
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.

Tupac Shakur
himself

Nick Broomfield
himself

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

Voletta Wallace
Self - Biggie's Mother
Billy Garland
Self - Tupac's Biological Father
Chico Del Vec
Self - Rapper
Don Seabold
Self - Mark's Lawyer
Donald Hicken
Self - Tupac's Teacher
Frank Alexander
Self - Tupac's Bodyguard
Kevin Hackie
Self - Tupac's Bodyguard
Marshall Bigtower
Self - Sonia's Lawyer
Ludacris - The Red Light District
Ludacris - The Red Light District

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

ONEFOUR: Against All Odds
ONEFOUR: Against All Odds

Step Up 2: The Streets
Step Up 2: The Streets

Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay

Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet

The Brothers: Fact & Reality... The Video
The Brothers: Fact & Reality... The Video

Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton
Bolletjes Blues
Bolletjes Blues

Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together
Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together

Remix Tape Volume 1
Remix Tape Volume 1

Breakin'
Breakin'