Biggie & Tupac

1h 47min

Music

Documentary

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

The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Himself (archive footage)
Voletta Wallace

Voletta Wallace

Self - Biggie's Mother
Billy Garland

Billy Garland

Self - Tupac's Biological Father
Chico Del Vec

Chico Del Vec

Self - Rapper
Don Seabold

Don Seabold

Self - Mark's Lawyer
Donald Hicken

Donald Hicken

Self - Tupac's Teacher
Frank Alexander

Frank Alexander

Self - Tupac's Bodyguard
Kevin Hackie

Kevin Hackie

Self - Tupac's Bodyguard
Marshall Bigtower

Marshall Bigtower

Self - Sonia's Lawyer
Mopreme Shakur

Mopreme Shakur

Self - Tupac's Stepbrother
Reggie Wright Sr.

Reggie Wright Sr.

Self - Chief Gangs Officer
Sonia Flores

Sonia Flores

Self - Officer Perez's Girlfriend
Gene Deal

Gene Deal

Self - Biggie's Bodyguard

Release date

11th Jan 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English