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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
US Release
11/05/2004
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fonzworth Bentley | Self |
Beyonce | Self / Herself |
Memphis Bleek | Himself / Self |
Mary J. Blige | Herself / Self |
Foxy Brown | Self / Himself |
Michael Buffer | Self |
Sean 'Diddy' Combs | Self / Himself |
Common | Self |
Damon Dash | Self |
Missy Elliott | Self / Himself |
Directors
Patrick Paulson, Michael John Warren
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fonzworth Bentley | Self |
Beyonce | Self / Herself |
Memphis Bleek | Himself / Self |
Mary J. Blige | Herself / Self |
Foxy Brown | Self / Himself |
Michael Buffer | Self |
Sean 'Diddy' Combs | Self / Himself |
Common | Self |
Damon Dash | Self |
Missy Elliott | Self / Himself |
Freeway | Self |
Funkmaster Flex | Himself / Self |
Ghostface Killah | Himself / Self |
R. Kelly | Self |
Mike D | Self |
Q-Tip | Self |
Questlove | Self |
Slick Rick | Self |
Rick Rubin | Himself / Self |
Afeni Shakur | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jay-Z | Executive Producer |
Jon Kamen | Executive Producer |
John Meneilly | Executive Producer |
Frank Scherma | Executive Producer |
Randy Acker | Producer |
Zennia M. Barahona | Producer |
Robert Ezrin | Producer |
Andrew Fried | Producer |
Rich Kleiman | Producer |
Rick Mordecon | Producer |
Justin Wilkes | Producer |