Critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer who is known for releasing the likes of Rhyme & Reason and other such hip-hop related titles has gone all in on this on one and produced an amazing window into the life of Tupac Shakur.
This is an essential watch for any fan of the legend Shakur himself as director Spirer manages to seamlessly stitch together rare footage and interviews with those who were close to Shakur and fellow rappers including the likes of Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight, all in a manner that really resurrects the essence of ‘Pac in a profound and meaningful way.
We are also privy to some never before seen footage of Tupac Shakur sharing his thoughts on the injustice seen on the streets of Oakland.
I absolutely agree, this is easily the best documentary made about Tupac. Peter Spirer completely captured the intense duality of his personality, how he could be so wildly aggressive one minute and deeply poetic the next. I watched this last Friday evening after a completely exhausting week. I had spent half my afternoon fighting with my locked email account, frantically searching for a google phone number to recover my old photos. Throwing on Thug Angel afterward was the perfect mental reset. The unreleased interview footage in Oakland was incredibly powerful.