![]() Smartly directed by Pat Paulson and Michael John Warren and nicely lensed, the material sufficiently establishes the rarefied air Jay-Z occupies. In their presence, he creates what would become a smash hit, “99 Problems.”įilm is bookended with cliched overhead shots of Manhattan that are supposed to suggest his view is from the top of the world. His head rocks, his face contorts and he lets the lyrics fly that he never writes down his lyrics and just goes to town in the vocal booth mystifies Rick Rubin and Beastie Boy Mike D. Blige, Diddy, Missy Elliot, Usher, and of. The hits - “H.I.Z.Z.O.,” “Summertime,” “Hard Knock Life,” “Dead Presidents,” “Best of Both Worlds” and a freestyle goof on LL Cool J’s “I Need Love” - all receive primo perfs, though one would think that if dancers could be brought out for Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love,” singers could, too, instead of using a prerecorded backing track.Įnlightening aspect of docu, though, rests in watching Jay-Z at work in studios around the country, listening to beats and melodies and almost instantly creating a rhyme. Fade to Black was directed by Patrick Paulson Michael and John Warren and, alongside Jay-Z, features a wealth of industry talent including Mary J. Blige, Rick Rubin The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on. Kelly, Foxy Brown, Pharrell Williams and others - in front of a band led by Roots drummer ?uestlove (arguably the coolest musician in all of hip-hop). Released November 5th, 2004, 'Fade to Black' stars Jay-Z, Beyonc, Mary J. ![]() ![]() In an unprecedented event, a hip-hop artist sold out an arena in only two hours. The film chronicles the legendary concert of Jay-Z's performance at Madison Square Garden in November 2003. ![]() Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) drafts a parade of partners to duet with him - g.f. An intimate look at hip-hop artist Shawn Carter, Jay-Z, revealing the multiple Grammy Award winning artist as never before, from his background and rise to fame to the recording of his last album. ![]() Rap is dominated by performers who can work magic in studios, but few who can command a stage for a set comparable to those delivered by rock and R&B stars. Sophie Caraan JAY-Z ‘s concert documentary Fade to Black has finally arrived on his TIDAL streaming service for the first time since its release in 2004. ![]()
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