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Is Disney+'s Dear Mama the best Tupac documentary yet?

Culture critic Ian Steaman joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about Dear Mama, the new docuseries on Disney+ that revisits the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur — and why it might be the best ‘Pac documentary to date.

Culture critic Ian Steaman sat down with Elamin Abdelmahmoud to review the latest docuseries on the rapper

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Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994.
Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
10:40Why Dear Mama might be the best Tupac doc to date

Dear Mama is the title of a song Tupac wrote in ode to his mother, the late activist and Black Panther party member Afeni Shakur. Now, it is also the title of a new docuseries about the iconic rapper's life and legacy.

Released on Disney+ earlier this year, the FX series is the latest in a long line of documentaries and Hollywood films digging into 'Pac's life and death. 

Culture critic Ian Steaman stops by Commotion to explain why this series from the estate of Tupac Shakur is being called the best one yet by some critics.

WATCH | Critics review Dear Mama:

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Ian Steaman produced by Ty Callender.

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