Music. Lives. Unanswered questions.
Hip Hop Unsolved follows the lives, music, and unresolved cases of artists whose stories deserve to be heard.
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The series
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The stories
Episodes in production. Explore their stories and hear the music.
A student, point guard, and rising West Seattle rapper. A final set at the Vera Project. A night still without answers.
Explore Episode One ↗02 / Vallejo → Kansas CityFrom Vallejo rhymes to prison-phone recordings and the sound of Thizz. Meet the man who made the Bay laugh and dance.
Explore Episode Two ↗Behind the series
A Black Bald Films original, built around the life, the night, the case, and the aftermath.
Host + Director
An award-winning writer, director, and producer. Jared directed all ten episodes of Season Two of BET+’s Churchy and was selected for Jordan Peele’s No Drama Initiative.
His short film Spilled Milk premiered at TIFF, won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Short at the Pan African Film Festival, and was selected for the HBO Short Film Award Showcase at ABFF. Through Ninety Third Story, he develops character-driven scripted and nonfiction stories.
Executive Producer
An Emmy-winning filmmaker and founder of Black Bald Films. Dru directed and produced PBS/WORLD’s Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts and produced OPB’s Emmy-winning Albina Vision Series.
Visit Black Bald Films ↗Evidence over rumor. Sourced reconstruction. No synthetic impersonation. Our stories follow what can be established—and make room for what remains unknown.
Each episode draws on public records, attributed reporting, and firsthand accounts where available. We distinguish verified facts from disputed claims and label reconstructions. The original screen-series archive contains more than 80 case files; each story requires fresh verification.
Get in touch
For press, production inquiries, or to connect with the team, visit Black Bald Films.
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