Jay Z and Will Smith are among the executive producers of "Higher," a half-hour comedy show for HBO.

Jay Z and Will Smith are among the executive producers attached to Higher, a half-hour comedy show being developed at HBO, according to deadline.com.

UK DJ Calvin Harris and Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh are also working on the fictional comedy, which is set in the world of EDM, deadline.com "s story says.

Jay Z and Smith are also producing the upcoming feature film Annie, which is slated to be released in December and feature Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, among others.

Smith "s Overbrook Entertainment teamed up with Jay-Z "s Roc Nation to executive produce the 2013 documentary film Free Angela & All Political Prisoners.

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