The miniseries was ordered on May 12, 2017, and centers on the dual police investigations into the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.

Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway directed the pilot and served as executive producer alongside Mark Taylor through their Hemingway-Taylor production company.

Kyle Long wrote the pilot episode and also served as an executive producer on the series.

Greg Kading, a co-executive producer on the show, actually led multiple real-life law-enforcement task forces investigating the murders and authored the book Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations, which informed the series.

Josh Duhamel plays Detective Greg Kading, portraying the real investigator whose book inspired the series, while Jimmi Simpson plays Detective Russell Poole, the other lead investigator depicted.

The role of Tupac Shakur was played by Marcc Rose, while Biggie Smalls was portrayed by rapper and actor Wavyy Jonez.

Radio personality Funkmaster Flex appears in the series playing himself.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 73% approval rating based on 26 reviews with an average rating of 5.93/10, while Metacritic gave it a weighted score of 67 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating generally favorable reception.