In March of 1997, not quite a year after the death of fellow rapper Tupac Shakur, Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls) was fatally shot on his way back from a party in Los Angeles, CA. Though the murder remains unsolved, it is widely thought to have been a gang-related hit, and rumors continue to suggest that the LAPD and record producer Marion "Suge" Knight (allegedly a Blood affiliate) may have played a role in the crime. In any case, shockwaves reverberated throughout the hip-hop community; the respective kings of West and East Coast gangster rap were dead, both murder victims, in an eerie microcosm of the "thug" lifestyle that pervaded their lyrics.
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Released:
2009
Rated:
R
Length:
122 mins