Recent headlines on the murders of Biggie Smalls and Tupac overtake a few of the revelations in this potent documentary from Nick Broomfield (Kurt and Courtney), the British gadfly who riles people up almost as much as Michael Moore. But the footage of the rappers at play and the prison interview with Suge Knight are just two of the elements that will grab you.

“Time to Pretend”

Listening to MGMT’s breakthrough song, one might interpret it as being about the excesses of rock stardom, but it’s actually about the duo’s pet praying mantis. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden told Rolling Stone they got the idea from the insect's jerky movements. The mantis died, but the two bandmates kept the egg sack and allowed the hundreds of eggs to hatch. “We tried to name them all, but they died after a day,” said Goldwasser, with VanWyngarden chiming in, “But the praying mantis dance inspired us.”