Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic63/100
82 audience votes
Key crew
- Nick BroomfieldDirector
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
- Donald HickenSelf - Tupac's Teacher
- Frank AlexanderSelf - Tupac's Bodyguard
- Kevin HackieSelf - Tupac's Bodyguard
- Marshall BigtowerSelf - Sonia's Lawyer
Stills
Themes
rap musichip-hop