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The ultimate concert. Now the ultimate movie.
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Filmed during his "Black Album" era, Jay-Z looks back on his career as one of rap music's most successful emcees and entrepreneurs. full summary | add synopsis
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(Credited cast) | Jay-Z | ... | Himself |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Farnsworth Bentley | ... | Himself |
| Memphis Bleek | ... | Himself |
 | Mary J. Blige | ... | Herself |
| Foxy Brown | ... | Herself |
| Michael Buffer | ... | Himself |
 | Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs | ... | Himself |
| Common | ... | Himself |
| Damon Dash | ... | Himself |
 | Mike D | ... | Himself |
| Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott | ... | Herself |
| Funkmaster Flex | ... | Himself |
| Freeway | ... | Himself |
| R. Kelly | ... | Himself |
| Ghostface Killah | ... | Himself |
 | Beyoncé Knowles | ... | Herself |
| Tim Mosley | ... | Himself (as Timbaland) |
| Q-Tip | ... | Himself |
 | Usher Raymond | ... | Himself |
| Slick Rick | ... | Himself |
 | Rick Rubin | ... | Himself |
| Afeni Shakur | ... | Herself |
| Beanie Sigel | ... | Himself |
| Ahmir-Khalib Thompson | ... | Himself |
| Twista | ... | Himself |
| Voletta Wallace | ... | Herself |
| Kanye West | ... | Himself |
| Pharrell Williams | ... | Himself |
| Jaguar Wright | ... | Herself |
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Rated R for pervasive language including sexual lyrics.
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USA:109 min | Argentina:109 min
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Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R
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When "Reasonable Doubt" was released, it was an instant classic by one of the best rappers of all time.
Jay-Z's "Fade to Black" is two movies in one. The first is Jay's last concert at Madison Square Garden promoting his latest and last album, "The Black Album." The second film is recording sessions that go behind Jay'Z's making of said album.
Well, the concert footage is great. One of the best concert films I've ever seen. Jay-Z's performance on stage is nothing short of adrenaline pumping. The guests are always game, even, if only for a verse. Some get more screen time than others, such as Memphis Bleek. Twista, Kanye West, Memph Bleek and Beanie Siegel make an impression. Mary J Blige is excellent. Others, such as Missy Elliott and Foxy Brown barely make an impression.
In short, this is an excellent concert film and if you are a Jay-Z fan, you should buy this one, because you will not be disappointed.
Some minor quibbles. The making of the album footage, while interesting, because Jay-Z never writes his rhymes down, he memorizes them all, and kinda freestyles in the booth, that's very compelling. But, it does get a bit redundant.
This film would be a ten if it was just the concert from beginning to end.
Minor quibbles. Great concert film. Energetic, always entertaining and humorous, this is a good film, especially if you're a hip hop fan. If not, something may be lost in translation. But, if you're inclined to read this, you will not be disappointed. Thumbs way up.