to produce an untitled television series for HBO.West
clarified the television show’s subject matter and denied that is was reality
series. “I
wouldn’t do something as cliché as a reality show,” West said
in a statement. “At least give me the credit for being more creative than
that.”West
said that he has been developing the pilot for the past two years with Charles
and Rubin, who co-founded Def Jam with Russell Simmons in 1984. “It’s
a situational half-hour comedy," West said. "It’s fictional, and
loosely based on my life." Charles
has served as an executive producer for hit HBO shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm
and Entourage, while Rubin is well known for his pioneering work with
artists like Run-DMC, The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, The Geto Boys, Johnny Cash,
Neil Diamond, Slayer and others.At
last year’s Prime Time Emmy Awards, HBO earned the most Emmy Awards out of any
television network with 26, and West hopes to achieve similar success with his
television series. "Maybe
this will give me the opportunity to spazz out at the Emmys one day,” West
quipped.