Biggie & Tupac

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

Tupac Shakur

himself

Nick Broomfield

himself

The Notorious B.I.G.

Himself (archive footage)

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Russell Poole

Himself

Voletta Wallace

Self - Biggie's Mother

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Billy Garland

Self - Tupac's Biological Father

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Chico Del Vec

Self - Rapper

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Don Seabold

Self - Mark's Lawyer

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Donald Hicken

Self - Tupac's Teacher

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Frank Alexander

Self - Tupac's Bodyguard

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Kevin Hackie

Self - Tupac's Bodyguard

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Marshall Bigtower

Self - Sonia's Lawyer