Fade to Black

Michael John Warren

Overview

One of the biggest artists in hip-hop, rapper Jay-Z surprised fans in 2003 when he announced he would retire following the release of his hotly anticipated collection The Black Album. In November of 2003, not long after the album hit stores, Jay-Z staged a special show at New York City's Madison Square Garden, in which he performed alongside some of the most popular and influential acts in hip-hop and R&B, including R. Kelly, Beyonc? Knowles, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, ?uestlove, Pharrell Williams, P. Diddy, and more. Billed as Jay-Z's final solo performance (though he would stage a collaborative tour with R. Kelly in the fall of 2004), Fade to Black is a concert documentary that captures both the action on-stage and the celebration behind the scenes; the film also features an inside look at the making of The Black Album.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/07/2017
UPC:	0032429288356
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Sales rank:	31,041

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jay-Z	Performer
Mary Blige	Performer
Foxy Brown	Performer
Common	Performer
Dame Dash	Performer
Missy Elliott	Performer
Funkmaster Flex	Performer
Just Blaze	Performer
Freeway	Performer
Ahmir Thompson	Performer
R. Kelly	Performer
Ghostface Killah	Performer
Memphis Bleek	Performer
Sean Combs	Performer
Pharrell Williams	Performer
Q-Tip	Performer
Rick Rubin	Performer
Beanie Sigel	Performer
Slick Rick	Performer
Timbaland	Performer
Twista	Actor
Kanye West	Performer
Young Guru	Performer

Technical Credits

Michael John Warren	Director
Patrick Paulson	Director
Frank Scherma	Executive Producer
Rich Kleiman	Producer
Jon Kamen	Executive Producer
Bob Ezrin	Producer
Justin Wilkes	Producer
John Meneilly	Executive Producer
Pat Paulson	Director
Jay-Z	Executive Producer
David Patterson	Sound/Sound Designer