Film
Biggie & Tupac
In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of hip hop's infamous east-west rivalry. Nick Broomfield's film introduces Russell Poole, an ex-cop with damning evidence that suggests the LAPD deliberately fumbled the case to conceal connections between the police, LA gangs and Death Row Records, the label run by feared rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight.
Overview
In 1997, rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, The Notorious B.I.G.) were gunned down in separate incidents, the apparent victims of hip hop's infamous east-west rivalry. Nick Broomfield's film introduces Russell Poole, an ex-cop with damning evidence that suggests the LAPD deliberately fumbled the case to conceal connections between the police, LA gangs and Death Row Records, the label run by feared rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight.
Cast
- Tupac Shakurhimself
- Nick Broomfieldhimself
- The Notorious B.I.G.Himself (archive footage)
- Russell PooleHimself
- Voletta WallaceSelf - Biggie's Mother
- Billy GarlandSelf - Tupac's Biological Father
- Chico Del VecSelf - Rapper
- Don SeaboldSelf - Mark's Lawyer
Similar films
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
CB4
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar
Breakin'
Asia Rising: The Next Generation of Hip-Hop
Das Wassup
Little Simz at the Atelier des Lumières
- Artwork unavailable
Straight from the Projects: Rappers That Live the Lyrics - Brownsville, Brooklyn
Step Up 2: The Streets
Khali, La Nouvelle VOIX du Rap Français ! ( documentaire )