Fade To Black (2004) - Video Detective

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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

Name	Character

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

Name	Character

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
Memphis Bleek	Himself
Funkmaster Flex	Himself
Missy Elliott	Herself
Fonzworth Bentley	Himself (as Farnsworth Bentley)
Michael Buffer	Himself
Common	Himself
Freeway	Himself
R. Kelly	Himself
Mike D	Himself
Timbaland	Himself (as Timbaland)

Producers

Name	Role

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