According to producer Damian Jones, Tupac Shakur was also making music videos and recording music every day after filming. The producers convinced Shakur to cut back on his musical activities because his exhaustion was affecting his performance.
Vondie Curtis-Hall originally offered the part of Spoon to Laurence Fishburne. But Curtis-Hall could not afford Fishburne's salary. The part was also offered to Don Cheadle and Forest Whitaker.
Bokeem Woodbine, who plays Tupac's friend in the movie later appeared in one of Tupac's last filmed music videos, "I Ain't Mad At 'Cha." Bokeem and Tupac became good friends in real life.
Released in January 1997, this was the second of three films starring Tupac Shakur that released after his death in September 1996. His first posthumous film "Bullet" was released in October 1996 and his final film "Gang Related" released in August 1997.
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