I compare it to SOC because of the similarity (musically driven larger than life subject matter)

But this one felt more like set pieces:

"Here's Afeni the militant"
"Here's Afeni the struggling single mother"
"Here's Afeni the addict"

No story telling, no character development, no narrative that tells the audience HOW and WHY she went from the Panthers to copping crack

It was all very scene 1- cut, scene 2- cut, on and on

Same with the Tupac story

All the scenes felt very much ripped from headlines
very video driven, and facing the same problem that SOC and Notorious have: We remember the most minute details
It wasn't that long ago, and it's not even about nitpicking scenes
these movies miss the larger back story, focusing instead on
the media highlights

Now I see what John Singleton was talking about on Drink Champs