Summaries

Documentary on the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and the East Coast/West Coast, hip-hop/rap rivalry that culminated in late 1996 and early 1997.

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.—Stephen Kirkham

Details

Keywords
  • united states of america
  • character names as title
  • east coast of the united states
  • west coast of the united states
  • east coast vs. west coast
Genres
  • Crime
  • Biography
  • Music
  • Documentary
Release date May 23, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Baltimore School of the Arts, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Production companies FilmFour Lafayette Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $94874
Opening weekend US & Canada $5728
Gross worldwide $146419

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 48m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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