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A&E Network To Air \u201cWho Killed Tupac?\u201d On November 21<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

November 21, 2017<\/p>\n

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A&E Network will premiere the six-part limited series \u201cWho Killed Tupac?\u201d<\/strong> which follows famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump as he conducts, for the first time ever, a no-stone-unturned investigation twenty years after the death of the dynamic and influential rapper and actor.\u00a0 This series promises to bring to light confidential, exclusive documents, interviews and information that will be used to both support as well as discredit some of the key theories haunting this murder investigation over the past two decades.\u00a0 In addition, Grammy-nominated rapper,\u00a0The Game<\/strong>, wrote the series opening song, \u201cHeaven 4 a Gangster\u201d as a tribute to his hero, Tupac Shakur.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWho Killed Tupac?\u201d will premiere on Tuesday, November 21 at 9pm ET\/PT on A&E.\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWho Killed Tupac?\u201d is a six-hour limited series, focusing on the investigation, twenty years after the death of the prolific and influential rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur.\u00a0 Each installment of this investigative series will include aspects from the legendary artist\u2019s life as well as follow famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump as he conducts a full-scale, intensive investigation into key theories behind his murder.\u00a0 Crump has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and other victims of gun violence who many believe were denied their due process of the law.\u00a0 When Tupac\u2019s mother, Afeni Shakur, who went to high school with Crump’s mother, saw that he was fighting for truth and justice for the family of Trayvon Martin, she expressed to him how important that was and that this fight is not just for Tupac and Trayvon, but for all our young black men who didn’t get justice.\u00a0 In exploring how Tupac didn’t get his due process, Crump seeks to show how it is relevant to what is happening in the social justice movement in America today.<\/p>\n

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Through Tupac\u2019s own words and exclusive new interviews with eyewitnesses, family, friends, and colleagues, viewers will come to understand every facet of Tupac Shakur\u2019s complex personality.\u00a0 In addition, Crump will have a behavioral analysis completed of the late\u00a0Orlando Anderson<\/strong>, the man many suspect was involved with Tupac\u2019s murder, based off of an archival exclusive interview that was shot prior to his death in 1998.\u00a0 Key interviews also include Tupac\u2019s brother\u00a0Mopreme Shakur<\/strong>, his childhood friend\u00a0E.D.I. Mean<\/strong>\u00a0as well as other members of his group\u00a0Outlawz<\/strong>, his first manager\u00a0Atron Gregory<\/strong>,\u00a0Al Sharpton<\/strong>, radio personality\u00a0Big Boy, Christopher Darden<\/strong>, former manager\u00a0Leila Steinberg<\/strong>, former MTV correspondent\u00a0Tabitha Soren<\/strong>, executives at\u00a0Death Row Records<\/strong>, former gang members of the Bloods and the Crips,\u00a0Quincy \u201cQDIII\u201d Jones III<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Digital Underground\u2019s Money-B<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWho Killed Tupac?\u201d\u00a0is produced by Renegade 83 in association with FGW Productions. Executive producers for Renegade 83 are Jay Renfroe<\/strong> and David Garfinkle<\/strong>. Stephanie Frederic<\/strong> is the executive producer for FGW Productions. 21 years ago\u00a0Frederic interviewed Orlando Anderson, the man many believe killed Tupac<\/span>.\u00a0 For the first time, she replays the full interview for all to see.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Vince DiPersio<\/strong> serves as executive producer.Jason Sklaver<\/strong> serves as executive producer and director.\u00a0 Benjamin Crump<\/strong> also serves as executive producer.\u00a0 Mopreme Shakur<\/strong> serves as a consulting producer.\u00a0 Executive producers for A&E are Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro<\/strong> and Brad Abramson<\/strong>.\u00a0 A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights for\u00a0\u201cWho Killed Tupac?\u201d<\/p>\n