Jay Z Fade To Black Documentary

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Summary: Fade to Black chronicles the once-in-a-lifetime concert event of Jay-Z's performance at Madison Square Garden in November 2003. The film is an intimate look at Jay-Z, revealing the multiple Grammy Award winning artist as never before.
This documentary focuses on the massively popular rap artist Jay-Z. The film's centerpiece is the hip-hop icon's sold-out 2003 performance at Madison Square Garden. Intended as a farewell concert.

Fade to Black
Directed by	Patrick Paulson Michael John Warren
Produced by	Bob Ezrin Rich Kleiman Justin Wilkes
Starring	Jay-Z Beyoncé Knowles
Cinematography	Paul Bozymowksi Scott Lochmus Luke McCoubrey Theron 'Tee Smif' Smith
Edited by	Jimmy Helton Jonah Moran Ron Pantane Adam Zuckerman
Production company
Distributed by	Paramount Classics
Release date
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

With the release of his career-defining THE BLACK ALBUM in 2003, Jay-Z shocked his fans and the industry by announcing he was quitting the business. Having honed his rhyming skills in the tough Marcy Projects of Brooklyn, Jay-Z's story is a classic rags-to-riches tale. Although best known for his multi-million-dollar selling albums. After the feature documentary film, “Jay Z: Fade to Black,” Jonah edited “Zipper: Coney Island’s Last Wild Ride,” for which he won an award for editing from the NYC First Time Fest. Adept in multiple genres, Jonah is at ease working in everything from science fiction to sports to music. Jay-Z in Fade to Black Review Anthony Nield reviews the Region 2 release of Fade to Black, the concert film/documentary of Jay-Z’s retirement concert in Madison Square Gardens, NY. Sadly, this is a disc strictly for the fans.

Fade to Black is a 2004 documentary film about the career of American rapperJay-Z. It also features many other famous names in hip hop music. This live concert at Madison Square Garden was meant to be Jay-Z's final performance, as he announced his intentions to retire from the industry.^[1]^[2]

Fade to Black runs through some of the major parts of Jay-Z's Madison Square Garden performance while cutting to Jay-Z and his exploits, as well as insights into the making of The Black Album.^[1]^[2]

Cast[edit]

The following musicians are credited with an appearance in the film:^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a^bHarrington, Richard (November 5, 2004). 'Jay-Z's 'Fade' Gets an A'. Washington Post. p. 36. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
^ ^a^b'Fade to Black 2004'. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. Gale. 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01 – via HighBeam Research.
^'Fade to Black: Full Cast and Credits'. Hollywood.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.

External links[edit]

Fade to Black at IMDb
Fade to Black at Box Office Mojo
Fade to Black at AllMovie
Fade to Black at Metacritic
Jay-Z November 25, 2003 setlist at Madison Square Garden at setlist.fm, an external wiki

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Fade to Black is a 2004 documentary about the career of US rapper Jay-Z. It also features many other famous names in hip hop music. This live concert at Madison Square Garden was meant to be Jay-Z's final performance, as he announced his intentions to retire from the industry. Fade to Black runs through some of the major parts of Jay-Z's Madison Square Garden performance while cutting to Jay-Z and his exploits and showing the viewers where his inspiration comes from.

Original Release

11/05/2004

Cast

Mary J. Blige	Herself
Jay-Z	Himself (as Jay-Z)
Foxy Brown	Herself
Damon Dash	Himself
Beyonce	Herself (as Beyoncé Knowles)
Beyoncé Knowles	Herself
Rick Rubin	Himself
Sean 'Diddy' Combs	Himself (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
Kanye West	Himself
Ghostface Killah	Himself

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Patrick Paulson, Michael John Warren

Cast