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The new DVD "Tupac 'Hip Hop Genius'" has been recently released by Chrome Dreams. The DVD features a complete (unauthorized) 2Pac biography and such add-ons as a Tupac trivia quiz and the (almost) complete single/album discography. The DVD does merely consist of Interviews with persons that worked close with 2Pac (such as Money B, Several Death Row music engineers, the former Death Row publisher, Tupacs half-brother Mopreme etc.) and small Tupac footages (Gridlock'd behind the scenes, Court Scenes, Scenes from his early years...), two of them previously unreleased. The DVD covers all aspects of Tupacs life, from his political roots to his tragic death in 1996, where the main focus lies on Tupacs Death Row / Makaveli recording period.
Stats:
- Release Date: September 6, 2004
- Released By: Chrome Dreams
- Overall Playtime: ~ 61 minutes
- Overall Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Pros:
- The DVD contains some rare and previously unreleased 2Pac footages
- Detailed coverage of 2Pacs Death Row time.
- Some interesting Interviews with 2Pacs close friends Mopreme and Money B.
- Nice insight into 2Pacs roots and youth by his half-brother Mopreme.
- The interactive 2Pac quiz is a nice mix of simple and difficult questions.
Cons:
- The DVD has not been authorized by 2Pacs mother Afeni. Therefore, the DVD does not contain one single 2Pac song.
- The whole Soundtrack is pretty wack, recorded by some relatively unknown band.
- The font used for the menu and quiz is awful.
- The DVD contains relatively few 2Pac statements.