

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
Lead
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
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nick Broomfield's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Biggie & Tupac is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”