The N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton is finally hitting screens after years of development issues.
But the other much buzzed about Hip Hop biopic -- the Tupac story -- is still having all sorts of problems.
Earlier this week John Singleton, who directed Pac way back in the day in Poetic Justice, dropped off of the project. He explained why in an Instagram post, and hinted that he may go forward with his own Pac movie.
Real talk! The reason I am not making this picture is because the people involved aren't really respectful of the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur. I won't say much if you want you can read my articles in Hollywood Reporter on authenticity in Black Storytelling ... To Pac's real fans just know I am still planning a movie on Tupac ... It doesn't matter what they do mines will be better... Tupac was much more than a hip hop artist ... He was a black man guided by his passions ... Of most importance was his love of black people and culture ... Something the people involved in this movie know nothing about... Real talk! How you gonna make a movie about a man when you suing his mother to get the rights to tell his story?! They have no true love 4 Pac so this movie will not be made with love! And that's why my ass isn't involved ! If Tupac knew what was going on he'd ride on all these fools and take it to the streets... But I won't do that ... I'll just make my own project. What Yall think about that?!!Director Carl Franklin -- who's worked on TV shows like Homeland and House of Cards -- has been tapped to replace Singleton. The biopic will feature unknown Tupac lookalike Marcc Rose in the title role and is supposed to start shooting in August.