ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive clip from the documentary Last Man Standing that takes a look at Suge Knight and his alleged involvement in the deaths of rap stars Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur. The film is directed by Nick Broomfield and will release in theaters and on demand on August 20. It promises to feature “new material and evidence never heard before.”
“Suge Knight the former CEO of legendary rap music label Death Row Records was recently sentenced to 28 years imprisonment for manslaughter and other violent crimes not typically associated with a highly successful record executive. This film takes a look at Death Row and how L.A.’s street gang culture had come to dominate its business workings,” says the official synopsis. “The film also looks at the allegation of former LAPD detective Russel Poole that the reprisal killing of Biggie Smalls, a retaliation to the murder of Tupac, was commissioned by Suge Knight with the help of corrupt LAPD officers who were moonlighting at Death Row Records. These police officers were also members of Suge’s criminal gang the Mob Piru’s and with their resources helped orchestrate the hit on Biggie Smalls. The film produces new evidence and witnesses who actually saw these LAPD officers present on the night of Biggie’s murder, and who also testify that critical information had been deliberately withheld and concealed by the LAPD.”
ComingSoon’s exclusive Last Man Standing clip focuses on the beginning of Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur’s careers and shows rare footage of the two rappers hugging before their rivalry began.
Last Man Standing is out Friday, August 20 in theaters and on demand.