

One of the lighter songs on ''The Black Album,'' which he swore was his last record (he lied), challenges his fans and peers to consider a makeover. Jay-Z is the coolest man in pop music and, lately, the classiest guy in rap.

Never during his extremely complete performance did he even break a sweat.

''Dirt off Your Shoulder'' isn't just a song about transcendence for him. In some T-shirts, his torso drags, and nothing ever seems to get to him, not the sight of his girlfriend Beyonce, not the knowledge that Madison Square Garden shows the movie captures are supposed to be his last. His face has about two expressions (rapping and not rapping). Jay-Z may be hip-hop's greatest lyricist, but to see him in the enlightening new concert documentary " Fade to Black", you'd never know he was a star.
