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Dear Mama

A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.

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documentary, biography, music

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Film Cellar

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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[Suge]
When I went to go visit Pac,
you know, he was telling me - Dear Mama

[Suge] When I went to go visit Pac, you know, he was telling...

Far as your moms, instead of
getting her an apartment, - Dear Mama

Far as your moms, instead of getting her an apartment,

[Watani]
He believed that there was
elements on the East Coast - Dear Mama

[Watani] He believed that there was elements on the East Coa...

♪ Prostitute found, slain - Dear Mama

♪ Prostitute found, slain

But let's be clear. - Dear Mama

But let's be clear.

It was Pac's publishing money,
so we didn't need any of that. - Dear Mama

It was Pac's publishing money, so we didn't need a...

[Berman] The urgency
for things to move. - Dear Mama

[Berman] The urgency for things to move.

[buzzer sounds] - Dear Mama

[buzzer sounds]

his dope Makavelli ring,
and the necklace. - Dear Mama

his dope Makavelli ring, and the necklace.

- He had so much to say.
- [Tupac] 'Cause we can do that. - Dear Mama

- He had so much to say. - [Tupac] 'Cause we can do tha...

[Mike Tyson]
I just gotta be honest, - Dear Mama

[Mike Tyson] I just gotta be honest,

- [woman] And he was hopped up.
- [Tupac] I mean, I think - Dear Mama

- [woman] And he was hopped up. - [Tupac] I mean, I think

♪ Last night my buddy
Lost his whole family ♪ - Dear Mama

♪ Last night my buddy Lost his whole family ♪

No other-- no other
record company - Dear Mama

No other-- no other record company

[woman] Juice is coming out.
He was hot. - Dear Mama

[woman] Juice is coming out. He was hot.

[Glo] The next morning,
my husband and I, - Dear Mama

[Glo] The next morning, my husband and I,

[Gloria] And all of a sudden,
we got money. - Dear Mama

[Gloria] And all of a sudden, we got money.

[Tupac] I feel like this
jail time was like a coma. - Dear Mama

[Tupac] I feel like this jail time was like a coma.

[Karen]
People in the film business - Dear Mama

[Karen] People in the film business

And I just remember him
just cranking 'em out - Dear Mama

And I just remember him just cranking 'em out

[Allen] Um, but I'm first
gonna ask you, like, - Dear Mama

[Allen] Um, but I'm first gonna ask you, like,

[reporter] Police say much
of the violence was random, - Dear Mama

[reporter] Police say much of the violence was random,

He's referred to you
as his older brother, - Dear Mama

He's referred to you as his older brother,

To someone being from
where he's from, coming from - Dear Mama

To someone being from where he's from, coming from

So that case in New York,
it hurt him big time. - Dear Mama

So that case in New York, it hurt him big time.

Make a goal, accomplish it, - Dear Mama

Make a goal, accomplish it,

You know, when it gets closer
to the fight, - Dear Mama

You know, when it gets closer to the fight,

[Karen] And he wanted attention
for that assault case. - Dear Mama

[Karen] And he wanted attention for that assault case.

I learned my lesson. - Dear Mama

I learned my lesson.

[reporter] The rap singer
and actor was arrested - Dear Mama

[reporter] The rap singer and actor was arrested

You know, I'm a gutter kid. - Dear Mama

You know, I'm a gutter kid.

MAN: How does doing
this project feel for you, - Dear Mama

MAN: How does doing this project feel for you,

[Karen] And if you knew him,
you didn't believe it. - Dear Mama

[Karen] And if you knew him, you didn't believe it.

[Snoop Dogg] Nigga, fuck that!
Show me help, nigga. - Dear Mama

[Snoop Dogg] Nigga, fuck that! Show me help, nigga.

♪ California
Knows how to party ♪ - Dear Mama

♪ California Knows how to party ♪

But we have
to take ownership of all
of our collective journey, - Dear Mama

But we have to take ownership of all of our collective journ...

And when I hit the guy
and I dropped him, - Dear Mama

And when I hit the guy and I dropped him,

Man, it's... it's really
difficult to sum that up. - Dear Mama

Man, it's... it's really difficult to sum that up.

[laughs] - Dear Mama

MIKE: Man, listen.
Anywhere I go, - Dear Mama

MIKE: Man, listen. Anywhere I go,

The legs on--
That was-- that was-- - Dear Mama

The legs on-- That was-- that was--

"How was Tupac?
What was he like?" - Dear Mama

"How was Tupac? What was he like?"

Tupac was the first rapper to me
that could make you cry. - Dear Mama

Tupac was the first rapper to me that could make you cry.

Like, he was just, like,
"Oh, my God, that's me." - Dear Mama

Like, he was just, like, "Oh, my God, that's me.&q...

[ L'estasi dell'oro
by Ennio Morricone plays] - Dear Mama

[ L'estasi dell'oro by Ennio Morricone plays]

[Allen] So, Man Man,
I can look at all these photos - Dear Mama

[Allen] So, Man Man, I can look at all these photos

He lived in these moments
more than any of us, - Dear Mama

He lived in these moments more than any of us,

I'm a different kind of guy
maybe, than Tupac, - Dear Mama

I'm a different kind of guy maybe, than Tupac,

I had to stop and go,
"Dre, you do not know how long - Dear Mama

I had to stop and go, "Dre, you do not know how long

They're teaching
his poetry in college. - Dear Mama

They're teaching his poetry in college.

I started off as investor, - Dear Mama

I started off as investor,

You know, um, that place,
the prison-- - Dear Mama

You know, um, that place, the prison--

He was a legend
in his own time. [laughs] - Dear Mama

He was a legend in his own time. [laughs]

I was dark. - Dear Mama

Pac lived three niggas' lives
in about eight months. - Dear Mama

Pac lived three niggas' lives in about eight months.

♪ Out on bail fresh out of jail
California dreaming ♪ - Dear Mama

♪ Out on bail fresh out of jail California dreaming ♪

SNOOP: They say a man
ain't a man 'til he's 27. - Dear Mama

SNOOP: They say a man ain't a man 'til he's 2...

And I was there
during some of the ups, - Dear Mama

And I was there during some of the ups,

[reporter 3] Nineteen-year-old,
Ronald Howard... - Dear Mama

[reporter 3] Nineteen-year-old, Ronald Howard...

[reporter] Mr. Shakur,
I'd like to talk to you - Dear Mama

[reporter] Mr. Shakur, I'd like to talk to you

The only thing we want,
we only want jewelry, - Dear Mama

The only thing we want, we only want jewelry,

[man] With all due respect,
you've been charged - Dear Mama

[man] With all due respect, you've been charged

♪ Now I'm against this
Cop who was racist ♪ - Dear Mama

♪ Now I'm against this Cop who was racist ♪

Do you worry about the message
this might send out - Dear Mama

Do you worry about the message this might send out

[announcer] It's showtime! - Dear Mama

[announcer] It's showtime!

[Tupac] No, my people
that buy my music
should understand - Dear Mama

[Tupac] No, my people that buy my music should understand

And Feni wanted the story told. - Dear Mama

And Feni wanted the story told.

Correctly.
That means blemishes and all. - Dear Mama

Correctly. That means blemishes and all.

So people can understand
that whole thing - Dear Mama

So people can understand that whole thing

[commentator] That's it!
It's over in the first round. - Dear Mama

[commentator] That's it! It's over in the first ro...

[Man Man] First time I really
met him, Pac was homeless. - Dear Mama

[Man Man] First time I really met him, Pac was homeless.

♪ You wanna sweat me
Never get me to be silent ♪ - Dear Mama

♪ You wanna sweat me Never get me to be silent ♪

So, here we go. - Dear Mama

So, here we go.

So in exchange for some money, - Dear Mama

So in exchange for some money,

♪ Just because we play
What the people want ♪ - Dear Mama

♪ Just because we play What the people want ♪

[screams] - Dear Mama

Next year,
Death Row gonna start - Dear Mama

Next year, Death Row gonna start

We were filming Above the Rim. - Dear Mama

We were filming Above the Rim.

- Yes.
- WOMAN: Do you swear or affirm - Dear Mama

- Yes. - WOMAN: Do you swear or affirm

[Mike] After the fight,
Tupac is still in that mode. - Dear Mama

[Mike] After the fight, Tupac is still in that mode.

[Snoop]
He was happy, excited. - Dear Mama

[Snoop] He was happy, excited.

AFENI: Well, I think we start-- - Dear Mama

AFENI: Well, I think we start--

♪ When Tyson get in the ring - Dear Mama

♪ When Tyson get in the ring

If it wasn't for Michael Jordan,
I wouldn't have known
what a dunk was. [laughs] - Dear Mama

If it wasn't for Michael Jordan, I wouldn't have k...

[Mike]
That's very addictive. - Dear Mama

[Mike] That's very addictive.

♪ Back in elementary
I thrived on misery ♪ - Dear Mama

♪ Back in elementary I thrived on misery ♪

[Allen] When did you first come
to learn of Tupac, as an artist? - Dear Mama

[Allen] When did you first come to learn of Tupac, as an art...

[Allen] Glo, I just want
you to describe the feeling - Dear Mama

[Allen] Glo, I just want you to describe the feeling

I don't even know if it was
"Brenda's Got a Baby," it was-- - Dear Mama

I don't even know if it was "Brenda's Got a B...

Finally, this is
the American dream - Dear Mama

Finally, this is the American dream

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A documentary series which follows the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Film Cellar

Genre: documentary, biography, music

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.5

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Released: 21 Apr 2023

Awards: Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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