
Biggie & Tupac
Music · Documentary
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.
Top Cast


Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
himself
Tupac Shakur
himself


Nick Broomfield
Nick Broomfield
himself
Nick Broomfield
himself


The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Himself (archive footage)
The Notorious B.I.G.
Himself (archive footage)
Russell Poole
Russell Poole
Himself
Russell Poole
Himself


Voletta Wallace
Voletta Wallace
Self - Biggie's Mother
Voletta Wallace
Self - Biggie's Mother
Billy Garland
Billy Garland
Self - Tupac's Biological Father
Billy Garland
Self - Tupac's Biological Father
Chico Del Vec
Chico Del Vec
Self - Rapper
Chico Del Vec
Self - Rapper
Don Seabold
Don Seabold
Self - Mark's Lawyer
Don Seabold
Self - Mark's Lawyer
Donald Hicken
Donald Hicken
Self - Tupac's Teacher
Donald Hicken
Self - Tupac's Teacher
Frank Alexander
Frank Alexander
Self - Tupac's Bodyguard
Frank Alexander
Self - Tupac's Bodyguard
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