Fade to Black chronicles the rapper Jay-Z's farewell performance as a solo artist at Madison Square Garden in November of 2003. Jay-Z narrates the film, which takes viewers backstage during the concert and offers fans a chance to look at how the rapper's last album was creatively conceived. The film features Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Foxy Brown, ?uestlove, and Pharrell Williams.