2021 · documentary · music
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Directed by Emmett Malloy1h 37m2021
Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the testimonies of his closest friends and family.
Our read: Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded documentary · music entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle documentary / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
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