Fade to Black is a 2004 documentary about the career of US rapper Jay-Z. Filmed around the time of the Black Album, the movie also featues many of rap musics other famous names. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop culture, as well as the distinguishing feature of most hip hop music. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ...

Cast

• Jay-Z
• Memphis Bleek
• Mary J. Blige
• Foxy Brown
• Michael Buffer
• Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs
• Common
• Damon Dash
• Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott
• Funkmaster Flex
• Freeway
• R. Kelly
• Ghostface Killah
• Beyoncé Knowles
• Timbaland
• Slick Rick
• Rick Rubin
• Beanie Sigel
• Ahmir-Khalib Thompson
• Twista
• Kanye West
• Pharrell Williams

Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mary J Blige on her album The Breakthrough (2005) Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971 in The Bronx, New York) is a popular African-American R&B/soul singer, songwriter and producer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is a well-known American boxing ring announcer. ... Sean Diddy Combs Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969) is a record producer, entrepreneur, and rapper more commonly known as Diddy, formerly known as P. Diddy, formerly known as Puff Daddy, colloquially known as Puffy. ... Common Common (aka Common Sense, born Lonnie Rashied Lynn in 1972) is a Chicago-based hip hop artist known for lyrics that focus more on love and spirituality, and less on the usual hip hop trappings of money, power, and women. ... Damon Dash (also known as Dame Dash, born May 3, 1971 in New York City, New York) is a label executive; the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Biggs Burke. ... Missy Elliott on the cover of her album Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an African American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. ... Funkmaster Flex (born Aston Taylor in Brooklyn, NY) is a popular hip hop DJ on New Yorks Hot 97 radio station. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... R.Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois), who goes by the stage name of R. Kelly, is a successful R&B singer-songwriter and record producer who came to dominate the R&B music scene throughout the 1990s and in the current decade. ... Ghostface Killah (born Dennis Coles, May 9, 1970) is a rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. ... Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is an American R&B pop singer and actress. ... Timbaland (with Magoo) on the cover of his Greatest Hits CD Presents . ... Pimpin aint easy. ... Frederick Jay Rubin (born 1963) is a record producer and record label owner, best known for his work in the rap and heavy metal genres, and his combination of the two. ... Beanie Sigel Beanie Sigel (born Dwight Grant) is an African-American rapper, signed to Damon Dash and Jay-Zs Roc-a-Fella Records since 1998 until 2005 when officially became a member of Dash Music Group. ... ?uestlove (pronounced Questlove) (born Ahmir Khalib Thompson in 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African-American musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as the drummer for hip-hop band The Roots. ... Twista Twista, previously Tung Twista, (born Carl Terrell Mitchell 27]], 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is a rapper known for his rapid delivery of his raps. ... Kanye West Kanye Omari West (pronounced /ˈkɑnjeɪ/ or KAHN-yay) (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American record producer and rapper based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States) is one half of the primarily hip hop music production and songwriting duo, The Neptunes (with Chad Hugo), who among other things is known for bringing R&B chanteuse Kelis to national attention. ...

External link

Fade to Black at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), owned by Amazon. ...