One of the greatest unsolved mysteries of our time may have had a different ending if it had happened today.
That’s according to Emmy-winner Anthony Hemingway, director and executive producer of the new true crime series “Unsolved”, which tells the story of Biggie and Tupac.
He points out that the killings, which took place over two decades ago, occurred at a time when hip hop and rap weren’t as mainstream as they are today. There was also no social media back then.
Today, those two factors would probably have culminated in a different outcome, says Hemingway, who also produced “The People v. OJ Simpson.”
“Unsolved” attempts to answer the questions behind the shootings of the two rival rap superstars, examining not just what happened but the context surrounding the events.
“This was a period of time that was on the heels of the O.J. trial, the Rampart scandal, even [the] L.A. riots,” Hemingway explains. “L.A. at the time was volatile."
Add to that tinderbox the notorious reputations of both Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
“We’ve only really been given the negative of their story,” he says.
In an attempt to change that, Hemingway’s series tries to “humanize” the two rappers and put forth an idea of “who they could’ve been today.”
“[The] theme that really drove us through the story is perception and how perception challenges your best judgements, how perception dictates treatment,” he says.
Hemingway hopes the series will “shine a light on what we continue to struggle with -- the injustices that are happening, that have just been systemic for a very long time.”
“Unsolved: The Murder Of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G.” premieres on February 27 on USA Network.
Because podcasting has a lower barrier to entry for production compared to other forms of media, it may be a way for different kinds of people to enter the industry.
Jill and Carlo get you prepped for the Big Day. What to watch tonight, what not to expect tonight, and other news. Plus, Carlo gets emotional talking about what's at stake.
The driver of a metro train in the Netherlands escaped injury when the front carriage rammed through a stop barrier and was caught by a sculpture of a whale’s tail near the port city of Rotterdam.
For some historically Black colleges and universities, the impact of coronavirus is hitting especially hard and compounding existing financial woes.
Jill and Carlo prep for Election Day: what the latest polls are saying, unrest in the streets, the pandemic surging and the legal battles that await.
While snapping a selfie with a sealed envelope is perfectly legal, memorializing your marked ballot with a photo can be against the law in some states.
With the truly frightening surge in coronavirus cases ongoing, some Halloween revelers have invented creepy contraptions for one-way trick-or-treating and spreading holiday cheer.
Citi is partnering with Mastercard on an initiative to allow transgender and non-binary people to use their chosen names on credit cards. Carla Hassan, chief marketing officer, joined Cheddar to discuss.
San Francisco has a population of over 883,000 residents, but it only has two cemeteries for the entire city. But neither of them perform active burials. So why are bodies showing up under the city?
Hudson Hale, a 17-year-old from Portland, Oregon, found himself sick in September, leading to developing his charitable product: COVID Candies.
