On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At this point in his career, Tyson’s fights had become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, where the ever present hype of the professional boxing scene would come face to face with the worlds of big business, Hollywood, and hip hop. Sitting ringside was controversial rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur and Tyson were friends, a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison. Following Tyson’s victory, Shakur and “Iron Mike” were to celebrate at an after party, but the rap star never arrived. Shakur was brutally gunned down later that night, and the scene in Las Vegas quickly turned from would-be celebratory revelry to ill fated and inopportune tragedy.
Production | Michael Tollin | Consulting Producer |
Directing | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Director |
Camera | Cliff Charles | Director of Photography |
Lighting | Scott Brinson | Gaffer |
Production | Chris Connelly | Consulting Producer |
Production | Connor Schell | Executive Producer |
Sound | Woody Stubblefield | Sound Recordist |
Production | Joan Lynch | Executive Producer |
Production | Bill Simmons | Executive Producer |
Production | John Dahl | Executive Producer |
Editing | Halima K. Gilliam | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Joel Beckerman | Original Music Composer |
Production | Deirdre Fenton | Associate Producer |
Camera | Shanele Alvarez | Camera Operator |
Production | Damon Bingham | Producer |
Sound | Phil Hernandez | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Chris Maxwell | Original Music Composer |
Production | Mitch Wright | Producer |
Sound | Denzil Xavier | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Jabari Ali | Music Supervisor |
Art | Arvin Bautista | Main Title Designer |
Production | Solange Morales | Associate Producer |
Lighting | Carlos Germosen | Gaffer |