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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. Written by Stephen Kirkham
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Editorial Reviews
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It would be an exaggeration to say that Nick Broomfield solved the murders of Biggie and Tupac. Nonetheless, he makes a convincing case as to who the perpetrators were and why they weren't brought to justice. Broomfield (Kurt and Courtney), who narrates and appears on camera, comes across like a scruffy Robin Leach, but he's done his homework and sniffs out the clues with the tenacity of a bloodhound. Time and again, he refuses to be intimidated--even when his life appears to be at stake. Fortunately, he was able to convince Voletta Wallace, beloved mother of Biggie Smalls (a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G.), to cooperate, and that opened many doors. Unfortunately, Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, refused to participate or to allow access to his music. She had nothing to fear. Broomfield is fair to both rappers, although the soundtrack is all-Biggie. Easily one of the most fascinating documentaries of 2002. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
From The New Yorker
Nick Broomfield's guerrilla interviewing techniques-he barges into his subjects' lives, wielding his boom mike like a nightstick-and his thick British accent have served him well in the past ("Kurt & Courtney," "Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam"). In his latest documentary, a look at the rivalry between the rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, his work reaches new heights of reckless fact-finding. With a naïveté that's truly disarming, he captures unrefined gangsta swagger, and his film digs into the unsolved murders of both musicians with a cheeky attitude that's smooth like butter. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
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One of the most explosive and controversial films of the year, Biggie & Tupac is a no-holds-barred investigation into the still-unsolved murders of two of the biggest superstars rap has ever produced. Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls (the Notorious B.I.G.) and Tupac Shakur. Answering the crusading calls for justice from Biggie's mother Voletta, acclaimed director Nick Broomfield (Heidi Fleiss Hollywood Madam and Kurt & Courtney) hits the streets from East Coast to West Coast, putting his own life at risk as he uncovers sensational new evidence that points directly to the perpertrators of these violent slayings that shocked the hip hop world. Provocative, uncompromising, and unbelievably hard-hitting, Biggie & Tupac is more than just a movie; it's a revelation.
