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When rapper Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) died in a hail of bullets outside the Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles in March of 1997, it appeared to be the latest salvo in the East Coast/West Coast rap/gang rivalry that had claimed the life of Tupac Shakur six months earlier in Las Vegas. Three years later, however, Los Angeles police Detective Russell Poole, who had been assigned to the... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Documentary, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 47 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 27th, 2002 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language. |
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| Distributors: |
Roxie Releasing
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$94,874 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...compulsively watchable and endlessly inventive..." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, John Petrakis
"Those not well versed in the rap music world may be a little lost at times..." more...
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B |
E! Online,
"To call this documentary half-baked would be crediting it with a lot more time in the oven than it actually had." more...
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D |
filmcritic.com, Athan Bezaitis
"...deserves to be appreciated for its courageous statement that challenges authority, points fingers, and names names." more...
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B- |
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