FADE TO BLACK chronicles the legendary concert of Jay-Z's performance at Madison Square Garden in November 2003. The event was a spectacular combination of Jay-Z's recording career prior to his self-proclaimed retirement from solo performing. The film is an intimate look at Jay-Z, revealing the multiple GRAMMY Award winning artist as never before. The film captures the stunning imagery of onstage performances, the entire hip-hop family in backstage moments, and the soul-searching and dramatic process of creating the Black Album. Viewers get a rare glimpse of Jay-Z's creative process as he searches for inspiration, poetry and perfection in his songs. Narrated by Jay-Z, his account of the night takes on reflections of his entire musical career and his journey that led to this one astounding, fabled evening, rightfully called FADE TO BLACK.